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Things to do and see on the North Coast 500

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💕 Fall in love with more than just the views

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve: Open all year, daily
Nature Centre: Closed

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Iona

Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas

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Island: Open all year, daily

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Glencoe

Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands

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Visitor Centre: 9.30–16.00
Glencoe: Open all year, daily

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🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk

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Pitmedden Garden

Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with unique and vibrant floral designs

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Garden, Museum, Shop and Tearoom: Closed
Grounds: dawn–dusk

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Inverewe

Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.

Opening times today

Garden: Closed
Visitor centre and shop: Closed
Restaurant: Closed
Inverewe House: Closed
Bothy Café: Closed
Estate: Open all year, daily

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Threave Garden & Estate

A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve

Opening times today

Garden & Visitor Centre: 22-23 Feb, daily, 10.00-16.00
Nature Reserve: open all year

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🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland’s big five

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve: Open all year, daily
Nature Centre: Closed

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Torridon

Majestic mountain paradise for hikers, climbers, geologists and nature lovers

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Countryside Centre: Closed
Estate: All year, daily

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☕ Warm up in winter at a cosy café

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet

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Museum: 10.00–17.00
Burns Cottage: Closed

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Culzean Castle

Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks

Opening times today

Castle: Closed
Home Farm, Shop & Restaurant: Closed
Adventure Cove: Closed
Wild Woodland: Closed
Country Park: Closed

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Culloden

Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end

Opening times today

Visitor Centre: 10.00–16.00
Battlefield: All year, daily

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👋 Be our guests, bring the whole clan

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Culloden

Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end

Opening times today

Visitor Centre: 10.00–16.00
Battlefield: All year, daily

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Crathes Castle

Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails

Opening times today

Castle: 11.00–16.00
Shop and Café: 11.00–16.00
Gardens: 11.00–16.00
Wild Wood Adventure Play: 10.30–15.00
Grounds: All year, daily

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet

Opening times today

Museum: 10.00–17.00
Burns Cottage: Closed

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🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

Opening times today

Nature Reserve: Open all year, daily
Nature Centre: Closed

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Fair Isle

The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear

Opening times today

Fair Isle: All year, daily

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St Kilda

Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins

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St Kilda: Open all year, daily

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🏝️ Interested in an island-hopping adventure?

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Iona

Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas

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Island: Open all year, daily

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Staffa

Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave

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Staffa: Open all year, daily

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Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay

Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone

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Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay: All year, daily

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❄ Outside it’s delightful; let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

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Craigievar Castle

A fairytale setting for a Scottish castle packed with history, armour and art

Opening times today

Castle (by guided tour only) & shop: Closed
Grounds: All year, daily, dawn–dusk

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Glencoe

Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands

Opening times today

Visitor Centre: 9.30–16.00
Glencoe: Open all year, daily

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📚 You’ve read the stories, now discover the authors

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J M Barrie’s Birthplace

The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.

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House and garden: Closed

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Souter Johnnie’s Cottage

Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter

Opening times today

Cottage: Closed

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet

Opening times today

Museum: 10.00–17.00
Burns Cottage: Closed

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👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure

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Arduaine Garden

Bold colours and fragrant scents bring an exotic touch to this Argyll coastal garden

Opening times today

Garden: Closed
Visitor Centre: Closed

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Staffa

Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave

Opening times today

Staffa: Open all year, daily

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Kintail

Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters

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Kintail: Open all year, daily

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Open for winter

Winter need not be the stay-at-home season. Make the most of the shorter days with our helpful guide to what’s open this winter 2019-20.

Scottish Snowdrop Festival

Find out about one of the first signs of spring during the Scottish Snowdrop Festival.

Welcome news on Coul Links

Decision protects one of Scotland’s last remaining dune habitats.

Autism-friendly tours at the Battle of Bannockburn

We’re introducing our first-ever autism-friendly slots of the 3D Experience at the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre.

Through the eyes of: the second Trust ranger at St Abb’s Head

Kevin Rideout describes his experience of being the ranger at St Abb’s Head for nearly a quarter of a century.

Gossiping at Kellie

Known in Fife as ‘gossip chairs’ these small seats were a favourite with the architect Robert Lorimer. This example from the 1890s was gifted to Kellie Castle in January 2020.

Scraps of the past – Violet Brodie’s photo albums: Part II

Follow in the footsteps of Violet Brodie by exploring her scrapbook photo albums.

Discovering Outlander

Follow in the time-travelling footsteps of the lead characters and visit the locations that inspired the novels and were used in the filming of this historical romance.

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