Activities
Whatever your interests or leisure pursuits
there is much to do and numerous
places to visit during your stay at Dalvourn Farm.
Strathnairn
Strathnairn's cultural heritage is a fascinating blend
of ancient Gaelic culture and a contemporary Highland
way of life. Close at hand, you can take relaxing walks
on the extensive nature trails specifically designed
and built for our guests to explore the rivers, hills
and woodlands on Dalvourn Farm. These trails also lead
onto forest roads, taking you miles into the Strathnairn
hills. Our mountain bike hire service makes it easy
and cheap to take advantage of this freedom. Only a
few miles up the road stands Dunlichity, a site of Christian
worship since the 7th Century. Nearby is the Peter Tyler
Craftshop and Woodturning Workshop gaining its inspiration
from its surrounding natural environment. A few miles
further up the Strath is Brin Herb Nursery, with the dramatic
Brin Rock as a backdrop.
Loch Ness
En route to Loch Ness you can visit a number of beautiful
lochs including Farr, Ruthven, Duntelchaig and Ashie,
which support a large variety of bird life including
the Slovenian Grebe. Once at Loch Ness, you can visit
Urquhart Castle and do some serious monster spotting
by taking a cruise
on the Loch. Cruise lengths vary from 1
hour to a whole day.
Other areas
To the west, following the Great Glen of which Loch
Ness is a part, Ben
Nevis - Britain's highest peak at 4,406
feet - towers over the town of Fort William. To the
east, is the golfing town of Nairn which hosted
the 1999 Walker Cup, and is renowned for its sandy beaches.
Further east is Speyside, home of more than half of
Scotland's distilleries. Visiting the famous Malt Whisky
Trail can be an excellent way to learn
more about Scotland's whisky heritage. To the south,
the Cairngorms
National Park - Britain's largest at 1400
square miles - has the greatest expanse of near-natural
vegetation in Britain. Its rugged beauty and many Munroe's
make it a hill walker's delight. Aviemore ski centre is situated
on the edge of the Cairngorms and offers some of the
best slopes in Scotland. To the north, stands Dunrobin
Castle which is the most northerly and
arguably the most majestic of Scotland's great houses.
For the avid traveller, a day tour to the
Orkney Isles leaves Inverness at 7.30am
and includes a visit to Skara Brae.
Of special interest for children would
be the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre, the Strathspey
Steam Railway and the Highland
Wildlife Park all close to Aviemore,
as well as the Wildlife Park on the Black Isle.
Please see our Links
page for the above attractions and for
further places of interest.
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