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 Waterfalls
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. Wailing Widow Falls, Loch Na Gainmhich
2. Steall Waterfall
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,434 reviews
Reviewed By I4996RBjoannap - Brough, United Kingdom
Drive down a single track road until it comes to an end which is a small free car park so arrive early; there was another car park at beginningof road however it charged for parking and would be quite a walk to get there. We arrived at 9am and had no issues with parking. A great walk along the river with mini waterfalls coming over the path which then opens up to see Steall Waterfall. There is a wire bridge to get closer to see it however there is a great view without crossing. We were lucky enough not to have midges even though it was warm and dry.
3. Black Water Falls
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By AlanWSkye - Portree, United Kingdom
We visited Garve and did the Two Bridges walk, and it was well worth the small detour to do so. I highly recommend this walk. It’s a simple loop round fairly easy going ground, with plenty lovely spots for a picnic and great photo ops. Thankfully we had a lovely dry day for our walk but think it would also be great when raining and in full spate.
4. Rogie Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 331 reviews
Reviewed By mosers1054
Just a short walk from the main road on a well defined path (steep in places) opens to a well marked out viewing area and suspension bridge which affords you great views of the falls and the salmon leaping to climb it. Car park small and full of NW500 Campervans but well worth the stop.
5. Corrieshalloch Gorge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 722 reviews
200-foot Gorge.
Reviewed By amcintosh12 - Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Visited on a Monday morning in November so only one other car in the car park which was good as it wasn't clear where you were allowed to park. The gorge is stunning with good paths and great locations to view the gorge including the suspension bridge and viewing platform slightly further on. We made it a circular walk by taking the right hand gate from the car park and then turned right when we came back over the suspension bridge from the viewing platform.
6. The Falls of Foyers
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 747 reviews
Reviewed By MercuryBelle - Glasgow, United Kingdom
We hiked from Whitebridge to the falls but you can drive here easily - there is a car park and public toilets so definitely worth seeing if you're driving through the area. The cafe across the road is also lovely! The walk down the stairs to the falls is quite steep so if you have accessibility issues it might be a struggle. The falls themselves are stunning though, you can see why great poets were inspired by the view. There is an upper viewing point and a lower, and on the way down you can find rocks with Burns' poem about the falls inscribed on them. Absolutely worth a visit!
7. Plodda Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 289 reviews
Reviewed By hezbrown - Barrhead, United Kingdom
Hubby and I stopped in to see the falls and took the tweedmouth trial down through the forrest. Absolutely beautiful walk then up the path to the viewing platform to see the falls. We had been after a decent rainfall so the waterfall was pretty full. Really worth a visit and lovely drive to get there
8. Falls of Measach
9. Invermoriston Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 218 reviews
Reviewed By SimonA2058
Wow, this place is just stunning in Autumn. I hoped the pictures would do it justice but ultimately they don't encapsulate the vivid and contrasting colours. You can park for free at the car park in Glenmoriston (known as Invermoriston on some maps), directly off the A82. It's a short walk of around 200 metres to the edge of the river and there's a short, 10 minute oval-shaped walk that takes you via an old summerhouse with great views of the A82 stone bridge (pics 3 and 4). It can be muddy under foot and children / dogs will need supervising by the river's edge as it's a steep and perilous drop. Also, if you're completing the circuit by skirting the field, just watch out for the barbed fence as it punctured a hole in our eldest's jacket.
10. Falls of Kirkaig
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Casespackedletsgo - Aberdeen, United Kingdom
We went here with two young kids and our puppy. We walked for 1h, had our picnic and decided not to keep going to the falls themselves as were were apparently just over half way there. The kids were too tired. We loved the walk though, so beautiful walking and listening to the river
