BEN WYVIS   VIEWS Bed & Breakfast is an excellent touring base for visits and day trips to a huge variety of attractions in the Highlands of Scotland. Also Ben Nevis and Glencoe, the Isle of Skye, the Cairngorms National Park, the North-West Highland coast and the Whisky Trail are all within 2 hours drive of our B&B.

NNR: National Nature Reserve RSPB: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds  ENVIRONMENT, BIRDWATCHING, WILDLIFE WATCHING WALKING in Scotland Glen Affric NNR, Corrimony RSPB, Glen Strathfarrar, Craigmonie Woodland, Reelig Glen, Abriachan Woodlands Munlochy Bay, Kessock Red Kite Centre, Kessock Dolphins & Seals, Chanonry Point dolphins, Loch Ruthven RSPB, Culbin Sands, Rogie Falls Salmon Leap Loch Fleet Nature Reserve, Falls of Shin Salmon Leap    Beinn Eighe NNR, Knockan Geopark, Insh Marshes RSPB, Loch Garten RSPB ospreys, Landmark Forest theme park, Highland Wildlife Park     HERITAGE, MUSEUMS Corrimony Cairn    Tomich Village, Guisachan House, Beauly Priory Beauly Centre, Craig Mony Fort, Abriachan Bronze Age Hut,  Inverness Museum   Inverness Cathedral  Clava Cairns, Fort George Culloden Battlefield, Caledonian Canal Centre, Fortrose Cathedral, Groam House Pictish Museum, Strathpeffer Pavilion       Strathpeffer Spa Village, Strathpeffer Highland, Museum of Childhood Glenelg Brochs, Cromarty Courthouse  Cromarty Village, Hugh Miller’s Cottage, Dornoch Cathedral Pictish Trail, Gairloch Museum, Ullapool Museum, Highland Folk Museums Kingussie and Newtonmore, Ruthven Barracks, Strathspey Steam Railway

Met Office.gov.uk WEATHER  Cromarty

CASTLES, GARDENS & NURSERIES  Urquhart Castle  Loch Ness  Abriachan Gardens, Highland Nurseries, Ardfearn Nursery,  Highland Liliums, Inverness Floral Hall Cawdor Castle & Gardens  Castle Stuart, Eilean Donan Castle, Brin School Fields, Lochalsh Woodland Garden Dunrobin Castle  Brodie Castle, Inverewe Gardens, Attadale Gardens, Leckmelm Gardens WATERFALLS   Corrimony, Plodda, Dog Falls, Guisachan, Guisachan, Dhivach Falls, Invermoriston   Foyers,      Rogie  Falls   (salmon leap)   Corrieshalloch Gorge, Falls of Shin (salmon leap), Falls of Glomach Invergordon   website gives information on the port, attractions and the Naval Museum and Heritage Centre TOURS & CRUISES   Puffin Express Loch Ness Cruises  Jacobite Cruises  ***** Recommended Discover Loch Ness  Castle Cruises   Cruise Loch Ness YACHT CRUISING North West & Islands and Caledonian Canal Cruises   Ecoventures (dolphins)    Calum’s Seal Trips, Summer Isles Cruises, Summer Queen Ullapool         FOOD & DRINK, WHISKY DISTILLERIES   Highland Wineries             Glen Ord Distillery   Black Isle Brewery         Tomatin Distillery   West Highland Dairy, Glenmorangie Distillery, Baxter’s Highland Village         ART, CRAFT & DESIGN   HIGHLAND PHOTO GALLERY   by  www.scota.org   Made in Scotland, Loch Ness Clayworks, Iceberg Glassblowing, Rainnea Graphics, Kilmorack Gallery, The Beauly Gallery    Tore Art Gallery Northern Lights Candles, Castle Gallery, Riverside Gallery   The Ceramic Experience, Peter Tyler Woodturner The Studio, Highland Stoneware, Strathpeffer Station, Strandlines Ullapool, Johnstons of Elgin, And, of course, Loch Ness 2000 Exhibition Centre and Original Loch Ness Monster Visitors Centre ...    And many, many more… Just ask us!

Jacobite Cruises Loch Ness Local information & Links Golf         Riding     Fishing Sailing  Hillwalking      WALKING Birdwatching   RSPB Udale Bay           Website & Photography by  Scota Photo

FOUR SUGGESTED DAY TRIPS FROM BEN WYVIS   VIEWS BED AND BREAKFAST

The following four day trips from BEN WYVIS   VIEWS are only a sample of the numerous car tours we suggest to our guests. Alternative places to visit include the Isle of Skye, Ben Nevis and Fort William, the Loch Ness trail and many more… They allow the visitor to gain an overall impression of the variety of landscapes and of the natural and human heritage the Highlands of Scotland have to offer. Catering for all tastes and ages these tours offer opportunities to visit museums, whisky distilleries, castles, gardens or to do a bit of shopping, beachcombing, nature trail walking or wildlife watching. The traveller is really spoilt for choice! 

THE WHISKY TRAIL  BEN WYVIS   VIEWS - Inverness - Clava Cairns (4000 years old chambered cairns and standing stones) - Cawdor (castle and gardens) - Elgin (mill and 13th century ruined cathedral) - Craigellachie (Speyside cooperage) - Dufftown (Glenfiddich whisky distillery) - return journey along the Moray Firth or via the Spey valley and the RSPB Loch Garten osprey visitor centre.

BEACH LOVERS AND DOLPHINS  BEN WYVIS   VIEWS -  Munlochy Bay (this is red kite country with birdwatching for waders, ducks, geese and swans) - Fortrose (cathedral, dolphins) - Rosemarkie Groam House pictish stones museum, shore walks and beach) - Cromarty (NTS Hugh Miller’s Cottage Courthouse and self-guided audio tour of this picturesque former fishing village, dolphin cruises) - Cromarty Firth (dolphins, waders, ducks in winter/spring and baby seals in early summer).

THE WEE MAD ROAD  The road from Achiltibuie north to Lochinver is known locally as the 'wee mad road'
BEN WYVIS   VIEWS - Beauly (Made in Scotland Craft Centre, Priory and Beauly Heritage Centre) - Muir of Ord (whisky distillery) - Garve -moorland and hills - Ullapool (picturesque fishing harbour and museum) - moorland, lochs and mountains- Achiltibuie (remote seaside crofting village) - sandy beaches, rocky coves and seals - Lochinver (fishing harbour and pottery) - "The mad wee road" of Scotland, weaving its way between mountain and sea - Kylesku (fjord, Highland fashion) - Inchnadamph (moorland, lochs, deer and mountains) - Elphin - Knockan Geology Park - Ullapool.

GARDENS, HERITAGE AND WALKS  BEN WYVIS   VIEWS - Beauly - Muir of Ord - Rogie Falls (salmon leap) Garve (as above) - moorland and mountains - Dundonnell (sea loch) - Inverewe (NTS subtropical gardens) - Gairloch (sandy beaches and local heritage museum) - panoramic views towards the Hebrides - Loch Maree (probably the most beautiful loch in Scotland) - Kinlochewe (lochs and mountains, nature trails, Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre) - Garve - BEN WYVIS   VIEWS.