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Things to do in the Scottish Highlands

If you are thinking of visiting Scotland or are considering holidays in the UK, you can find the best tourist attractions, what to do and where, and browse for places to visit or things to do, that your family, friends and children will enjoy, when visiting Scotland.

Aviemore and the Cairngorms

Loch Ness Centre - Drumnadrochit

John o Groats

Things to See	Things to Do	Places to Visit	Popular
Animal Attractions Skye Serpentarium Reptile World - Isle Of Skye Cairngorm Reindeer Centre - Aviemore Inverness Dolphin Cruises - Inverness Highland Wildlife Park - Kingussie WDCS Dolphin and Seal Centre - North Kessock Craig Highland Farm - Plockton The Castle of Mey Animal Centre - Caithness Nature Reserves Osprey Centre, Loch Garten RSPB Nethy Bridge Theatre Eden Court Theatre - Inverness Museums & Exhibitions Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Centre - Pitlochry Timespan - Sutherland Treasures Of The Earth - Fort William Cromarty Courthouse Museum - Cromarty Dunbeath Heritage Centre - Dunbeath Storehouse of Foulis - Evanton Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre - Fort Augustus Gairloch Heritage Museum - Gairloch The Scottish Kiltmaker Visitor Centre - Inverness Highland Museum of Childhood - Strathpeffer Lost Gallery - Strathdon Highland Folk Museum - Newtonmore	Theme Parks / Adventure Playgrounds / Play Centres Landmark Forest Theme Park - Carrbridge Boat & Train trips Cairngorm Mountain Funicular Railway - Aviemore Seaprobe Atlantis - Kyle of Lochalsh The Jacobite Steam Train - Lochaber Strathspey Railway - Aviemore Sports & Leisure Golf Clubs in Inverness Cycle routes in Scotland Loch Insh Watersports & Skiing Centre - Kincraig The Ice Factor - Lochaber Fun House is within a Hotel - Aviemore Loch Ness Centre - Drumnadrochit Cairngorm Ski Centre - Aviemore Quad Bike Tours - Fersit John o Groats Swimming / Fun Pools Invergordon Leisure Centre - Invergordon Inverness Aquadome - Leisure Waters Inverness The Moray Leisure Centre Elgin	Historic Sites / Monuments Eilean Donan Castle - by Kyle of Lochalsh Beauly Priory - Beauly Dornoch Cathedral - Dornoch Inverlochy Castle - Fort William Fortrose Cathedral - Fortrose Urquhart Castle - Inverness Strome Castle - Lochcarron Cawdor Castle - Nairn Castle of Old Wick - Wick Ruthven Barracks - Kingussie Fort George - Inverness Parks / Houses/ Gardens / Nature Auchgourish Gardens - Boat of Garten Dunrobin Castle & Gardens - Golspie Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden - Kyle of Lochalsh Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park - North Kessock Inverewe Garden - Poolewe Achiltibuie Hydroponicum - Ullapool Attadale Garden and Woodland Walk - Strathcarron Abriachan Nursery and Gardens - Inverness Bught Floral Hall and Visitor Centre - Inverness Culloden - Inverness Guided Tours / Walks Walk Wild - Throughout Highlands Dalwhinnie Distillery Visitor Centre - Dalwhinnie Ben Nevis Distillery - Fort William Glen Ord Distillery Visitor Centre - Muir of Ord Pulteney Distillery Company - Wick Tomatin Distillery Visitor Centre - Tomatin Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain Towns / Villages / Misc Smoo Cave - Durness Waltzing Waters - Newtonmore Glenfinnan Monument - Glenfinnan	Skiing expected to start near the end of October - Please confirm before setting off The Jacobite Steam Train - Lochaber Voted top rail journey in the World 2009 & 2010