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Additional Information About Speyside, Inverness and the North East
Places of Interest
Auckingill
John Nicholson Museum
Tel 01955 603761
Open: June to September.
Aviemore
Aviemore Centre
Off the A9, 32 miles (52km) south of Inverness
Tel 01355 247177
Open: All year, daily from 10am.
Glenmore Forest Park
7 miles (11km) east of Aviemore, off the B9152
Tel 05404 223
Open: All year.
Brora
Clynelish Distillery
Near Brora centre
Tel 01408 623014
Open: March to October, Monday to Friday 9.30 4.30pm
November to February, Monday to Thursday 9.30 4.30pm
Boat of Garten Loch Garten Nature Reserve Off the
B970,
8 miles (13km) north-east of Aviemore Tel 01479 831694
Open: If Ospreys are present, daily, mid-April to August, 10am-8pm.
Rothiemurchus Estate Visitor Centre
1 mile (2km) east from Aviemore
Tel 01479 810858
Open: All year, 9am-5pm.
Strathspey Railway
Aviemore to Boat of Garten
Tel 01479 810725
Open: Phone station for current times.
Carrbridge
Landmark Visitor Centre
Carrbridge, 6 miles (l0km) north of Aviemore on old A9
Tel 01479 841613
Open: All year.
Cawdor Castle and Gardens
Village of Cawdor on the B9090, 5 miles (8km) south-west of Nairn
Tel 01667 404615
Open: May to September, 10am-5pm.
Clava Cairns
Near Culloden off the B9006
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: April to September, Monday to
Saturday, 9.30am-7pm. Sunday, 2-7pm.
October to March, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-4pm. Sunday, 2-4pm.
Cromarty
Hugh Miller's Cottage
On the Black Isle, 22 miles (35km) north-east of Inverness
Tel 01381 600245
Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-noon & 1-5pm.
Sundays, 2-5pm.
Culloden Moor
Off the B9006 between Inverness and Nairn
Tel 01463 790607
Visitor Centre open all year daily: Summer 9am-6.30pm, 9.30am-5.30pm the rest of
year.
Nairn Fishertown Museum
Laing Hall, King's Street
Tel 01667 453331
Open: May to September, Monday to Saturday, 2.30-4.30pm.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 6.30-8.30pm.
Dingwall
The Town House
High Street
Tel 01349 865366
Open: May to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.
Dornoch
Dornoch Cathedral
In Dornoch
Tel 01862 810325
Open: All year, 9am to dusk.
Dornoch Craft Centre and Town Jail Town centre
Tel 01862 810555
Open: Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5pm, Sunday noon-5pm except winter.
Drumnadrochit
Urquhart Castle
2 miles (3km) south-east of Drumnadrochit on west shore of Loch Ness
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-5.15pm. Sunday,10.30am-4.45pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-4.20pm. Sunday, 12.30-3.35pm.
Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre
Loch Ness
Tel 01456 450573
Open: daily, 9am-9.30pm. Off season times vary.
Dunbeath
Dunbeath Heritage Centre
The Old School
Tel 01593 731233 Open: Easter to September.
Dunrobin Castle
North side of Golspie on A9
Tel 01408 633177
Open: May, Monday to Saturday, 10.30am-4.30pm, Sundays 1-4.30pm
June to September, Monday to Saturday, 10.30am-5.30pm. Sundays, 12-5.30pm.
Fortrose
Fortrose Cathedral
On Black Isle
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-7pm.
Sunday, 2-7pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4pm. Sunday, 2-4pm.
Helmsdale
Timespan Heritage Centre
Bridgend, Helmsdale
Tel 01431 821327
Open: Easter to mid-October, Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm,
Sundays, 2-5pm (6pm in July and August).
Inverness
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Castle Wynd, near
centre
Tel 01463 237114
Open: Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm, July and August, Sunday 2-5pm.
Eden Court Theatre
Bishop Road
Tel 01463 239841
St Andrews Cathedral
Tel 01463 233535
Open: Daily at 8am.
John O'Groats
Last House Museum
Tel 01955 611250
Open: January to December.
Kingussie
Highland Folk Museum
Off the A9 at Kingussie, 12 miles (19km) south of Aviemore
Tel 01540 661307
Open: All year, April to October, Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm.
Sundays, 2-6pm. November to March, Monday to Friday, 10am-3pm.
Ruthven Barracks
B970 just south of Kingussie
Historic Scotland
Tel 0131244 3101 Open: At all times.
Laidhay
Near Dunbeath
Laidhay Croft Museum
Tel 01593 731325
Lairg
Falls of Shin Visitor Centre
Tel: 01549 402231
Latheron
Clan Gunn Museum and Heritage Centre
Old Church
Tel 01593 721325
Open: June to September, Monday to Saturday.
Nairn
Fort George and Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental
Museum
Near Ardesier off the A96 north between Inverness & Nairn
Tel 01463 224380
Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 2-6pm.
October to March, Monday to Friday, 2-4pm.
Newtonmore
Clan MacPherson Museum
In Newtonmore off A9
Tel 01540 673332
Open: May to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-5.30pm.
Sunday 2.305.30pm, November to March 2-4pm.
Tain
Tain and District Museum
Next to the Tolbooth Tower off High
Street
Tel 01862 893054
Open: Easter to end of September,
10am-4.30pm.
Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre
Tel: 01862 892477
Open: All year Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm. June to October Saturdays 10am to 4pm.
Thurso
Thurso Heritage Museum
Situated in the Town Hall
Tel 01847 892459
Open: June to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-1pm & 2-5pm.
Wick
Caithness Glass Factory & Visitor Centre
Wick on north side of town
Tel 01955 602286
Open: All year, April to October, Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 1-5pm.
Wick Heritage Centre
Bank Row
Tel 01955 603385
Open: June to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-12.30pm, 2-5pm.
Other Useful Information
Inverness Airport
Tel 01667 462280
Wick Airport
Tel 01955 602215
Tourist Information Offices
Aviemore
Grampian Road
Tel 01479 810363
Carrbridge
Main Street
Tel 01479 841630
Daviot Wood
A9 by Inverness
Tel 01463 772203
Dornoch
The Square
Tel 01862 810400
Fort Augustus
Car Park,
Tel 01320 366367
Grantown-on-Spey
High Street
Tel 01479 872773
Helmsdale
Coupar Park .
Tel 01431 821640
Inverness
Castle Wynd
Tel 01463 234353
John O'Groats
County Road
Tel 01955 611373
Kingussie
King Street
Tel 01540 661297
Ralia
A9 North by Newtonmore
Tel 01540 673253
Thurso
Riverside
Tel 01847 62371
Wick
Whitechapel Road
Tel 01955 602596
Accommodation
Beauly
Dower House***
Tel 01463 870090
Boat of Garten **
The Boat Hotel
Tel 01479 831258
Brora **
Links & Royal Marine Hotels
Tel 01408 621225
Tigh Fada B&B
Golf Road, Brora
Tel: 01408 621332
Grantown-on-Spey (near)
Auchendean Lodge*
Tel 01479 851347
Inverness
Culloden House***
Tel 01463 790461
Inverness
Mrs Lee B&B*
Tel 01463 237254
Lairg
Sutherland Arms**
Tel 01549 402291
Nairn
Clifton House***
Tel 01667 53119
Thurso
Mrs Tuck B&B*
Tel 01847 894511
Wick
Wellington Guest House*
Tel 01955 603287
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