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Inverness Attractions

Top Things to Do in Inverness, Scottish Highlands

Things to Do in Inverness

Ways to tour Inverness

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Loch Ness and Caledonian Canal Cruise from Dochgarroch
89
Canal Cruises
from S$49.42 per adult
The Isle of Skye & Eilean Donan Castle from Inverness
214
Bus Tours
from S$93.14 per adult
Inverness City Centre Walking Tour
105
Private and Luxury
from S$23.76 per adult (price varies by group size)
The Ultimate Isle of Skye Day Tour from Inverness
263
Bus Tours
from S$142.57 per adult
Loch Ness and the Highlands Small Group Day Tour from Edinburgh
424
Bus Tours
from S$91.24 per adult
Skye and Eilean Donan Castle Small-Group Day Tour from Inverness
153
Bus Tours
from S$98.85 per adult
Hogwarts Express and the Scenic Highlands Day Tour from Inverness
81
Bus Tours
from S$218.60 per adult
Loch Ness, Glencoe, and the Highlands Day Trip from Glasgow
195
Bus Tours
from S$89.34 per adult
Isle of Skye Full Day 8-Seater Bus Tour from Inverness
490
Bus Tours
from S$152.07 per adult
Highlander Loch Ness and Culloden Battlefield 8 Seater Tour from Inverness
279
Bus Tours
from S$133.06 per adult

Cultural Tours

Top Attractions in Inverness

1. Fort George

Historic Sites • Military Bases & Facilities

The location of the Fort is a real military strategists dream, perched on a peninsula at the south of the Moray Firth.

2. Tomatin Distillery Visitor Centre

Distilleries • Visitor Centres

By davidmJ4600EG

The site is a working distillery on the industrial end of the spectrum.

3. North Coast 500

Scenic Drives

Back home through God's own county, divine post-harvest rural North/East Yorkshire: 1350 miles in total.

4. Inverness Botanic Gardens

Gardens

Absolutley beautifuuly landscaped through the tropical, the cactus house, the nooks and niches in the gardens outside.

5. River Ness

Bodies of Water

By HappyHelenaC

Not really into walking but close to hotel we decided to give it a try Amazing stunning Scottish scenery Lovely walk...

6. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

History Museums

By TrailBlazer562978

... similar in that they combine exhibits of the natural history (geology, birds, prehistoric artifacts etc) with pai...

7. Inverness Cathedral

Churches & Cathedrals

Beside the cathedral there is a park and the river Ness, and you can take beautiful pictures of the castle and the br...

8. Caledonian Canal

Bodies of Water

A great visit to the simple, mesmerizing, deeply impressive 19th-century locks at Fort Augustus

9. Inverness Castle

Castles

It is at a beautiful location to see the river flow through the valley, see most of Inverness, has great historical m...

10. Eden Court Theatre

Theatres

Cinemas great - big comfy seats, relaxing and show some different, classic etc films.

11. Inverness Castle Viewpoint

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Temporarily closed

The Inverness Castle Viewpoint is well-worth the price of admission and the walk up the steep stairs.

12. Ness Islands

Parks

By 954gabrielav

a MUST do, lovely walk.

13. Highland Aviation Museum

Speciality Museums

14. Greig Street Bridge

Bridges • Scenic Walking Areas

Cool little footbridge connecting Inverness across the River Ness.

15. Culloden Viaduct

Bridges

We were visiting Culloden Moor and the Clava Cairns, so drive by and had to stop to see it.

16. Inverness Railway Station

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Inverness station station is only a small station.

17. Whin Park

Parks

... ness nice big lake in park where they hire out rowing boats the kids loved it we come from a small group of islan...

18. Inverness VisitScotland iCentre

Visitor Centres

There is a wealth of information available here and on both occasions when we visited the staff were super helpful

19. Old High St Stephen's Church

Churches & Cathedrals

By heatherrbiscuit

... peeping through the graveyard and imagining what interesting lives the names on the tombstones might have lived.

20. Bogbain Farm

21. The Scottish Kiltmaker Visitor Centre

Speciality Museums

22. The Highlanders' Museum (Queen's Own Highlanders Collection)

Speciality Museums

Located in Fort George, and excellent museum well laid out and with lots of information on the displays.

23. Eastgate Shopping Centre

Shopping Malls

24. St Mary's Catholic Church

Churches & Cathedrals

By Team_Blair_Bloomer

All Saints Day Mass

25. Inverness Town House

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

26. Battlefield Select Tours

Battlefields

27. Highland Archive Centre

History Museums

Temporarily closed

I was welcomed at the archives by Debbie who said she would assist me with my donation to the Archive of the 1934 pho...

28. Falcon Square

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

29. Castle Gallery

Art Galleries

30. Craig Phadrig

Ancient Ruins

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Day Trips

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