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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
🎬 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 and turf house
- 10.00–16.00
- Highland Coo Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Glencoe National Nature Reserve
- Daily
🐦 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
🏖️ Explore beautiful beaches and coastline
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Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- Closed
- Country park
- 10.00–16.00
- Walled garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Home Farm Kitchen
- 10.00–16.00 (last food orders 15.00)
- Home Farm Shop
- 10.00–16.00
- Second-hand Bookshop
- 11.00–15.00
- Aviary ice cream parlour
- Closed
- Swan Pond Café
- Closed
- Adventure Cove play park
- 10.00–16.00
- Wild Woodland play park
- 10.00–16.00
- Gas House and Carriage House
- Closed
Balmacara Estate
With Skye on the horizon, explore the rich natural and cultural heritage of Highland crofting amid memorable landscapes and stunning wildlife.
- Estate
- All year, daily
- Plockton visitor centre
- Closed
- Steadings Gallery
- variable – see our events page
👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure
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Arduaine Garden
Bold colours and fragrant scents bring an exotic touch to this Argyll coastal garden
Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
The Hermitage
Walk through towering Douglas firs to the folly of Ossian’s Hall, and gaze over the falls
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
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Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
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
- Closed
🐿️ 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
☕ Warm up in winter at a cosy café
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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
- Museum
- 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.30)
- Burns Cottage
- 11.00–15.30 (last entry 15.00)
Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- Closed
- Country park
- 10.00–16.00
- Walled garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Home Farm Kitchen
- 10.00–16.00 (last food orders 15.00)
- Home Farm Shop
- 10.00–16.00
- Second-hand Bookshop
- 11.00–15.00
- Aviary ice cream parlour
- Closed
- Swan Pond Café
- Closed
- Adventure Cove play park
- 10.00–16.00
- Wild Woodland play park
- 10.00–16.00
- Gas House and Carriage House
- Closed
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Café
- 9.00–16.00
- Shop and second-hand bookshop
- 10.00–16.00
- House
- Closed
- Weehailes Playpark
- 10.00–16.00
- Estate
- dawn–dusk
🏝️ Interested in an island-hopping adventure?
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Mingulay, Pabbay & Berneray
Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone
🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk
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Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
- Garden
- 10.00–15.00
- Visitor centre & shop
- Closed
- Inverewe House
- Closed
- Osgood’s Café
- Closed
- Estate
- Open daily
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
- 10.00–16.00
- Threave House
- Closed
- Nature Reserve
- Dawn–dusk
🐶 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
- guided tours only: 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.00)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
- House
- Closed
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- Closed
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
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
- Closed
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk