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Good place for a drink?
We both love the Anderson (
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)
in Fortrose - it has the best selection of whiskies
and beers, great food too, and is just a lovely pub to be in. Its worth making a special trip to the Anderson for Hal-
loween, especially if you like dressing up and eating chillies! And for its pub quizzes at the end of each month, the
Monday knitting night, the music sessions… we're positively spoilt living so close to such a great pub.
CROMARTY
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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-court-
house.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 seafood - we can recommend the Cromarty lang-
oustines 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)
.
