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⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
We recommend
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland’s big five
We recommend
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
- 09.30–15.00
- Visitor centre & shop
- Closed
- Inverewe House
- Closed
- Osgood’s Café
- Closed
- Estate
- Open daily
🌼 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
- Closed
- Threave House
- Closed
- 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
- Closed
- Grounds
- dawn–dusk
☕ Warm up in winter at a cosy café
We recommend
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–15.30 (last entry 15.00)
Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- Closed
- Country park
- Closed
- Walled garden
- Closed
- Home Farm Kitchen
- Closed
- Home Farm Shop
- Closed
- Second-hand Bookshop
- Closed
- Old Stables Coffee House
- Closed
- Aviary ice cream parlour
- Closed
- Swan Pond Café
- Closed
- Adventure Cove play park
- Closed
- Wild Woodland play park
- Closed
- Gas House and Carriage House
- Closed
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Café
- 9.00–12.00
- Shop and second-hand book shop
- 10.00–12.00
- House
- Closed
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–12.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
🐶 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
- Closed
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- Closed
- 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
- 10.00–16.00 (guided tours only of the castle; last entry 14.30)
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
🌊 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
- Closed
🏝️ 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
- Closed
- Country park
- Closed
- Walled garden
- Closed
- Home Farm Kitchen
- Closed
- Home Farm Shop
- Closed
- Second-hand Bookshop
- Closed
- Old Stables Coffee House
- Closed
- Aviary ice cream parlour
- Closed
- Swan Pond Café
- Closed
- Adventure Cove play park
- Closed
- Wild Woodland play park
- Closed
- Gas House and Carriage House
- Closed
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
- Balmacara Visitor Centre
- Closed
- Plockton Visitor Centre
- Closed
- Steadings Gallery
- variable – see our events page
🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
We recommend
St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
🎬 You’ve seen the film, now visit the set
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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
- Closed
- Highland Coo Café
- Closed
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
- Palace and garden
- Closed
- Shop
- Closed
- Bessie’s Café
- Closed