Inverness Airport 18 min
Black Isle (20 min)
Dotted with charming villages, cottages & ruins, visitors to this peninsula can view dolphins. Ness Islands (5 min)
Scenic, tree-filled islands linked by bridges featuring walking paths, wildlife & a mini train ride. Beauly Firth (21 min)
This bay is linked to the River Beauly & the River Ness & connects to the Moray Firth. Beauly Priory (21 min)
Forested ruins of an ancient 1230 church & graveyard founded by a little-known order of monks. Chanonry Point (28 min)
This bayside outcrop with a lighthouse is popular for observing bottlenose dolphins & grey seals. Inverness Castle (8 min)
This 1800s red sandstone castle overlooks the cliffs & offers lush grounds open to the public. Fort George (25 min)
18th-century fortified garrison and working army barracks, housing Highlanders' regimental museum. Clava Cairns (17 min)
4000-year-old burial cairns, each enclosed by stone circles, on a terrace above the River Nairn. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (9 min)
Contemporary museum spaces displaying geology, natural history, art and archaeology collections. Inverness Cathedral, dedicated to St Andrew (6 min)
Victorian Episcopalian cathedral church built of red stone and granite and hosting regular services. The Victorian Market (9 min)
19th-century shopping arcade filled with tiny stores for gifts & souvenirs, plus cafes & eateries. Inverness Botanic Gardens (7 min)
A botanic garden with a tropical house with a carp pond and waterfalls, formal gardens and a cafe. Cawdor Castle and Gardens (25 min)
14th-century castle linked to Macbeth, as thane of Cawdor, with drawbridge, tapestries and gardens. Culloden Battlefield (14 min)
Site of bloody last battle of Jacobite Rising, with visitor centre and interactive exhibition. Glen Ord Distillery Visitor Centre & Whisky Shop (21 min)
Guided tours & whisky tastings at a modernized 19th-century distillery in a rural Highland setting. | 
