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Activities
locally
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Historic
Dunrobin Castle, the seat of the Sutherland
clan, with falconry displays, and
the Castle of Mey approx. two hours away. Many
other Pictish and early sites to be seen locally. |
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| Seabird
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A
rich variety of sea life in Loch Fleet and the
Moray Firth, from otters to the occasional dolphin,
and even whales at certain times of the year.
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are many ducks and waders to be seen, and the ospreys
are here in the summer months. A trip to Dunnets
Head, near the Castle of Mey on the north coast,
will almost certainly give sight of puffins and
fulmars. The hills and woods provide good birdwatching,
especially in the spring and summer months, with
divers nesting on the local lochs. |
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The
west coast, Lochinver, Ullapool, and the Poolewe
Gardens. To the north, Orkney
is easily accessible, with the passenger ferry from
John O’Groats, saving the cost of a car, which
you then hire in Kirkwall (there is a bus from the
ferry to Kirkwall), or the ferry from either Gills
Bay (Pentland Ferries) or from Scrabster. |
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Royal
Dornoch, Brora and Golspie are within 30 minutes,
along with other well known golf courses in the
area such as the Carnegie course at Skibo. |
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Many
private gardens are open on a one-off basis, the
details are available in the ‘Yellow Book’ – Scottish
Gardens open to the Public, which is available from
most good bookshops early in the spring.
To the south, Cromarty, Portmahomack and Pictish centre at the Tarbet
Discovery Centre, Tain and its pottery, and many woodland and forest walks.
Also Dingwall
and Strathpeffer, a Victorian Spa town with many original buildings. |
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