Below is a list of useful local resources which we thought our guests might find of interest.
Activities Boots n Paddles – outdoor adventure activities Seaforth Riding Centre – on the Brahan Estate Fairburn Activity Centre – outdoor adventure activities Landmark Forest Adverture Centre – a family fun day out in Carrbridge (37 miles from Brahan) Highland Council Countryside Ranger – events organised throughout the year Kushi Adventure – outdoor adventure activities
Caravan Club www.thecaravanclub.co.uk
Castles Brodie Castle Cawdor Castle Dunrobin Castle Eileandonan Castle Urquhart Castle Dunvegan Castle Castle Stuart Dalcross Castle – built in 1620 near Inverness Airport Distilleries Glen Ord in Muir of Ord Glenmorangie near Tain Glenlivet Tomatin distillery
Fishing www.cononfishing.com www.salmonquest.co.uk Where to fish
Golf Ocean Links Golf Aigas Golf Course Strathpeffer spa Golf Club Tain Golf Club Royal Dornoch Castle Stuart Golf Club – home of the 2011 Scottish Open
Places to Eat
Corner on the Square – 7 miles from Brahan
Coul House Hotel – 3 miles from Brahan
Tulloch Castle Hotel – 3 miles from Brahan
Conon Bridge Hotel – 3 miles from Brahan
Culloden Battlefield – 16 miles from Brahan
Cafe 1, Inverness – 14 miles from Brahan
Rocpool, Inverness – 14 miles from Brahan
Storehouse of Foulis – 12 miles from Brahan
The Oyster Catcher Restaurant, Portnahomack – 23 miles from Brahan
Places to visit
Dingwall Museum – 1 mile from Brahan
Culloden Battlefield – 16 miles from Brahan
Cromarty Courthouse
Tain Museum
Fort George – situated 11 miles from Inverness
The Clan Mackenzie Society
Strathpeffer Pavilion – 5 miles from Brahan
Inverness Floral Hall – climatically controlled glass houses
Clava Clairns – Bronze Age cemetery 6 miles from Inverness
Highland Museum of Childhood in Strathpeffer 5 miles from Brahan
Services and Public Transport
Inverness Airport
First Group Scotrail Train times and information
Car Hire Focus Vehicle Rental
Citylink Bus times and prices
Taxi hire
Cromarty Ferry – only ferry service from the Black Isle, travelling between Cromarty and Nigg
Tours
Loch Ness tours and cruises
Strathspey Railway
Gairloch Marine Life Centre and Cruises See marine life or go on a cruise
Black Isle info Information on the Black Isle
Wet Weather Entertainment
Roller Bowl Bowling in Inverness
Eden Court Theatre and cinema
Vue Cinemas Cinema listings and times
Inverness Shopping Park – next to Vue Cinemas
Inverrness Aquadome – sports centre with two swimming pools and flumes
Dingwall Leisure Centre – swimming pool and sports centre
Eastgate Shopping Centre – indoor shopping mall in Inverness