Inverness

Inverness is the gateway to the Highlands; the town itself has not got much to shout about but nearby are some interesting attractions. Twenty miles (32km) east of Inverness is the low-key resort of Nairn, on the Moray Firth, with its long white beaches and championship golf course, venue of the 1999 Walker Cup. Nearby is the magnificent Cawdor Castle that was featured in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and Fort George, one of several Hanoverian bastions erected in the wake of ... More about Inverness