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What to see and do in and around Inverness & Nairn
The Golf Company Everything you need from tee to green at discounted prices:
Footjoy, Callaway, RAM, PING, Benross - many more brands in store.
Open 7 days a week - free parking.
Holm Mills Shopping Village
Dores Road,
Inverness,
IV2 4RB
Tel: 01463 223311
Brodie Castle
Set in parkland, Brodie Castle is old but the family association with the area is even older. The Brodies were first endowed with their lands by Malcolm IV in 1160 and a Thane of Brodie is recorded in the reign of Alexander III. The house contains fine furniture, porcelain, and a major collection of paintings. Woodland walks have been laid out and there is a wild shrubbery and fine daffodil collection. www.nts.org.uk Culloden Moor Visitor Centre
National Trust for Scotland Visitor Centre, Restaurant and Battlefield Site.
Scene of the last major battle fought on mainland Britain. The final Jacobite uprising ended here on 16 April, 1746, when the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart was crushed by the Government forces, led by the Duke of Cumberland. www.nts.org.uk Cawdor Castle
Cawdor. A magical name, romantically linked by Shakespeare with Macbeth. A superb fairy-tale Castle, and just what every visitor is looking for ... Scottish history that you can touch and see and sense for yourself. Cawdor Castle is not another cold monument, but a splendid house and the home of the Cawdor family to this day. www.cawdorcastle.com Holm Mills Shopping Village, Inverness
Fort George, Ardersier Built in the aftermath of Culloden, Fort George is one of the most outstanding military fortifications to be found anywhere in Europe. Designed to intimidate the Jacobite Highlanders, Fort George has never seen a shot fired in anger, although today, more than 200 years after it was completed, it is still a working garrison. A property owned by Historic Scotland. Audio visual displays, old barrack rooms, restaurant, summer events programme. www.historic-scotland.net Brodie Countryfare ‘As one of the most pleasant shopping experiences in the North of Scotland, Brodie Countryfare offers a blend of quality and a traditional Scottish welcome’ – So if you enjoy luxury products, traditional service and leisurely shopping, Brodie Countryfare is the place to visit.
This unique country store comprises several different departments for all your shopping needs. The Restaurant provides the ideal opportunity for a refreshing coffee or a meal with family and friend. Every dish is freshly prepared on the premises using only the finest ingredients from the rich natural larder of the North East of Scotland.
Brodie Countryfare has built its reputation on quality, a theme that extends throughout. The delicatessen tempts every taste stocking the best selection of all Scottish and Speyside products and delicacies from around the world.
Bubbles the contemporary ladies wear department has one of the largest collections of clothes and accessories in the North including some of the leading labels in ladies fashion. In Bubbles you will find genuine quality and the latest trends.
The newly developed menswear department offers the latest in fashionable casual wear for men including a wide selection of shirts, casual trousers and sweatshirts for you to create an individual look. Menswear also stocks a selected range of performance outdoor jackets and accessories.
The Gift department combines traditional Scottish gifts with an exclusive collection of contemporary and design led gifts, providing kitchenware and accessories, Toyshop, bathroom and candle shop, luxury cushions and throws and an exciting collection of exclusive furniture as well as hundreds of gift ideas.
Situated in a relaxing rural environment just a few minutes drive from Brodie Castle Brodie Countryfare is a wonderful day out and well worth a visit. www.brodiecountryfare.com Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Just south of Drumnadrochit, you can explore the picturesque ruins of Urquhart Castle, one of the largest castles ever built in Scotland. An Historic Scotland property with state of the art visitor centre, completed 2002. www.historic-scotland.net Inverness Inverness, the capital and principal cross-roads of the Highlands of Scotland, has an enviable location at the head of the Great Glen and on the shores or the Moray Firth. In and around Inverness, you can choose from numerous places to visit and things to do. In the centre of town you will find Inverness Museum and Art Gallery , as well as the Tourist Information Centre. Contemporary local art is on display in various galleries throughout Inverness, notably at art.tm, on the bank of the River Ness, Castle Gallery on Castle Street, and Riverside Gallery on Bank Street. Further upstream, it is difficult to miss the angled-architecture of Eden Court Theatre.Other nearby attractions include the Floral Hall, Whin Adventure Park and the Inverness Sports Centre. However, the biggest draw is the Inverness Aquadome which combines numerous water rides and features with a 25 metre pool and various health and leisure facilities.
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