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Out and About:	Northern Highlands: Accommodation
The Northern Highlands covers a vast area, in fact the whole of mainland Scotland north of a line roughly from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh. Large towns are few and far between. The wild and remote west coast is indented by numerous sea lochs. Inland, mountain ranges offer the walker and climber some of the finest scenery in the land.

Historic Buildings and Castles:
Dornoch Cathedral The cathedral, with its elegant stained glass windows, dates back to the 13th century.	Achanlochy Village Achanlochy Clearance Village, Strath Never, south of Bettyhill, Caithness. This deserted village was once home to those inhabitants evicted during the Clearances.	Mary-Ann's Cottage Near Dunnet, Caithness. The cottage gives a glimpse of crofting life over the last 150 years.	Beauly Priory Beauly. The priory was originally built in the thirteenth century.
Hugh Miller's Cottage Cromarty. Birthplace of the famous geologist and writer. Museum offering video presentation and displays illustrating his work.	Dunrobin Castle Ten miles north of Dornoch. Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and is certainly one of the most majestic, having almost 200 rooms.

Museums and Galleries:
Smithy Heritage Centre Ribuachan, near Lochcarron. A restored blacksmith's workshop and forge. Local history displays, woodland walks, picnic site.	Gairloch Heritage Museum Reflects the history of the parish of Gairloch: its people, their life, work and customs, the landscape and local skills such as spinning and fishing. Displays and changing exhibitions throughout the season.	Groam House Museum Rosemarkie. Displays of original Pictish stones. Exhibitions throughout the year.	Tarbat Discovery Centre The centre overlooks Portmahomack, an unspoilt village on the picturesque Dornoch Firth.
Highland Museum of Childhood Strathpeffer, near Dingwall. The museum has collections of dolls, toys, games, books, costume and textiles.	Historylinks Dornoch. Museum depicting the history and heritage of Dornoch.	Storehouse of Foulis Foulis Ferry, north of Inverness. Housed within the renovated storehouse are a series of entertaining, informative and educational history and wildlife exhibitions.	Timespan Heritage Centre Helmsdale. An arts and heritage center that tells the history of Helmsdale and its surrounding area in Sutherland, north east Scotland. Experience Helmsdale's highland heritage, fashioned over centuries. From Picts and Vikings, through murders at Helmsdale Castle, the last burning of a witch and the harrowing highland clearances.

Parks and Gardens:
Kerrachar Gardens Near Kylesku, on the shore of Loch a Chairn Bhain, access is only by boat. Remote gardens, plant sales.	Black Isle Wildlife Park Drumsmittal, near North Kessock. Large collection of exotic animals and birds.	Attadale Gardens Strathcarron. Woodland paths, waterfalls, ponds and restored sunken garden. Restaurant and craft shop.	Inverewe Garden Owned by the National Trust for Scotland, this impressive garden is set on the shore of Loch Ewe, near Poolewe. Exotic plants from around the world.

Visitor Attractions:
Corrieshalloch Gorge Braemore, near Ullapool. Spectacular mile long gorge, includes the 150ft Falls of Measach, viewing platform.	Achiltibuie Hydroponicum Its spectacular growing houses produce extraordinary results. Everything from lettuces to bananas can be seen in various climate zones.	Tain Through Time Tower Street, Tain. Includes the Pilgrimage Centre, Tain and District Museum and the Clan Ross Centre.	Torridon The Torridon Visitor Centre has information and displays on all aspects of this spectacular mountain area. Ranger-led walks are available.
The Studio Achnasheen, Wester Ross. The Studio shows the largest collection of contemporary jewellery in the Highlands. Wholefood cafe.	Viking Centre Northlands Viking Centre, Keiss, near Wick. Displays and exhibits charting the progress of Viking settlers in the area. Reconstructed longship.	Camster Cairns Camster Cairns are probably the best known neolithic site in Caithness. The local area is rich in remains, including cairns, cists, and a stone row. The Camster Cairns consists of two chambers: Camster Long and Camster Round. The Camster Cairns are well worth a visit, even when the sun is not shining. You get a feel for the atmosphere and the hard conditions that the first settlers were exposed to. Access is easy, with road side parking, it’s free, and there is a made up walk way from the road to the cairns.

Sports and Activities:
Golf Royal Dornoch Golf Course. Views across Dornoch Firth.	Fairburn Activity Centre Fairburn Activity & Conference Centre: Muir of Ord Offering multi activities courses, conference facilities, team-building events and more...

Tours:
Handa Handa Island is a seabird reserve. Boat tours are available from Tarbert.	Marine Wildlife Gairloch Marine Life Centre has interpretive displays and a video presentation of seals, whales, dolphins and porpoises. Cruises are available.	Cape Wrath Normal access to the Cape Wrath peninsula and lighthouse is via a passenger ferry and minibus, dependent on the tides. Contact Mathers Shop in Durness for details.	Smoo Cave Near Durness, Sutherland. Boat trips are available and a walkway takes you into the cave's inner chamber.
Caithness Seacoast Tours Coastal tours organised from Wick Harbour in a twin engined 10m (33ft) long Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) 'Geo Explorer'. See website for details.
Car Hire:
Ross Rentals Strathcarron tel: 01520 722205

Selected Accommodation in the Northern Highlands
Hotels	Guest Houses	Bed & Breakfast
Aultbea Hotel, Aultbea Caledonian Hotel, Portmahomack Kinlochewe Hotel, Kinlochewe Rockvillas Hotel, Lochcarron Dornoch Castle Hotel, Dornoch Royal Marine Hotel, Brora Kylesku Hotel, Kylesku Inver Lodge Hotel, Lochinver The Station Hotel, Thurso Mansfield Castle Hotel, Tain Conon Bridge Hotel, Dingwall Ben Wyvis Hotel, Strathpeffer Castle Arms Hotel, Mey, Thurso Fearn Hotel, Tain Newton Lodge, Kylesku Fairburn Centre, Muir of Ord Munlochy Hotel, North Kessock Ferry Boat Inn, Ullapool Aultguish Inn, Garve Northern Sands Hotel, Dunnet Overscaig House Hotel, Lairg Lairg Highland Hotel, Lairg St Clair Arms Hotel, Castletown Queens Hotel, Dornoch Strathy Inn, Melvich Altnaharra Hotel, Lairg Brown Trout Hotel, Watten Summer Isles Hotel, Achiltibuie Forss House Hotel, Thurso Argyll Hotel, Ullapool Ord Arms Hotel, Muir of Ord Kinlochbervie Hotel, by Lairg Lairg Highland Hotel, Lairg	The Old Smiddy Guest House, Laide, Aultbea Golf View House, Tain Polcraig Guest House, Lochinver Dunbius Guest House, Tain John O'Groats Guest House, John O'Groats Tigh Nan Ubhal, Tongue Pentland Lodge House, Thurso Sheiling Guesthouse, Ullapool An Darach, Contin, Strathpeffer Seaview, Wick Carey's Guest House, Wick Tigh Na Sith, Lochinver Creagh Dhu, Tain Harbour House, Wick Love Croft Guest House, Laide Lochaille Guest House, Brora	Fasgadh, Scourie Birch Lodge, Strathpeffer Creag Na Mara, Thurso Bencorragh House, John O'Groats Chestnut Villa, Muir of Ord Rhian Guest House, Tongue Mrs Murray, Thurso Woodlands, Ullapool Easter Badbea, Dundonnell An Fir Chlis, Opinan, Laide, Aultbea Kiltearn House, Evanton Roadside Croft B&B, Muir of Ord Hillview Park B&B, Muir of Ord Braemore Square Country House, Ullapool Kinneskie House, Munlochy Birch Cottage, Garve Waterside House, Ullapool Dry Island, Badachro, Gairloch Auchlea Guest House, Dornoch Lea View, East Mey, Thurso Morangie B&B, Tain Amalfi, Dornoch Westmore B&B, Alness Ragged Acre, Applecross Still Waters, Culbokie Broombank, Ullapool Weavers B&B, Tongue White Cottage, North Kessock Auld Alliance, Gairloch Aird Hill B&B, Gairloch Castle Cottage, Lochcarron Water's Edge, Fortrose Bank House, Wick Suil na Mara, Lochinver Bank House, Dornoch Cartomie, Edderton, Tain Mount Pleasant, North Kessock Auld Post Office, Wick Valleyview, Thurso Kerrysdale House, Gairloch Tranquility, Aultbea Heather Croft, Gairloch Tigh Lios, Lochinver Strathdale House, Aultbea Blar Mhor, Golspie Tigh Na Failte, Ullapool Tiree House, Muir of Ord Forest Way, Ullapool Bumblebee Cottage, Dornoch Lochalsh, Dingwall Acarsaid, Lybster The Gables, Muir of Ord Impala, Wick Ross Villa, Tain Linnmhor House, Strathpeffer Old Inn, Reay, Thurso Cromarty Old Brewery Loch Dubh, Lochcarron Ben Wyvis Views, Culbokie West House, Ullapool Knockbain House, Dingwall Cam-mont House, Culbokie Corrigall B&B, Caithness Bae Seren, Durness Hilton Lodge, Dornoch Number 11, Brora Mo Dhachaig, Inverasdale Aiden House, Durness The Bothy, Tongue Braeside B&B, Kinlochbervie Lagg, Lochinver 1 Janet Street, Thurso The Farmhouse, John O'Groats Craigieview, North Kessock Veyatie, Lochinver Little Hill of My Heart, Applecross No 125 B&B, Kinlochbervie The Croft House, Lybster Roadside B&B Apartment, John O'Groats Garfield House, Dingwall Treetops, Muir of Ord Croft 23, Gairloch The Sithean, Lochcarron Split Rock Croft, Lochinver Bed & Breakfast @ 4, Thurso Rona, Lochcarron Pathend B&B, Lochcarron Birchwood, Munlochy The Sheiling, Melvich Marsule, Dingwall Fairfield House, Dingwall
Self Catering	Caravans	Hostels/Bunkhouses
Kylesku Lodges, Kylesku Fuchsia Cottage, Fortrose Hallival, Ullapool Achnahaird Farm, Achiltibuie Links View Apartments & Cottages, Brora Killearn Cottage, Portmahomack Ataireachd Ard, Brora Glachachro Cottage, Torridon Tigh na Reultan, Ullapool The Byre, Fortrose Pier House, Loch Kishorn Lochcarron Holiday Properties, Lochcarron Whindley House, Gairloch Culduie Cottage, Applecross Old Mission Hall, Cromarty Embo Escape, Embo, Dornoch Links Cottage, Dornoch Badenscallie Holiday Cottages, Achiltibuie Croft House, Lochinver Saorsa, Lochinver Muir-lan, Lochinver Tigh Brachen, Diabaig, Torridon Freyja, Melvaig, Gairloch Sea Croft, Melvaig, Gairloch Cairn Shiel, Kinlochewe Raasay & Rona, Melvaig, Gairloch Seaforth Cottage, Ullapool Linga, Inverkirkaig, Lochinver Waterfront Cottage, Ullapool Dry Island, Badachro, Gairloch Crofters Cottage, Dundonnell Tarrel Farm Cottage, Portmahomack An t-Seann Bhuth, Inveralligin, Torridon Aultroy, Kinlochewe Geanies Farm Cottages, Tain Minch View, Peterburn, Gairloch Rowan Glen, Culbokie, Black Isle Caladh, Torridon Kilcoy Chalets, Tore, Black Isle Staffa Cottage, Gairloch Clashview Cottage, Kinlochbervie Hallin, Kinlochewe Valhalla, Helmsdale Seasidecroft, Poolewe Findron Chalet, Lochcarron Highland Glen Lodges, Lairg Dolphin View Properties, Portmahomack Fisherman's Cottage, Culbokie Balinoe, Conon Bridge Seagulls, Ullapool An Cuan, Brora Doric House, Rosemarkie 3 Ardarroch, Kishorn Rose Cottage, Badachro, Gairloch Millbank Mews, Thurso Greenhill, Achiltibuie Hamilton Cottage, Tain Achard, Lochinver Fodderty Lodge, Dingwall Cathair Dubh Cottages, Lochinver Hillockhead Cottages, Fortrose Innes Maree Cottages, Poolewe An Tigh Earna, Scourie Ceomara Cottages, Badachro, Gairloch Dornoch Square Mews, Dornoch Inchard, Rhiconich Polbain Cottage, Achiltibuie An Grianan, Kinlochbervie Fearnmore Church, Applecross Gypsy Cottage, Tain The Steading, Achiltibuie Broom Cottage, Ullapool Crofton Cottage, Ullapool 1 Church Street, Dornoch Duncorann House, Wick Auchinduich House, Lairg The Pines, Kinlochewe Welcome Cottage, Avoch, Fortrose Auchencairn, Brora Glenarm, North Kessock The Hoose, Helmsdale Glenmuir Cottage, Dornoch Holiday Cottage Sutherland, Tongue Posties Bothy, Loch Eriboll Foulain Cottage, Loch Eriboll Hillside, Durness Craiglea, Latheronwheel Craig Cottage, Kenmore Gran's House, Torridon The Cottage, Strathpeffer Birch Cottage, Helmsdale An Dunan, Poolewe Dalriada Cottage, Poolewe Macrae Croft, Gairloch Bairlinnean, Thurso Caisteal Liath Cottages, Lochinver Tigh Nan Shian, Lochinver Craigmor and Cranstackie Cottages, Durness Ceannabeinne Cottage, Durness Ard Mara, Gairloch Sandwoodway, Kinlochbervie Aultbea Lodges, Aultbea Broom and Burn Cottages, Lairg Campbell House, Shieldaig Burnside Cottage, Brora Waterside Cottages, Poolewe Brackenside Chalet, Brora Estuary View Cottage, Brora Diabaig Cottage, Torridon Hilltop Holiday Home, John O'Groats Old Free Church Apartment, Lybster Polin Beach House, Kinlochbervie Clynelish Muir Cottage, Brora The Barn, Lairg Black Isle Cottage, Tore, Dingwall Anacaun Cottage, Kinlochewe Old Schoolhouse, Nigg Polin Croft, Kinlochbervie Braes Studio, Ullapool Taigh an Tursa, Tongue	Kirkaig Hill Caravan, Lochinver Highland Caravan, Brora Thurso Bay Holidays, Thurso Dornoch Firth Caravan Park, Tain	Kinlochewe Hotel Bunkhouse, Kinlochewe Helmsdale Hostel, Helmsdale Aultbea Caravans, Aultbea Balintraid House, Invergordon

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Visitor Information - Northern Highlands

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