Clive’s guidebook
Food scene
great farm shop for veggies, cheese, milk, and bread from local suppliers
10 locals recommend
Black Isle Berries
great farm shop for veggies, cheese, milk, and bread from local suppliers
MacGregor's
113 Academy StOne of our favourite bars with nice food, and live music
Great for craft beer and real ale with lovely rooftop garden
61 locals recommend
Black Isle Bar and Rooms
68 Church StGreat for craft beer and real ale with lovely rooftop garden
Lovely fish suppers and you can eat it on the benches by the harbour with lovely views across the firth
Harbour Fish & Chips
32 High StLovely fish suppers and you can eat it on the benches by the harbour with lovely views across the firth
Highland Wholefoods Workers Co-operative
13 Harbour RdWhere we source our organic supplies!
The Walrus & Corkscrew
cosy wine and cheese bar withoutside seating
Allangrange Arms
54 Millbank RdNicecountry pub with food
Cottage Bar & Restaurant
Hood Streetoldfashioned friendly local pub
food hall in the victorian market with lots of tasty options
Good Girl Greengrocer (Victorian Market, Inverness)
food hall in the victorian market with lots of tasty options
The Redshank (Victorian Market)
tasty seafood in thefoodhall
Crofters Cafe Bar
seafrontcafe
Culture - Cafe & Deli
vegan cafe withtasty lunch and drinks
Miele's Gelateria Inverness
92 Church Stamazing ice creamspot
Love Dosa
authentic dosas in a cosy friendlyspot
Velocity
1 Crown Avegreat little café
IV10 Cafe Bar Deli
18 High Stamazingfood and cocktails
The Friary Fish & Chips
High Streettop fish andchips
The Fishertown Inn
atmospheric pub
The Health Shop
friendlylittleshop for all sorts of healthy wholefoods and herbal remedies
Conon Hotel
Local restaurant and bar, 10 minutes drive from cabin
Neighbourhoods
Day/Night spent in Inverness – Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Ness Bank, Cathedral, old town architecture, canal, pubs, eating, Eden Court, live music.
165 locals recommend
Inverness
Day/Night spent in Inverness – Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Ness Bank, Cathedral, old town architecture, canal, pubs, eating, Eden Court, live music.
Nice old town with some interesting places on the high st, great for charity shops!
15 locals recommend
Dingwall
Nice old town with some interesting places on the high st, great for charity shops!
Lovely old historic town well worth a day exploring, also some nice walks from the town.
8 locals recommend
Cromarty
Lovely old historic town well worth a day exploring, also some nice walks from the town.
Country walk
Great walk - Bus or cycle to Strathpepper and walk to Knockfarrel Hill Fort along The Cats Back, Touchstone labyrinth, woodland, a nice little cafe at the old railway station.
Knockfarrel Vitrified Fort
Great walk - Bus or cycle to Strathpepper and walk to Knockfarrel Hill Fort along The Cats Back, Touchstone labyrinth, woodland, a nice little cafe at the old railway station.
Monadh Mor woodland
Nice walks and ponds with Dragonflies!
Ben Wyvis
Hike up our local munro!
Little Garve Bridge
Little Garve BridgeLovely riverside walks
Walk up our local Munro for breathtaking views. A more challenging hike for the experienced walker, allow about 5 hours up and down!
10 locals recommend
Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve
Walk up our local Munro for breathtaking views. A more challenging hike for the experienced walker, allow about 5 hours up and down!
Fairy Glen Falls
lovely walk through woodland to some magical waterfalls
Glen Affric
Walk to Plodda falls and explore the amazing Caledonian forest
Blackmuir Wood
A lovely spot for a walk to the Touchstone maze
Reelig Glen
A stunning walk through the tall trees, not too long!
Black Rock Gorge
Nice walk through the community woodland with stunning gorge as the reward!
Walk down through the esate and see the ruined Redcastle, then waterside views of the Beauly firth and distant mountains
Redcastle
Walk down through the esate and see the ruined Redcastle, then waterside views of the Beauly firth and distant mountains
Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
home of trees for life rewilding projects
Sightseeing
Rosemarkie beach, rock pools and caves, Fairy Glen, Chanonry point dolphin watching, Groam House Museum, Crofters Bistro, Plough Inn
49 locals recommend
Rosemarkie Beach
Kincurdie DriveRosemarkie beach, rock pools and caves, Fairy Glen, Chanonry point dolphin watching, Groam House Museum, Crofters Bistro, Plough Inn
Good general collection and interesting contemporary art exhibitions
87 locals recommend
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Castle WyndGood general collection and interesting contemporary art exhibitions
Highland Folk Museum
Kingussie RdOne of our favourite days out!
Dramatic coastal walk and amazing views across the Dornoch and Moray firths
13 locals recommend
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
Dramatic coastal walk and amazing views across the Dornoch and Moray firths
Browns Gallery
contemporary artists from the Highlands in stunningspace
Leakey's Second-hand Bookshop
Church Streetworld famousbooks
Rogie Falls
A835stunning waterfall
Clava Cairns
ancient stone's
Wasps Inverness Creative Academy
gallery and café
Eden Court Inverness
Bishops Roadcinema and arts
Udale Bay View Point
bird hide with nice viewsof Cromarty firth
Rosemarkie Beach Cafe
lovelyspot for a coffee or snackafter a walkon the beach or fairy Glen
Garden
Amazing selection of biodynamic plants, we have sourced lots of our plants from here
Poyntzfield Herb Nursery
Amazing selection of biodynamic plants, we have sourced lots of our plants from here
Attadale Gardens
Attadale GardensOne of our favourite places to spend a day
Inverewe Garden
An amazing house and garden, you can spend all day here!
Small botanic garden, very nice if you combine with a walk along the river and Ness island
42 locals recommend
Inverness Botanic Gardens
Bught LaneSmall botanic garden, very nice if you combine with a walk along the river and Ness island
Abriachan Nurseries - The Garden On Loch Ness
Amazing garden centre with woodland walks
City/town information
The old railway station cafe is a nice lunch spot, also the deli on the square..
20 locals recommend
Strathpeffer
The old railway station cafe is a nice lunch spot, also the deli on the square..
Dingwall
A nice high street with good charity shops, book shops, bakers and cafés
Traveler advice
Getting around
Local info on this website
why not take some time to explore the Black Isle and its hidden treasures such as cycling, dolphin watching, history, woodland walks and tranquil coastal villages such as Cromarty, Avoch and Rosemarkie, you can find out all about it here www.black-isle.info and scotland-inverness.co.uk/blackisle
Getting around
bus routes
we're close to routes 25 and 27 between Inverness and Dingwall...see stagecoach website or traveline Scotland for details