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Balmacara Estate
With Skye on the horizon, explore the rich natural and cultural heritage of Highland crofting amid memorable landscapes and stunning wildlife.
1 mile away
- Estate
- All year, daily
- Balmacara Visitor Centre
- closed
- Plockton visitor centre
- Closed
- Steadings Gallery
- variable – see our events page
Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
11 mile s away
Falls of Glomach
A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside
14 mile s away
🥪 Pack a picnic
Under 1 hour away
Torridon
Majestic mountain paradise for hikers, climbers, geologists and nature lovers
19 mile s away
Glenfinnan Monument
Moving tribute to those who died fighting for the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highland scenery
30 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)
West Affric
Wild mountain landscape with peatlands, moorlands and woodlands, home to black grouse, golden eagles and water voles
33 mile s away
Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
34 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
🏴 A real adventure
Over 2 hours away
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long slot gorge below.
40 mile s away
- Corrieshalloch Gorge
- Open daily
- Gateway to Nature Centre and café
- 9.30–16.00 (car park locked 17.00)
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
48 mile s away
- Visitor centre and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
Abertarff House
The oldest house in Inverness and important example of 16th-century domestic architecture
55 mile s away
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
60 mile s away
- Visitor Centre
- 09.00–17.00
- Café
- 09.00–16.30
- Battlefield
- Open daily
Staffa
Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave
64 mile s away
Burg
Golden eagles, red deer and otters inhabit this spectacular peninsula on the Isle of Mull.
65 mile s away
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace
Humble abode of inspirational geologist, folklorist and fossil hunter with a Garden of Wonders.
66 mile s away
Iona
A cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
72 mile s away
Moirlanich Longhouse
Beautifully conserved cottage giving unique insight into rural family life in 19th-century Scotland
75 mile s away
Ben Lawers
Scenic mountains and ridges, and the best collection of rare mountain plants in Britain
75 mile s away
Brodie Castle & Estate
Magnificent turreted castle with a Playful Garden and amazing springtime daffodil displays
76 mile s away
- Castle
- Guided tours begin at 10.30; last tour at 15.30
- Castle Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden
- 10.00–16.00
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
79 mile s away
Killiecrankie
Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place
80 mile s away