What to do, what to see

Closeby is Divach Falls (10 min walk), and nearby in the area are plenty places for walking. From small walks to several days, such as Craigmonie, the Affric Kintail way, Great Glen way, are just a few.

For mounting biking there are plenty forest tracks in the nearby area.

Not only can you come for the peace and tranquilty in the immediate area, but there are many famous places to visit. Urquhart Castle, the famous and popular castle situated on the shores of Loch Ness. Whilst in Drumnadrochit there are boat trips on the famous loch, Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition and Nessieland.

Glen Affric, which is said to be the most beautiful in Scotland, is renowned for its scenery and old Caledonian Forest Reserve. This is ideal for walkers and families, as there are short way marked walks and longer day walks with spectacular scenery and waterfalls. Plodda falls is well worth visiting.

Inverness, the capital of the Highlands a nice and cosy city with many restaurants, museums and two shopping centres.

Further afield the West Coast including Plockton, Isle of Skye, Fort William and Ben Nevis and the renowned Inverewe Gardens are all within a days excursion. Aviemore and the Cairngorms are about an hours drive and a bit further afield to the east is whisky country, where many of the well known malts are distilled. There are boat trips on the Moray Firth to see the popular dolphins.

For a round trip of 500 miles to see the stunning coast there is the North Coast 500

Restaurants

The Fiddlers: Drumnadrochit

Ness Deli: Drumnadrochit

Loch Ness Inn: Drumnadrochit

Takeaways:

Taste of China: Kilmore road, Drumnadrochit, IV63 6UG

Shacks (Fish & Chips)

The Italian Job:Unit 4, Carrier's Croft, Drumnadrochit, Inverness IV63 6AG

local business & info websites

Visit Inverness and Loch Ness: local info

Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition: All there is to know about Nessie!

Eden Court Theatre and Cinema: In Inverness, hosting a variety of theatre, music and film.

Rainnea - local producer of Sgian Dubhs and custom made jewellery.

Also visit their secure online store Loch Ness Origins

Castle Cruises: Informative cruises on Loch Ness from Drumnadrochit.

Karen Price Art: local highland art

Activities

Loch Ness boat trips: there are several small boats in Drumnadrochit who do boat trips and a slightly bigger one at the clansman Jacobite cruises

Walks: For good walks in the area visit Walk Highland

Golf :There are a number of local golf clubs within a short distance of the lodges. The most immediate are Inverness, Muir of Ord and Aigas. Click here for a list of clubs.

Horse Riding:There are riding stables offering pony/horse trekking at Borlum Farm in Drumnadrochit and also at Tomich (Cougie) Highland Trekking and Trail Riding.

Fishing: Local fishing is possible at a nearby loch (5 min walk) which is full of pike, whilst trout fishing is available slightly further afield.

Swimming: Swimming is available in Inverness at the Leisure Centre/Aquadome or in Tomich at the Tomich Hotel.