Opened in 1995 by Magnus Magnusson, the Assynt Visitor Centre is a treasure trove for the visitor with an interest in the natural world. The...

Stac Pollaidh, anglicized to Stack Polly, is a fantastic little hill offering superb views over this wild part of the north-west Highlands. Formed of Torridonian...

A trip to this family run, craft smokehouse in the far north west Highlands is guaranteed to get your taste buds jumping for joy. Achiltibuie...

Bananas in the far north west Highlands? You better believe it – The Hydroponicum is a testament to the appliance of science. Grown in large...

Step back in time at the Ullapool Museum & Visitor Centre. It’s a treasure trove of genealogical, historical and photographic material. Many visitors come to...

A minor road from Laide leads to a wide beach of pristine sands at Mellon Udrigle. It regularly wins awards for its beach management and...

The far northern reaches of the National Cycle Network Route 1 is a must for any touring enthusiast. The route, from Inverness to John o’Groats,...

Cape Wrath, from the Norse for turning point, lies at the extreme north-western tip of the Scottish mainland. It’s a place apart – to get...

This ancient broch above a winding river in Strath More in the far north of Scotland is a tower of great design and atmosphere. Follow...

Scotland’s most northerly Munro stands sentinel over the remote coastline. This fine mountain looms large from which ever angle you approach it. It’s name is...

This outstanding 20-hectare garden, part of an 890-hectare Highland estate, is impressively set on a peninsula on the shores of Loch Ewe. The warm currents...

Carbisdale Castle stands on the south bank of the Kyle of Sutherland. It was built between 1906 and 1917 for the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland....

Also known as Point, this peninsula is joined to the Isle of Lewis by an isthmus which is only 100 metres wide in places. It’s...

Britain’s first National Nature Reserve comprises the magnificent Torridon mountains which rise dramatically from the open land which separate them. Beinn Eighe is one of...

Loch Maree, the finest Scottish loch, extends for almost 20 kilometres from Kinlochewe in the south to Poolewe in the north. It’s a long, narrow...

Set in the north-west Highland village of Gairloch this award winning museum details its colourful history from its earliest inhabitants through to the present day....

Set overlooking golden Sango Bay and within sight of the most north-westerly tip of mainland Scotland, Cape Wrath, Durness Visitor Centre is hard to beat...

This mammoth Scottish mountain (seen here from the south) is the largest of the Torridonian giants. Liathach, the grey one, stretches out over seven kilometres,...

The pretty Croick Church, designed by the engineer Thomas Telford, lies in Strathcarron to the west of the Highland village of Ardagy. However, its appearance...

Growing up in the Highlands of Scotland would be a very different proposition to growing up in a major city, especially in times gone by,...