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⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
❄ Outside it’s delightful; let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
- Visitor centre, shop and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 09.30–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland’s big five
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Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
- Garden
- 09.30–17.00
- Visitor centre & shop
- 09.30–17.00
- Inverewe House
- Closed
- Osgood’s Café
- 09.00–16.00
- Estate
- Open daily
🐶 Let your dog lead you in the right direction
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Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- Closed
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
- Castle, shop, Café 1702 and garden
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.15)
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
- House
- Guided tours at 11.00, 13.15 and 14.45
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30 (last orders in café at 16.00)
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
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Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long slot gorge below.
- Corrieshalloch Gorge
- Open daily
- Gateway to Nature Centre and café
- 9.30–16.00 (last entry 16.00; car park locked 17.00)
Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
🎬 You’ve seen the film, now visit the set
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Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
- Visitor centre, shop and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 09.30–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
- Palace and garden
- 10.00–16.00 (last entry 15.00)
- Shop
- 10.00–15.45
- Bessie’s Café
- Closed
🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk
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Threave Garden & Nature Reserve
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve
- Garden, café, visitor centre and shop
- 10.00–17.00
- Threave House
- Closed
- Nature Reserve
- Dawn–dusk
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with vibrant floral designs and Museum of Farming Life
- Garden, museum, tearoom and shop
- Closed
- Grounds
- dawn–dusk
🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
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St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
💕 Fall in love with more than just the views
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Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
- Visitor centre, shop and turf house
- 09.30–17.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 09.30–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
⚔️ Follow the rise and fall of the Jacobites
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Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
- Visitor centre and shop
- 09.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Café
- 09.00–16.00
- Battlefield
- Open daily
Glenfinnan Monument
Moving tribute to those who died fighting for the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highland scenery
- Visitor centre and shop
- 09.30–17.00
- Monument View Café
- 09.30–16.30
- Viaduct View Café
- Closed
- Monument
- 11.00–12.00 and 13.30–14.30 (turn up on the day or book in advance online, see the Events tab above)
- Grounds
- open daily
Killiecrankie
Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place