Local Activities
Whisky Distilleries and Real Ale Breweries
Tomatin Distillery & Visitors Centre. Tel: 01808 511234.
Glen Ord Distillery & Visitors Centre. Tel: 01463 872004.
Black Isle Brewery & Visitor Centre. Tel: 01463 811871.
Golf
Fairways Golf Courses, Driving Range, Shop & Tuition, Inverness – ½ mile from property. Tel: 01463 713335.
Royal Dornoch. Tel: 01862 810902.
Nairn Dunbar. Tel: 01667 456897.
Tain Golf Club. Tel: 01862 892314.
Loch Ness, Boat Trips and Water Sports
Jacobite Cruises, Tomnahurich Bridge, Inverness – regular trips down Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle. Tel: 01463 241730.
The Monster Exhibition, Drumnadrochit. Tel: 01456 450573.
Highland RIB Services, Inverness – water-skiing, doughnut or just blast up the Loch. Tel: 01463 831153.
Wildlife and Themed Parks
Black Isle Wildlife & Country Park, Munlochy, Inverness. Tel: 01463 731656.
Highland Wildlife Park, Kingcraig. Tel: 01540 651270.
Osprey Centre, Boat of Garten, Strathspey. Tel: 01479 831476.
Whin Park, Inverness – excellent children’s play area, boating pond and mini railway: open every day.
Landmark Forest Themed Park, Carrbridge – excellent day out for children. Tel: 01479 841613.
Castles and Gardens
Over 30 places of interest within 1 hour drive.
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit. Tel: 01456 450551.
Cawdor Castle: Nairn – also has wonderful gardens. Tel: 01667 404401.
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland – dramatic formal gardens. Tel: 01408 633177.
Culloden Battlefield, Inverness. Tel: 01463 790607.
Inverness Floral Hall – very peaceful and children friendly. Tel: 01463 713553.
Speyside Heather Garden, near Grantown-on-Spey. Over 300 varieties of heather. Tel: 01479 851369.
"The gardens were stunning, the kids really enjoyed exploring them and we enjoyed relaxing on the decking."
