The Highlands are renowned for its scenery, hill walking, climbing, history, brewing, wild life and unique visitor attractions. Scenery pick from Wester Ross Lochcarron (1 hour), Gairloch (1 hour), Ullapool (1 Hour), Cairngorms (1 hour), the wilds of Sutherland (1 Hour) or Caithness (2 hours) and several interesting tourist routes

Dingwall

Kildun Cottage is 1 mile from Dingwall, a market town with traditional shops, good restaurants and coffee shops. Opposite the farm is Dingwall Market, where as well as cattle and sheep sales, there is a very comfortable cafe and furniture auction room.

Hill walking and climbing



There is a large number of excellent hill walks and climbs including several Munros within a 1 hour drive.



History

Pick from Culloden (20 minutes), Strathpeffer a Victorian Spa village (10 minutes), Cawdor Castle (45 minutes), Dunrobin Castle (1 hour), Dingwall Museum (5 minutes), Hugh Millars cottage (20 minutes)

Brewing




Close by are famous whisky distilleries such as Glenorangie, Ord, Brackla, Dalmore, Clynelish. There is a brewery on the Black Isle which makes its own distinctive and popular beers. All are open to the public.




Wild life

The bottle nose dolphins at Chanonry Point are a very popular attraction (20 minutes), see the seals at Foulis Ferry (15 minutes), the Red Kite feeding station at Brahan Estate (10 minutes), see estuary birds at Munlochy Bay and Udale Bay, Black Isle Wildlife Park (15 mimutes)

Fishing

A variety of fishing is available locally including stocked ponds, loch, river, estuary and sea. We can organise Salmon or Trout fishing for you at no extra cost

Visitor attractions

Loch Ness in the number one attraction (45 minutes), Inverness (20 minutes), Foulis Ferry and Seal Point (15 minutes), Brodie Country Fare (1 hour), West coast tourist routes to Lochcarron, Skye, Gairloch, Ullapool (ferry to Western Isles) All approx 1 hour away then north to Lochinver and Kylesku. North tourist routes to Strathnaver, and Strath Halladale (where the most infamous Highland clearances took place), the A9 to John OGroats

Eating locally

The local area boasts some excellent dining facilities to suit all tastes including British, European, Far East, Oriental. These are located in Dingwall and surrounding villages with some boasting top level Michelin awards. Most cater for families.
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