Visit the UK's largest National Park. Whether you enjoy walking, driving, cycling, skiing, a round of golf, visiting castles, nature reserves or outdoor sculpture, the Cairngorms is a stunning area to spend a couple of days.
Balmoral
The Highland home of the Royal Family in Royal Deeside. Purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.
Located between Ballater and Braemar in the Cairngorms National Park.
The Glenfinnan Viaduct
Immortalised in the Harry Potter films, this is Scotland's longest concrete railway bridge. Running between Fort William and Mallaig, it's a stunning train ride, either on the Jacobite steam train ( the 'Hogwarts Express') or on the local train. Or you can drive to the scenic point to watch the train go over the viaduct.
Scottish Whisky
The Highlands has a great range of Scottish Malt Whisky distilleries: Tomatin, Talisker, Dalwhinnie, Great Glen, Singleton, and from one of the oldest at Royal Lochnagar, to one of the newest The Cairn.
Isle of Skye
Rugged landscapes, stunning scenery, castles and walks just a 2-hour drive away. For whisky lovers, take the Talisker distillery tour, or head a short ferry trip across to the isle of Raasay distillery.
Mallaig
An active fishing port on the West Coast facing the Isle of Skye. You can reach it by train on the West Highland Line from Fort William, or drive. A great day out with wonderful views out to Skye and the islands.
Highland Soap Company
Visitor centre, gift shop and cafe at this iconic producer of handmade natural soap and organic skin care products in Fort William. Book in for a 1-hour soap making workshop. Fort William.
Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
Award-winning rewilding centre near Glenmoriston.
Cawdor Castle
14th Century home of the Thanes of Cawdor before passing to the Campbell clan in the 16th Century. Famed for its connection to Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. 5 miles from Inverness.
