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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. NB: As at May 2005 the National Trust for Scotland has closed the site for safety reasons. It is hoped to reopen it when tests/repair work have been completed.	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.

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.

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 Portland Arms Hotel, Lybster Dornoch Castle Hotel, Dornoch Rhiconich Hotel, Rhiconich Royal Marine Hotel, Brora The Anderson, Fortrose Craigdarroch Lodge Hotel, Strathpeffer Kinlochbervie Hotel, Kinlochbervie The Park Hotel, Thurso Kylesku Hotel, Kylesku Eddrachilles Hotel, Scourie 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 Crown Hotel, Cromarty Fearn Hotel, Tain Newton Lodge, Kylesku Strathcarron Hotel, Lochcarron Fairburn Centre, Muir of Ord Munlochy Hotel, North Kessock Ferry Boat Inn, Ullapool	Port-Na-Con Guest House, Durness The Old Smiddy Guest House, Laide, Aultbea Vulcan Cottage Guest House, Muir of Ord 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	Fasgadh, Scourie Murray House, Thurso Birch Lodge, Strathpeffer Hillhaven B&B, Kinlochewe Creag Na Mara, Thurso Lethame, Lochcarron Bencorragh House, John O'Groats The Eagle Lodge, Fortrose Chestnut Villa, Muir of Ord Inver Lodge, Strathpeffer Scoraig, Strathpeffer Tigh-na-Coille, Invergordon Lalliemore Lodge, Muir of Ord Heatherlie, Strathpeffer Strathtongue Old Manse, Tongue Rhian GUest House, Tongue Fourpenny Cottage, Dornoch Hideaway, Contin, Strathpeffer Mrs Murray, Thurso Woodlands, Ullapool Easter Badbea, Dundonnell Leac A Ghradain, Torridon An Fir Chlis, Opinan, Laide, Aultbea Failte, Ullapool Kiltearn House, Evanton Corrie Lodge B&B Chalet, Ullapool Home Farm B&B, Muir of Ord Catalina B&B, Thurso Ardachy B&B, Fortrose Roadside Croft B&B, Muir of Ord Birchgrove B&B, Ullapool Hillview Park B&B, Muir of Ord Braemore Square Country House, Ullapool Kinneskie House, Munlochy Birch Cottage, Garve Station House B&B, Lybster Newton Croft, Conon Bridge, Dingwall Keoldale B&B, Durness Assynt House B&B, Ullapool Meall mo Chridhe, Applecross Waterside House, Ullapool Torvaig Steading, Dingwall Dry Island, Badachro, Gairloch Gisborne B&B, Cromarty, Black Isle Farmhouse B&B, John O'Groats Auchlea Guest House, Dornoch Braemore B&B, Dunbeath Creagh Dhu Guest House, Tain Newton House B&B, Gairloch 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 Fairfield House, Dingwall Auld Alliance, Gairloch Aird Hill B&B, Gairloch Castle Cottage, Lochcarron Newfield, Dingwall Waterside Guest House, Thurso Water's Edge, Fortrose Bank House, Wick Suil na Mara, Lochinver Bank House, Dornoch Garfield House, Dingwall Ruddyglow Country House, Inchnadamph 3 Castle Terrace, Ullapool Cruachan, Ullapool Cartomie, Edderton, Tain
Self Catering	Caravans	Hostels/Bunkhouses
Kylesku Lodges, Kylesku Lochbroom Chalet Park, Leckmelm, Ullapool Fuchsia Cottage, Fortrose Hallival, Ullapool Achnahaird Farm, Achiltibuie The Haven, Achiltibuie Jackdaw Cottage, Fortrose Oldshoremore Lodge, Kinlochbervie Links View Apartments & Cottages, Brora The Cottage, Strathpeffer Attadale Cottages, Lochcarron Killearn Cottage, Portmahomack Ben Wyvis Lodges, Strathpeffer Big Sky Lodges, Muir of Ord Clynelish Cottage, Brora Clyneview, Brora 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 Stoer Bay Chalets, Lochinver Links Cottage, Dornoch Badenscallie Holiday Cottages, Achiltibuie Braemore Square Apartments, Ullapool 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 Kilbrannan, Ullapool Seaforth Cottage, Ullapool Gairloch Apartments, Gairloch Linga, Inverkirkaig, Lochinver Waterfront Cottage, Ullapool Dry Island, Badachro, Gairloch Crofters Cottage, Dundonnell Tarrel Farm Cottage, Portmahomack Old Crofthouse, Dundonnell An t-Seann Bhuth, Inveralligin, Torridon Aultroy, Kinlochewe Geanies Farm Cottages, Tain Broom Cottage, Ullapool Minch View, Peterburn, Gairloch The Eyrie, Brora Glencanisp Lodge, Lochinver 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 Carbreck Cottage, Durness An Cuan, Brora Doric House, Rosemarkie 3 Ardarroch, Kishorn Rose Cottage, Badachro, Gairloch Millbank Mews, Thurso Greenhill, Achiltibuie Hamilton Cottage, Tain	Kirkaig Hill Caravan, Lochinver Farmhouse Caravan, John O'Groats Clachtoll Caravan, Lochinver	Kinlochewe Hotel Bunkhouse, Kinlochewe Helmsdale Hostel, Helmsdale

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