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Fairy Pools

Fairy Pools

The Fairy Pools are one of the most famous natural sights on the Isle of Skye, and it…

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens

Dunvegan Castle is one of the best places on Skye to combine history, gardens and wildlife in the…

Inverness Castle Experience

Inverness Castle Experience

Inverness Castle has been transformed into one of the Highlands' newest visitor attractions. Rather than simply walking through…

Culloden Battlefield & Visitor centre

Culloden Battlefield & Visitor centre

Culloden is one of the most important historic places in Scotland, and a visit here is about much…

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle

Short Introduction Urquhart Castle is a dramatic ruined castle beside Loch Ness, near Drumnadrochit in the Highlands of…

Skara Brae

Skara Brae

Short Introduction Skara Brae is a prehistoric village on the west coast of Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It is…

John o' Groats

John o' Groats

John o' Groats is a famous coastal village on the very northern tip of Scotland, known globally as…

Loch Ness

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a world-famous, massive freshwater lake surrounded by dramatic hills and misty forests. Located in Inverness-shire,…

West Highland Line - The Jacobite Steam Train

West Highland Line - The Jacobite Steam Train

This world-famous railway journey takes you through some of the most breathtaking, wild scenery in Scotland on a…

Strathspey Railway

Strathspey Railway

The Strathspey Railway is a beautifully preserved heritage steam line that takes you back to the golden age…

Cairngorm Mountain Funicular Railway & Ski Centre

Cairngorm Mountain Funicular Railway & Ski Centre

This is the ultimate mountain playground where you can hit the ski slopes in the snowy months or…

Highland Wildlife Park - Kingussie

Highland Wildlife Park - Kingussie

The Highland Wildlife Park is a spectacular 200-acre safari park and zoo nestled in the Cairngorms, where you…

Osprey Centre Loch Garten

Osprey Centre Loch Garten

The Loch Garten Nature Centre is a beautiful, peaceful wildlife haven tucked away inside the ancient Caledonian pine…

Craig Highland Farm

Craig Highland Farm

Craig Highland Farm is a beautiful 17-acre coastal conservation centre dedicated to preserving rare, traditional breeds of farm…

Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

The Cairngorm Reindeer Centre is home to the UK’s only free-roaming herd of reindeer, living naturally on the…

Dunrobin Castle

Dunrobin Castle

Dunrobin Castle is a spectacular, fairy-tale historic house that looks like a French chateau dropped onto the northern…

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle is arguably the most photographed and iconic castle in Scotland, sitting perfectly on a tiny…

Cawdor Castle

Cawdor Castle

Cawdor Castle is a beautiful, romantic 14th-century tower house that has been home to the Campbell family for…

Up Helly Aa - Lerwick

Up Helly Aa - Lerwick

Up Helly Aa is a spectacular, world-famous fire festival that celebrates the deep Viking heritage of the Shetland…

Jarlshof - Shetland

Jarlshof - Shetland

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement is one of the most important and visually spectacular archaeological sites in all…

Smoo Cave - Durness

Smoo Cave - Durness

Smoo Cave is a massive, spectacular sea cave carved deep into the limestone cliffs of the far northern…

Falls of Measach - Braemore

Falls of Measach - Braemore

The Falls of Measach is a spectacular 150-foot waterfall that plunges into the breathtaking Corrieshalloch Gorge, a deep…

Bealach na Ba - Strathcarron

Bealach na Ba - Strathcarron

The Bealach na Ba (The Pass of the Cattle) is a legendary, historic mountain road that winds its…

Plockton

Plockton

Plockton is an exceptionally attractive, picture-postcard coastal village nestled in a sheltered bay on the shores of Loch…

Neptune's Staircase

Neptune's Staircase

Neptune's Staircase is a magnificent, historic flight of eight canal locks that lifts boats high up the hillside.…

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Beinn Eighe is a breathtaking mountain reserve famous for its ancient, twisted Caledonian pine forests and dramatic quartzite…

Fort George

Fort George

Fort George is a massive, spectacular 18th-century artillery fortress that sits on a dramatic spit of land jutting…

Elgin Cathedral

Elgin Cathedral

Elgin Cathedral is a spectacular and historic ruined church that was once known as the "Lantern of the…

Brodie Castle

Brodie Castle

Brodie Castle is a stunning, rose-coloured historic estate that has been home to the Brodie clan for over…

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