Gigina’s guidebook
Walks
Canal path from Inverness to Dochgarroch (Dochgarroch loop 7.5 mile circular walk/cycle)
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Caledonian Canal
Canal SideCanal path from Inverness to Dochgarroch (Dochgarroch loop 7.5 mile circular walk/cycle)
Local flat walk through trees and river joined by footpaths. Whinpark playpark nearly
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Ness Islands
Great Glen WayLocal flat walk through trees and river joined by footpaths. Whinpark playpark nearly
Plodda-foss
A moderate walk to the beautiful falls, near Glen Affric
Beautiful walk through natural forest beside the beautiful river and falls, near Glen Affric
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Dog Falls
Beautiful walk through natural forest beside the beautiful river and falls, near Glen Affric
Moderate walk down to falls featuring a salmon ladder. Approx 40 minutes drive
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Rogie-foss
A835Moderate walk down to falls featuring a salmon ladder. Approx 40 minutes drive
The Fall of Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Eas na Smùide, meaning the smoking falls) is a waterfall on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness. It is located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and drops 165 feet (50 m).
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Fossar Foyers
45 B852The Fall of Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Eas na Smùide, meaning the smoking falls) is a waterfall on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness. It is located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and drops 165 feet (50 m).
Day Trips
Cruises down Loch Ness (booking office/staging from An Talla, Dochgarroch)
www.jacobite.co.uk
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Loch Ness by Jacobite - Dochgarroch Lock
Dochgarroch CottagesCruises down Loch Ness (booking office/staging from An Talla, Dochgarroch)
www.jacobite.co.uk
Ruined Historic Castle with Visitor Centre on Loch Ness (either by boat via Jacobite Cruises or a 20 minute drive)
www.historicenvironment.com
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Urquhart kastali
Ruined Historic Castle with Visitor Centre on Loch Ness (either by boat via Jacobite Cruises or a 20 minute drive)
www.historicenvironment.com
Historic Castle and gardens, as mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth
www.cawdorcastle.com
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Cawdor kastali
B9090Historic Castle and gardens, as mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth
www.cawdorcastle.com
Brodie kastali
Turreted Castle and Playful Garden (30 mins drive)
www.nts.org.uk
Site of the bloody last battle of he Jacobite uprising where the Scots were finally defeated by the English - the Highlanders last stand. Interactive exhibition (20 min drive) www.nts.org.uk
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Culloden Battlefield station
Site of the bloody last battle of he Jacobite uprising where the Scots were finally defeated by the English - the Highlanders last stand. Interactive exhibition (20 min drive) www.nts.org.uk
One of the most beautiful Glens in Scotland (about 40 mins drive) Plodda Falls and Dog Falls are also worth viewing while you are there
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Glen Affric
One of the most beautiful Glens in Scotland (about 40 mins drive) Plodda Falls and Dog Falls are also worth viewing while you are there
Walk amongst a circle of standing stones and discover this ancient passage grave, dating back 4,000 years. Corrimony Chambered Cairn is a ‘Clava type’ cairn in a remarkable state of preservation. Well worth a visit, especially if you are planning a day trip to Glen Affric
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Corrimony
Walk amongst a circle of standing stones and discover this ancient passage grave, dating back 4,000 years. Corrimony Chambered Cairn is a ‘Clava type’ cairn in a remarkable state of preservation. Well worth a visit, especially if you are planning a day trip to Glen Affric
Historic Fort with Museum, Grand Magazine, Barracks. Built in the wake of Culloden as a secure base for King George II's army.
www.historicenvironment.scot
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Fort George
Historic Fort with Museum, Grand Magazine, Barracks. Built in the wake of Culloden as a secure base for King George II's army.
www.historicenvironment.scot
The Findhorn Foundation is a Scottish charitable trust registered in 1972, formed by the spiritual community at the Findhorn Ecovillage, one of the largest intentional communities in Britain. It has been home to thousands of residents from more than 40 countries. The Foundation runs educational programmes for the Findhorn community, and houses about 40 community businesses such as the Findhorn Press and an alternative medicine centre.
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Findhorn Foundation
The Findhorn Foundation is a Scottish charitable trust registered in 1972, formed by the spiritual community at the Findhorn Ecovillage, one of the largest intentional communities in Britain. It has been home to thousands of residents from more than 40 countries. The Foundation runs educational programmes for the Findhorn community, and houses about 40 community businesses such as the Findhorn Press and an alternative medicine centre.
Distilleries & Breweries
Nestled deep in the beautiful Spey valley, Ballindalloch has been the home of the Macpherson-Grant family since 1546.
Distillery tours (from May 2022), gardens and castle.
www.ballindarrochcastle.co.uk
Returning the family to the distilling traditions of previous generations, Ballindalloch Distillery embraces an approach to whisky-making rarely seen today.
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Ballindalloch Single Malt Distillery
Nestled deep in the beautiful Spey valley, Ballindalloch has been the home of the Macpherson-Grant family since 1546.
Distillery tours (from May 2022), gardens and castle.
www.ballindarrochcastle.co.uk
Returning the family to the distilling traditions of previous generations, Ballindalloch Distillery embraces an approach to whisky-making rarely seen today.
Visitor Centre and Whisky shop (25 mins drive)
www.malts.com
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Glen Ord Distillery Visitor Centre & Whisky Shop
A832Visitor Centre and Whisky shop (25 mins drive)
www.malts.com
4 star visitor attraction: a Highland Distillery Visitor Centre with a range of tours and award winning whiskies available. We have a shop in which you can purchase Tomatin merchandise and various expressions of Tomatin, including filling your own bottle from one of our cask strength distillery exclusive whiskies. 16 miles south of Inverness and 15 miles north of Aviemore on the A9 - extremely convenient for anyone travelling to or from the Highlands! We are open 7 days all year round!
www.tomatin.com
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Tomatin Distillery Visitor Centre
4 star visitor attraction: a Highland Distillery Visitor Centre with a range of tours and award winning whiskies available. We have a shop in which you can purchase Tomatin merchandise and various expressions of Tomatin, including filling your own bottle from one of our cask strength distillery exclusive whiskies. 16 miles south of Inverness and 15 miles north of Aviemore on the A9 - extremely convenient for anyone travelling to or from the Highlands! We are open 7 days all year round!
www.tomatin.com
From brewing in a cart shed in 1998 to building a new brewery ten years later, Black Isle has always been about making world class organic beer. Not only because they love great beer, but to make a statement that it can be done using naturally grown barley and hops, supporting organic farmers and growers who also care for the environment.
www.blackislebrewery.com
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Black Isle Brewing Co
From brewing in a cart shed in 1998 to building a new brewery ten years later, Black Isle has always been about making world class organic beer. Not only because they love great beer, but to make a statement that it can be done using naturally grown barley and hops, supporting organic farmers and growers who also care for the environment.
www.blackislebrewery.com
The Great Outdoors
Trails and woodland walks, bird hide (15 mins drive)
www.abriachan.org.uk
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Abriachan Forest Trust
Trails and woodland walks, bird hide (15 mins drive)
www.abriachan.org.uk
Daily Sailings from picturesque Avoch Harbour as demand, weather and tide allow
www.dolphintripsavoch.co.uk
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Dolphin Trips Avoch Ltd
Daily Sailings from picturesque Avoch Harbour as demand, weather and tide allow
www.dolphintripsavoch.co.uk
A choice of two boat trips offering excursions into the Moray Firth. Travel through beautiful scenery taking in the Beauly Firth and the Black Isle while listening to tales of folklore and history. Hope to see seals, otters, a variety of seabirds, and the occasional porpoise too! The Spirit runs four times per day and each trip lasts approx. 1 hour 15 minutes. The Mischief is a longer, adrenaline-fueled trip traveling much further and lasts two hours.
www.dolphinspirit.co.uk
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Dolphin Spirit Inverness
Stadium RoadA choice of two boat trips offering excursions into the Moray Firth. Travel through beautiful scenery taking in the Beauly Firth and the Black Isle while listening to tales of folklore and history. Hope to see seals, otters, a variety of seabirds, and the occasional porpoise too! The Spirit runs four times per day and each trip lasts approx. 1 hour 15 minutes. The Mischief is a longer, adrenaline-fueled trip traveling much further and lasts two hours.
www.dolphinspirit.co.uk
A spit of land jutting out into the Cromarty Firth where dolphins can often be seen at the rising tide (40 mins drive)
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Chanonry Point sumarbústaður
Ness RoadA spit of land jutting out into the Cromarty Firth where dolphins can often be seen at the rising tide (40 mins drive)
Beautiful sandy beach, opposite the historic Fort George across the Firth
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Rosemarkie Beach
Kincurdie DriveBeautiful sandy beach, opposite the historic Fort George across the Firth
Nairn Beach is backed by low sand dunes and a promenade with an open, grassy links area. Central Beach stretches from The Nairn Golf Club in the West End to the Harbour at Fishertown, with stunning views over the Moray Firth towards Cromarty. You’ll enjoy magnificent sunsets here throughout the year and even more magical glimpses of the Northern Lights in the dark skies over the Firth during winter.
This superb sandy beach in the middle of Nairn is a fantastic attraction and popular with families, particularly in the summer months. Its coastline is home to a resident school of dolphins. There is also a great range of coastal walks in either direction with a nature reserve at Kingsteps in the east and a viewpoint to the west.
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Nairn Beach
Nairn Beach is backed by low sand dunes and a promenade with an open, grassy links area. Central Beach stretches from The Nairn Golf Club in the West End to the Harbour at Fishertown, with stunning views over the Moray Firth towards Cromarty. You’ll enjoy magnificent sunsets here throughout the year and even more magical glimpses of the Northern Lights in the dark skies over the Firth during winter.
This superb sandy beach in the middle of Nairn is a fantastic attraction and popular with families, particularly in the summer months. Its coastline is home to a resident school of dolphins. There is also a great range of coastal walks in either direction with a nature reserve at Kingsteps in the east and a viewpoint to the west.
The 'Bay' is not a true bay at all, but a large tidal basin. It is enclosed by the villages of Kinloss and Findhorn to the east, and Culbin Forest to the west. Opposite Findhorn Village, the beach is home to a mixed colony of grey and common seals. Common eiders can be seen offshore and European herring gulls fly around the general area.
In the winter, the bay is home to a roost of at least 10,000 pink-footed geese.
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Findhorn Bay
The 'Bay' is not a true bay at all, but a large tidal basin. It is enclosed by the villages of Kinloss and Findhorn to the east, and Culbin Forest to the west. Opposite Findhorn Village, the beach is home to a mixed colony of grey and common seals. Common eiders can be seen offshore and European herring gulls fly around the general area.
In the winter, the bay is home to a roost of at least 10,000 pink-footed geese.
Adventure & Leisure Sports
Great fun for kids of all ages. Tree top trails, board walks, water slides, playpark, gift shop and restaurant (40 min drive)
www.landmarkpark.co.uk
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Landmark Forest Adventure Park
B9153Great fun for kids of all ages. Tree top trails, board walks, water slides, playpark, gift shop and restaurant (40 min drive)
www.landmarkpark.co.uk
Quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, pony trekking, fishery (35 min drive) www.rothiemurchus.net
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Rothiemurchus
Quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, pony trekking, fishery (35 min drive) www.rothiemurchus.net
Paintball, lasertag, archery and many more fun outdoor activities (20 min drive) www.wildwoodz.co.uk
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Wildwoodz Outdoor Activities Inverness
A832Paintball, lasertag, archery and many more fun outdoor activities (20 min drive) www.wildwoodz.co.uk
Drive through reserve with over 300 animals including Polar bears, wolves and many more (50 min drive) www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk
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RZSS Highland Wildlife Park
Drive through reserve with over 300 animals including Polar bears, wolves and many more (50 min drive) www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk
Paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing and mountain biking (or for more restful activities, the loch is surrounded by beaches and forest walks) (1 hour drive) www.lochmorlich.com
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Loch Morlich Watersports
Paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing and mountain biking (or for more restful activities, the loch is surrounded by beaches and forest walks) (1 hour drive) www.lochmorlich.com
Mountain sports venue, offering skiing & snowboarding weather permitting. Also fun in all weathers with walking trails, mountain garden and Coire Cas viewpoint, Adventure Play & tubing park, Ranger guided walks, Restaurant & bar. (Approx 1 hour drive) www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
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Cairngorm Mountain
Mountain sports venue, offering skiing & snowboarding weather permitting. Also fun in all weathers with walking trails, mountain garden and Coire Cas viewpoint, Adventure Play & tubing park, Ranger guided walks, Restaurant & bar. (Approx 1 hour drive) www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
Leisure pool, climbing walls, trampolining and various fitness classes and gym ww.highlifehighland.com/il
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Inverness Leisure
Bught LaneLeisure pool, climbing walls, trampolining and various fitness classes and gym ww.highlifehighland.com/il
Inverness Kart Raceway
Sir Walter Scott DriveGo Karting (indoor) www.invernesskartraceway.co.uk
Rollerbowl
167 Culduthel RdIndoor bowling, cafe, games room www.rollerbowl-inverness.co.uk
Located in the Bught Park the skate park covers area of 1200 square m and has something for every level of rider. The skate park has more than 10 features. The huge bowl has three grindable surfaces and ends in nine foot pool bowl. www.highlandskateparks.co.uk
Inverness Skate Park
Bught RoadLocated in the Bught Park the skate park covers area of 1200 square m and has something for every level of rider. The skate park has more than 10 features. The huge bowl has three grindable surfaces and ends in nine foot pool bowl. www.highlandskateparks.co.uk
hire of hybrid bikes for all abilities www.invernessbikehire.co.uk
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Inverness Bike Hire
12A Church Sthire of hybrid bikes for all abilities www.invernessbikehire.co.uk
Rental of touring, ebikes, and mountain bikes
www.tickettoridehighlands.co.uk
Ticket To Ride - Bike Hire
Rental of touring, ebikes, and mountain bikes
www.tickettoridehighlands.co.uk
Caley Cruisers
Canal RoadCaley Cruisers boat hire
www.caleycruisers.com
Soft Play adventure and cafe located at ASDA, 4326 Ivanhoe Avenue, Inverness IV2 6BZ www.frankieandlolas.co.uk/venue/inverness
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Frankie & Lola's
4326 Ivanhoe AveSoft Play adventure and cafe located at ASDA, 4326 Ivanhoe Avenue, Inverness IV2 6BZ www.frankieandlolas.co.uk/venue/inverness
Riding/Pony trekking
Loch Ness Riding
20 min drive (experienced riders only) www.lochnessriding.co.uk
Hacks and day rides/trails through beautiful countryside. Some experience required (Approx 2 hr drive) www.highlandsunbridled.com
Highlands Unbridled Trail Riding and Trekking Centre
Hacks and day rides/trails through beautiful countryside. Some experience required (Approx 2 hr drive) www.highlandsunbridled.com
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced rider there will be something for you here at the centre. Children's pony rides, hacking & trekking. (approx 50 min drive) Opens again 1st July 2022 www.highlandhorsefun.com
Highland Horse Fun
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced rider there will be something for you here at the centre. Children's pony rides, hacking & trekking. (approx 50 min drive) Opens again 1st July 2022 www.highlandhorsefun.com
Golf
Kings Golf Club
Balphadrig Roadwww.kingsgolfclubinverness.co.uk
Inverness Golf Club
Culcabock Roadwww.invernessgolfclub.co.uk
Fairways
Slackbuie Avenuefairwaysgolfandrestaurant.com
Castle Stuart Golf Links
www.castlestuartgolf.com
The Nairn Golf Club
Seabank Roadwww.nairngolfclub.co.uk
Royal Dornoch
Golf Roadwww.royaldornoch.com
Inverness Crazy Golf
Bught RoadTel: 07752 984156