With Inverness (3.5 miles), the ‘Capital of the Highlands’, just down the road all the shops and amenities needed are just a short drive away. Inverness’s airport and train station are nearby and there are plenty of car hire options available.

Explore Highland (6.5 miles) on the other side of Inverness offers various watersport excursions with canoeing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding to try out.

For a special round of golf head to the Castle Stuart Links Golf Course (3.5 miles) where there are 18 holes to play and some amazing coastal scenery to take in along the way. History enthusiasts will want to pay a visit to the Culloden battlefield (3.5 miles) where the battle took place back in 1746. The visitor centre has an exhibition detailing the moving tale of the famous conflict.

Whilst in the area a visit to beautiful Loch Ness should certainly be on the cards. The loch is said to be home to the elusive Loch Ness monster and at the heart of ‘Nessie Country’ is Drumnadrochit (20 miles) where there are two different ‘monster museums’ and monster spotting trips that run out regularly on the loch.

At the Learnie Red Rock Trails (20 miles) near Fortrose there are green, blue and black mountain biking trails to tackle depending on skill level, as well as a dirt jump area that is great fun. Chanonry Point, a spit of land jutting into the sea from Fortrose, is known as an excellent site for spotting dolphins from the shoreline. At the Fairy Glen RSPB Reserve (17.5 miles) walking paths lead around the woodland with its delightful waterfalls and there is wildlife aplenty including buzzards, herons, bullfinchs and deer, etc.