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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
🎬 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
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- 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
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00)
- Shop
- 10.00–16.45
- Bessie’s Café
- 10.00–16.30 (last orders 16.00)
❄ Outside it’s delightful; let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
We recommend
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
🏖️ 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
- 12.00–16.00
- Swan Pond Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Adventure Cove play park
- 10.00–17.00
- Wild Woodland play park
- 10.00–16.30
- 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
🐿️ 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
☕ 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
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 16.00)
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
- 12.00–16.00
- Swan Pond Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Adventure Cove play park
- 10.00–17.00
- Wild Woodland play park
- 10.00–16.30
- Gas House and Carriage House
- 10.00–16.00
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Café
- 9.00–17.00
- Shop and second-hand book shop
- 10.00–17.00
- House
- pre-booked tours (run from 11am)
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–17.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
🌼 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
🐦 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
🏝️ 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
👣 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)