Local Amenities and Places to Visit around the Holiday Lodges
Strathpeffer
Strathpeffer must be almost unbeatable as a base for your Scotish Highland holiday. Strategically situated in Easter Ross and near to Inverness, there are many destinations within your reach.
There is so much to do in and around Strathpeffer that we have all the information in our Guide to Strathpeffer.
Activities around Strathpeffer
- Fishing - freshwater lochs and rivers, sea fishing by boat or from the shore.
- Golfing - an excellent 18 hole course in Strathpeffer, 2 others nearby and the famous Royal Dornoch a short drive away to the north.
- Walking - mountains, glens, forests.
- Sailing - Loch Morlich for inland dinghy sailing, otherwise various sea lochs.
- Shooting - Clay Pigeon.
- Bowling - Strathpeffer outdoor green.
- Shopping - high class local gift shops in Inverness.
- Theatre - Edens Court, Inverness
- Historical - Pictish Eagle stone in Strathpeffer, Knocfarrel Hill fort through Blackmuir Wood, Castle Leod Strathpeffer; Dingwall Museum; Castle Urquhart on Loch Ness, Fort George on the Moray Firth; Cromarty Court House.
- Pony Trekking
- Bird Watching - from your window, or surrounding country side.
- Hill Running - Numerous paths through woodlands and open countryside.
- Dolphin Watching - Dolphins can be seen from Cromarty Firth.
Scotish Highland Attractions
Within 1 hour are inspiring highland scenery and the beauty spots of the Falls of Rogie; the Black Isle; Glen Affric & Dog Falls; Loch Ness and Castle Urquhart; the Spey Valley; Ullapool; Loch Maree and Slioch; the RSPB reserve at Loch Garten; and Loch Morlich.
Further afield, within 2 hours drive are Skye, Gairloch, Inverewe Gardens, Achiltibuie, The Summer Isles, Bonar Bridge, the Falls of Shin and John O'Groats. Highland Perthshire is a mere 3 hours drive away.
Distillery & Brewery
Black Isle Brewery offers tours of its highland brewery which produces a range of organic beers, all of which are available to purchase on site.
Glen Ord Distillery offers tours of its whisky distillery – surely a must for any first time visitor to the Scottish Highlands and maybe a visit to the shop for returnees!
Isle Of Skye and the West Coast
A long (3 hours) but stunningly beautiful train journey can be made from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh
and from there a bus ride across the bridge to Skye.
The train journey alone makes this a worthwhile excursion.
Gairloch and Ullapool are also good day trips and attractive places to visit.
There are links to other attractions around Strathpeffer found on our links page.