Top Things to do in Scottish Highlands
Top Hotels in Scottish Highlands
- 1. The Onich Hotel
- 2. Premier Inn Inverness Centre River Ness
- 3. Travelodge Inverness Fairways
- 4. The Garrison Hotel
- 5. Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
- 6. Ness Walk Hotel
- 7. The Morar Hotel
- 8. Craigmonie Hotel Inverness by Compass Hospitality
- 9. Premier Inn Inverness East hotel
- 10. Premier Inn Thurso hotel
Things to do in Scottish Highlands, Scotland: The Best Architectural Buildings
The moody, romantic Scottish Highlands start at Loch Lomond just north of Glasgow. Comprising a slew of mountain ranges, this sparsely populated land is best seen by train on the West Highland Line. Mountains, lochs, bright heather and rhododendrons give way to white sand beaches and rugged coves as the train nears Mallaig. For a more active take on the region, hike the West Highland Way or visit the Trossachs National Park. Ben Nevis, a popular climbing spot, looms over the town of Fort William.
Restaurants in Scottish Highlands
1. Wardlaw Mausoleum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Wardlaw Mausoleum is the 17th Century Mausoleum of the Lovat Frasers. It's inhabitants inclue Simon Lord Lovat the 'Old Fox' of the Jacobite Rebellion (Grandfather of Outlander's Jamie Fraser). Open on request at Pilgrim Cottage. Contact us in advance to ensure that someone can do a tour.
Reviewed By SusanT629 - Inverness, United Kingdom
Beautiful location, great architecture, amazing history and the best guide you could ask for! Erik was fantastic: extremely knowledgeable, engaging, friendly and funny! He brought the place alive. Would highly recommend a visit and definitely check out the graveyard too.
2. Boleskine House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By swampduck
I knew a bit about the history of the house, so when I found out you could book visits I was straight in there. Anyone wanting to make a great day out in the area could do the nearby Boleskine Cemetery and the Foyers Falls, with lunch in their café. NOTE, if you want to visit the house, make sure you book in advance by email - [email protected]. All the team ask is that you make a small donation to the restoration fund, which gives you a COVID safe guided tour of the grounds, a close-up walk round the outside of the house and any structurally safe places at the time, with a guide who provides all the history and detail you need - I never knew Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) had owned the property for a while. I would thoroughly recommend you make the trip, the road to the property is narrow but accommodated my big old SUV no problems. The views alone are worth it!
3. Ardverikie Estate
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By samanthab576 - Coventry, United Kingdom
I booked onto a quad bike tour around the estate and was blown away with how lovely it is. After the tour we stayed to explore the loch and it’s beautiful inland beach! We were so lucky with the weather and paddling in the loch was just what we needed. The estate itself is huge, and from what I saw, very well kept! Amazing place.
4. St Ninians Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Historic church in lovely setting by Loch Meiklie. Built 1853 by architect Alexander Ross, features crowstepped gable and belfry, oriel and lancet windows. Early Christian cross, possibly 4th. century, set into altar. Walks and picnic table by the loch. Visitors welcome at services and at any time.
5. Inchnadamph Old Parish Church Mausoleum
6. Aviemore Railway Station
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By RossOO - Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
Nightmare journey caused by Scotrail delays and changes to carriages meant our first class seats were lost. Not happy but what could not be faulted was the customer service at the station provided by an empathetic and helpful lady whose name I have forgotten otherwise I'd share but you know who you are helping me on the 1027 to Edinburgh (finally getting the 1123)
7. Fort Augustus War Memorial
8. Inverness Town House
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By sparky99_132018 - Barbados, Caribbean
Did a tour of the town house today. Great guides , they made the visit both interesting and entertaining. It is a beautiful building and the restoration work is being done very sensitively. Lots of original features. My personal favourite was the council chamber which is still in use and has retained all the original features and incorporated modern technology discretely . A good place to visit , took about an hour, quite a lot of stairs and would probably be a bit boring for children .
