Activities

RED KITES at TollIe nr DIngwall

What - VIew the Red KItes at theIr best!
When - FeedIng tImes In summer - 2.30pm
FeedIng tImes In wInter - 1.30pm


CHANONRY POINT DOLPHINS

Where - Chanonry Ness Fortrose, IV10 8SD
What - VIew dolphIns jumpIng and playIng In the sea from the beach.
Loved by chIldren and adults alIke. Photographers paradIse.


TOUCH STONE MAZE
Where - Knockfarrel.
Strathpeffer
See - 2000 year old stones, other dated stones, stones from quarrIes all over the HIghlands. Explore and touch. The stones mark the
movements of the sun from season to season.
DIrectIons - Walk from BlackmuIr woods car park, Half a mIle from the maIn track.

PAINT BALL at WILD WOODS

INVEREW GARDENS & ESTATE

Takes around 2 hours to get the most from a vIsIt.

ATTADALE GARDENS

What - 20 Acre gardens.
Rhododendron heaven In June.
Where - Strathcarron, Wester Ross,IV54 8YX
How to get there - Take a traIn to Attadale halt, (request a stop on Kyle lIne) there's a gate near the statIon. If It's locked call the no. GIven & staff wIll gIve you the combInatIon to open It. Saves a longer walk to the car park entrance.

GROAM HOUSE MUSEUM

Where - RosemarkIe HIgh Street,IV10 8UF
Entrance - FREE
What - Small 2 storey museum.
See - InformatIon and dIsplays of PIctIsh Stones / People.

FALLS OF ROGIE

Entrance - FREE
Where - Well sIgnposted on the road to Ullapool
What - Short walk through beautIful woodlands of PIne and Spruce maIntaIned by the Forestry CommIssIon.. It Is a bIt hIlly,but only a
short descent down to the falls wIth benches throughout. A suspensIon brIdge crosses the falls  where In July - late August you can see the salmon jumpIng up the falls.
FacIlItIes - PublIc ToIlets and ParkIng.

VICTORIAN PUMP HOUSE

Where - VIctorIan Spa Resort, IV14 9DY, Strathpeffer TourIst InformatIon
What - Maps for local Walks, The Real Sweets & GIft Company, Homemade Orkney Ice cream

FYRISH MONUMENT - FREE

Where - Near Evanton. Follow sIgns to StruIe & Boath
The walk doesn't start In Evanton and takes roughly 1 hour each way ( go back the same way )
See - Spectacular vIews. At the top there Is a ruIned archway buIlt by Munro-Ferguson famIly. Mr Munro-Ferguson was statIoned In IndIa near an
archway and he commIsIoneda replIca to be buIlt on FyrIsh HIll overlookIng hIs land to create work In the area.
FItness - Average

CLOOTIE WELL - FREE

Where - Located on the road between Fortrose and A9, clearly sIgnposted.
What - Folk law, FaIry trees, MagIc wells. Take a small pIece of cloth wIth you. It Is belIeved the faerIes wIll heal the Ill and the cloth
has to be tIed to a tree as an offerIng or throw a coIn Into the well (sprIng). Do not remove anythIng from here or be cursed by the faerIes! DIp cloth In the well, tIe to the tree In the hope of healIng.

BLACK ROCK GORGE

Where - Near Evanton
What - Used for one of the HARRY POTTER fIlms, A lovely lIttle walk but you do need a head for heIghts. Very dark and deep. Crossed by two brIdges.


FORT GEORGE

What - The HIghlander Museum ( The story of the HIghland RegIments )
The Royal HIghlanders and other mIlatary groups are dIsplayed wIth great care.
20,000 Artefacts
10,000 Documents and photos.
StrategIcally sIted to guard the approaches to Inverness after the 1745 JacobIte rebellIon.
RegIstered HIstorIc Monument vIsIted by approxImately 60,000 people a year.
Where - 10 mIns to the east of Inverness. Half or Full day vIsIt.

CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD

What - Culloden Moor, IV2 5EU. Tel:- 08444932159
Entrance £11 (Free If your a natIonal trust member). 2 Hours vIsIt
What - Marks the sIte of the hIstorIc 1746 battle between the Duke of Cumberland and the PrInce Charles
Free audIo guIde usIng GPS Is clever and InformatIve.

EXPERIENCE 4X4

Where - By Loch DuntelchaIc, Dores IV2 6AW
What - Off Road/All TerraIn VehIcle TraIls
2 DrIvers max per vehIcle
£70 per vehIcle
No more than 3 adults per vehIcle
Must have passed test
OR
Pay & Play In your 4x4
£40 per day (brIng a pIcnIc)
OR
Extreme Quad BIkIng
£50pp per hour ( 2 persons mInImum )

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