Highlands and Islands Family Travel Guide

Highlands and Islands Family Travel Guide

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Scottish Highlands
Explore Eilean Donan castle in the stunning landscape of the Scottish Highlands (Digital Vision/Robert Harding)

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Highlands and Islands Family Travel Tips

  • Bag a Munro, walk around a loch, or summit Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak.
  • Mountain-bike challenging singletrack near Fort William or Aviemore.
  • Cruise the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness on a canal boat.
  • Catch your first rainbow trout.
  • Build sandcastles on the pristine, palm-fringed beaches of the remote Outer Hebrides.
  • Stay in a Highland castle for a week or more.


Family Overview: Scottish Highlands

Before you head north with your family into the Scottish Highlands, heed this one piece of advice: a single castle is all you need, whether that's Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness or lonesome Eilean Donan at the head of Loch Long. Your castle-spotting urges sated, you can then focus on the true allure of this most stunning quadrant of the British Isles—exploring the great outdoors. Read More

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Hotels

Hilton Coylumbridge hotel

Aviemore, Invernesshire
Aviemore PH22 1QN Map

Distance: 24.4 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars
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Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0

Inverlochy Castle

TORLUNDY-FORT WILLIAM
TORLUNDY-FORT WILLIAM PH336SN Map

Distance: 55.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

Best Western Glenspean Lodge

Roy Bridge
Fort William PH31 4AW

Distance: 56.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

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Attractions

Culloden Battlefield

expert favorite attraction
Culloden Moor, 10km (6 miles) southeast of Inverness
Culloden Moor, United Kingdom

Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

At Culloden Battlefield, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite army were finally crushed on... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
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Urquhart Castle

Loch Ness along A82
Drumnadrochit, United Kingdom

Distance: 1.6 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

This ruined castle, one of Scotland's largest, is on a promontory overlooking Loch Ness. The... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Loch Ness Exhibition Centre

Drumnadrochit. Beside the A28 highway, in Drumnadrochit, 13 miles south of Inverness
Drumnadrochit IV63 6TU United Kingdom

Distance: 13.6 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

Awarded five stars by the Scottish... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Airports

Major Airports near Highlands and Islands

Distance (mi.)
Aberdeen Dyce Airport 78.2 map
Glasgow International Airport 110.2 map
Edinburgh Airport 110.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Highlands and Islands

Distance (mi.)
St Andrews Leuchars Airport 92.4 map
Kirkwall Kirkwall Airport/Orkney Island 111.8 map
Barra North Bay Airport 124.0 map



Highlands and Islands Vacation Rentals

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from: $85

Secluded Mountain Cabin with View

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 6
Amenities: Air Conditioning, BBQ, Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, Ceiling fans, Coffee Maker, DVD Player, Dishwasher, Laundry, Linens, Microwave, Non-Smoking, Oven, Patio, Pets OK, Phone, Refrigerator, Stove, Swimming Pool, TV, Utensils, VCR, Woodburning Stove
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from: $175

Romantic Highlands Vacation Cabin for Rent

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
Amenities: Air Conditioning, CD Player, Cable/Satellite TV, Coffee Maker, Dishwasher, Filtered water, Full kitchen, Hot Tub, Internet Access, Jacuzzi, Laundry, Linens, Microwave, Phone, Refrigerator, Stereo, Stove, TV, Utensils, VCR, Woodburning Stove
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from: $600

Windward - WINDWARD: An elegant mountain home with a great mountain view.

Amenities: Cable/Satellite TV, Fireplace

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