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Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long slot gorge below.
12 mile s away
- Corrieshalloch Gorge
- Open daily
- Gateway to Nature Centre and café
- 9.30–16.00 (car park locked 17.00)
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace
Humble abode of inspirational geologist, folklorist and fossil hunter with a Garden of Wonders.
25 mile s away
Abertarff House
The oldest house in Inverness and important example of 16th-century domestic architecture
25 mile s away
West Affric
Wild mountain landscape with peatlands, moorlands and woodlands, home to black grouse, golden eagles and water voles
28 mile s away
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
29 mile s away
- Visitor Centre
- 09.00–18.00
- Café
- 09.00–17.00
- Battlefield
- Open daily
Torridon
Majestic mountain paradise for hikers, climbers, geologists and nature lovers
33 mile s away
Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
33 mile s away
- 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
Brodie Castle & Estate
Magnificent turreted castle with a Playful Garden and amazing springtime daffodil displays
38 mile s away
- Castle
- Self-guided visits: 10.30–13.30; guided tours: 14.30 and 15.30
- Castle Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden
- 10.00–16.00
Falls of Glomach
A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside
39 mile s away
🏴 A real adventure
Over 2 hours away
Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
44 mile s away
Balmacara Estate
With Skye on the horizon, explore the rich natural and cultural heritage of Highland crofting amid memorable landscapes and stunning wildlife.
47 mile s away
- Estate
- All year, daily
- Plockton visitor centre
- Closed
- Steadings Gallery
- variable – see our events page
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
62 mile s away
Glenfinnan Monument
Moving tribute to those who died fighting for the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highland scenery
67 mile s away
- Visitor Centre
- 09.30–17.00
- Monument View Café
- 09.30–16.30
- Viaduct View Café
- 10.30–16.00
- Monument
- 11.00–12.30 and 13.30–16.00 (turn up on the day or book in advance online, see the Events tab above)
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
76 mile s away
- Visitor centre and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
Leith Hall
Quirky historic home filled with curios from all over the world
76 mile s away
- Hall and shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Tearoom
- 10.30–16.00
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Estate
- Dawn–dusk
Killiecrankie
Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place
77 mile s away
Craigower
Panoramic views stretch out in all directions from the pine-clad summit of this Perthshire hill
79 mile s away
Ben Lawers
Scenic mountains and ridges, and the best collection of rare mountain plants in Britain
87 mile s away
Fyvie Castle
An imposing 800-year-old fortress, with Raeburn portraits on the walls and wildfowl in the loch
87 mile s away
- Castle and tearoom
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.15)
- Shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Grounds & Garden
- 09.00–dusk
Moirlanich Longhouse
Beautifully conserved cottage giving unique insight into rural family life in 19th-century Scotland
89 mile s away
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
91 mile s away
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 15.30)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk