Rosehaugh Estate lies just outside Avoch on the Black Isle. The big house was demolished about sixty years ago, though some of the cellars and the garden terraces remain. The estate itself is beautiful, and well worth exploring. Distance: 1.5 miles / 2.4km. We took the main path from the car park up to the…
Nethy Bridge is a delightful village in the Strathspey Valley, and well worth a visit if you are in the area. There is a network of footpaths around the village, and we enjoyed a stroll through Dell Woods and along the river bank. Look out for the fairy village, which delighted our children! Distance: About…
Tomnahurich is a prominent Inverness landmark, with steep sides rising sharply above the flat river plain of the city centre. It is surrounded by a Victorian cemetery, and there are also graves and a war memorial on top of the hill. The hill is a glacial esker ridge, like nearby Torvean. The views from the…
We’ve been exploring the glens that run east-west on the west side of Inverness. Strathconon is a long one, with a quiet single track road running almost to the end. As you climb gently beside the River Conon, the hills rise on either side of you, leaving the farmland of the lower strath behind. We…
This is an experiment I have been wanting to run for ages. We are an outdoorsy family, with woollen jumpers, base layers, socks, hats and gloves to wash. And our children get messy! Wool wash detergents, being particularly gentle, are not always brilliant at dealing with stains. I wanted to know which wool wash was…
The area around Inverness is very beautiful and also steeped in history, with two ancient hill forts on either side of the firth, and Culloden Battlefield nearby. Here are some of our favourite walks for enjoying the beauty and history, and getting a sense of Inverness. These walks are all under 3 miles long so…
Loch Morlich is one of the most popular spots in the Cairngorms National Park. Explore the area around the Loch on a circular walk or bike ride. The route is also suitable for off-road pushchairs. One thing I would say is that there aren’t that many views of the Loch, as it is surrounded by…
Culloden was the last battle fought on British soil. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite and government armies met here, resulting in a decisive victory for the government forces, and effectively the end of the Jacobite campaign. Visiting Culloden and walking around the battlefield is a wonderful opportunity to understand better what happened on that…
Reelig Glen is a very special place, home to some of the tallest trees in Europe. It varies a bit from year to year, but at the time of writing, Reelig Glen contains the tallest and third tallest trees in Scotland (a Common Douglas Fir and Grand Fir respectively). The trees here are certainly very…
The walk through Merkinch Nature Reserve to the end of the Caledonian Canal is my favourite walk in Inverness. Magnificent views open up all around you: the Beauly Firth with the hills rising beyond, the railway, the loch-keeper’s cottage, and the water running out to sea under the Kessock Bridge. This is a gem, and…
