Things to See and Do in The Highlands

This area offers outstanding natural beauty and a variety of activities for non-fishermen to enjoy during their visit including golf at a number of world class courses (e.g. Royal Dornoch, Skibo, Tain etc), shooting, deer stalking, horse riding, visiting distilleries (Glenmorangie, Dalmore etc.), historic castles (Dunrobin, Cawdor, Urquhart), wildlife watching and hill walking.

Other Activities

For golf and wildlife watching please visit our dedicated pages:

• Golf in the Northern Highlands
  

• Wildlife Watching in the Northern Highlands
  

• Stoneyfield Lochs Trout Fishery – Tel: 01349 852632

• Tarvie Lochs, Contin – Tel: 01997 421250

• Loch Achilty, Contin -  Tel: 01997 421245

• Highland Sea Charters, Cromarty - Tel: 07796 214154

• Mackenzie Charter & Marine – Tel: 01862 871257

• Karen Sea Angling, Scrabster - Tel: 07734 729271

• Highland Wild Rides, Bonar Bridge - Tel: 01863 766771

• Black Isle Riding Centre – Tel: 01463 731707

• Braeside, Beauly – Tel: 01463 741525

• West Highland Heavy Horses, Skye – Tel: 07769 588565

• Skye Riding Centre – Tel: 01470 582419

• Loch Long Pony Trails, Kyle of Lochalsh – Tel: 01599 588230
  

• Novar Estate - Tel: 01349 830208

Visitor Attractions

Below are a selection of other things to do and places to visit locally. Most are within a one hour drive of our base in Evanton, Ross-shire, the remainder less than 2 hours away:

• Dunrobin Castle

• Cawdor Castle

• Culloden

• Inverewe Gardens

• Castle of Mey, Thurso

• Eilean Donan Castle

• Glenmorangie, Tain

• Dalmore, Alness

• Clynelish, Brora, Glen Ord, Muir of Ord, Talisker, Skye, Dalwhinnie, Cardhu, Knockando, Cragganmore, Ballindalloch

• Black Isle Brewery (the etc.)

• Made in Scotland, Beauly

• Tain Pottery

• Highland Stoneware, Lochinver

• Anta, Fearn

• Falls of Shin (salmon leap and Harrod’s of the North)

• Brodie Countryfare, Forres

• House of Bruar, Blair Atholl

• Highland Wildlife Park

• Loch Ness Visitor Centre

• Loch Ness Exhibition Centre

• Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore

• Landmark Centre, Carrbridge

• Seaprobe Atlantis, Kyle of Lochalsh