Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Detour:
Cromarty Village
The pretty village of Cromarty at the northeastern tip of the Black Isle has lots of 18th-century red-sandstone
houses, and a lovely green park beside the sea for picnics and games. An excellent walk, known as the
100 Steps
,
leads from the north end of the village to the headland viewpoint of South Sutor (4 miles round trip).
The 18th-century
Cromarty Courthouse
( 01381-600418;
www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk
; Church
St; admission free; noon-4pm Sun-Thu Apr-Sep)
details the town's history using contemporary references.
Kids will love the talking mannequins.
Near the courthouse is
Hugh Miller's Cottage & Museum
(
www.hughmiller.org
;
Church St; adult/child
£5.50/4.50; noon-5pm daily Apr-Sep, Tue, Thu & Fri only Oct)
, the thatch-roofed birthplace of Hugh
Miller (1802-56), a local stonemason and amateur geologist who later moved to Edinburgh and became a famous
journalist and newspaper editor. The Georgian villa next door is home to a museum celebrating his life and achieve-
ments.
From Cromarty harbour,
Ecoventures
( 01381-600323;
www.ecoventures.co.uk
;
Cromarty Harbour;
adult/child £24/18)
runs 2½-hour boat trips into the Moray Firth to see bottlenose dolphins and other wildlife.
Also at the harbour,
Sutor Creek
( 01381-600855;
www.sutorcreek.co.uk
;
21 Bank St; mains £7-18;
11am-9pm late May-Sep)
is an excellent little cafe-restaurant serving wood-fired pizzas and fresh local sea-
food - we can recommend the Cromarty langoustines with garlic and chilli butter.
For something lighter, there's good tea and scones at
The Pantry
(1 Church St;
10am-5pm Easter-Sep)
,
or delicious filled rolls and savoury pies at the
Cromarty Bakery
(8 Bank St;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
.
Glencoe Village
POP 360
The little village of Glencoe stands on the south shore of Loch Leven at the western end
of the glen, 16 miles south of Fort William.
Sights & Activities
GLENCOE FOLK MUSEUM
( 01855-811664;
www.glencoemuseum.com
; adult/child £3/free; 10am-4.30pm Mon-Sat Easter-Oct)
This small, thatched museum houses a varied collection of military memorabilia, farm
equipment, and tools of the woodworking, blacksmithing and slate-quarrying trades.
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