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⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
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St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk
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Threave Garden & Nature Reserve
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve
- Garden, café, visitor centre and shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Threave House
- 11.00–15.00
- Nature Reserve
- Dawn–dusk
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with vibrant floral designs and Museum of Farming Life
- Garden, museum, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.00)
- Grounds
- dawn–dusk
❄ Outside it’s delightful; let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
- Visitor centre and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
💕 Fall in love with more than just the views
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Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
- Visitor centre and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
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Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long slot gorge below.
- Corrieshalloch Gorge
- Open daily
- Gateway to Nature Centre and café
- 9.30–16.00 (car park locked 17.00)
👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure
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Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
The Hermitage
Walk through towering Douglas firs to the folly of Ossian’s Hall, and gaze over the falls
Crarae Garden
Tranquil woodland garden with Himalayan plants and tumbling waterfalls
- Visitor centre, shop and café
- 10.00–17.00 (last orders in café at 16.00)
- Garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland’s big five
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
- Garden
- 09.30–16.30
- Visitor centre & shop
- 09.30–16.30
- Inverewe House
- 09.30–16.30
- Osgood’s Café
- 09.30–16.00
- Estate
- Open daily
🐶 Let your dog lead you in the right direction
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House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
- House
- 10.30–16.30 (last tour 14.45)
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30 (last orders in café at 16.00)
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
- Castle, shop, Café 1702 and garden
- 10.00–17.00
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
🏝️ Interested in an island-hopping adventure?
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Mingulay, Pabbay & Berneray
Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone
🏖️ Explore beautiful beaches and coastline
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Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
- Country park
- 10.00–17.00
- Walled garden
- 10.00–16.30
- Home Farm Kitchen
- 10.00–17.00
- Home Farm Shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Second-hand Bookshop
- 11.00–15.00
- Old Stables Coffee House
- 11.00–16.00
- Aviary ice cream parlour
- Closed
- Swan Pond Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Adventure Cove play park
- 10.00–17.00
- Wild Woodland play park
- Closed
- Gas House and Carriage House
- 10.00–16.00
Balmacara Estate
With Skye on the horizon, explore the rich natural and cultural heritage of Highland crofting amid memorable landscapes and stunning wildlife.
- Estate
- All year, daily
- Plockton visitor centre
- Closed
- Steadings Gallery
- variable – see our events page