Loch Ness, Inverness

Advantages: beautiful scenery, interesting history and attractions
Disadvantages: add good weather to fully enjoy

I visited Loch Ness in May. This was my second visit. The first time we visited was a brief drive-by on the way up to the Scottish Highlands a few years ago. This time we stayed at a hotel in Pitlochry, which was about 2 hours drive away. A little further away than we had planned, (we didn't realise that most of the tourist attractions were situated on east side of the Loch). So we had to drive up towards Inverness and then round, through the city, ...
...trees that were screening the Loch from the roadside. When we saw the Loch at it's full glory, it was was like looking at a sparkling ocean stuck down in the middle of the countryside. It was huge! The first stop we visited was Loch Ness 2000 Exhibition in Drumnadrochit. Don't be fooled by their flashy website, the actual exhibition was rather disappointing. I guess my expectations were raised a little too high. We walked around the poorly lit displays, ... Read review

Advantages: Beauty and peace with something for everyone
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...Loch Ness is arguably the best known of the Scottish lochs, due to the monster who supposedly lives there, know as Nessie to her friends! Whether you choose to believe in the existence of the Loch Ness Monster or not is up to you but you cannot deny the beauty of the loch and the surrounding area. Loch Ness stretches from Inverness in the north to Fort Augustus in the south, a distance of some 24 miles, it reaches a depth of 754 feet at its deepest point and is about one mile wide. Fort Augustus is a village built around the six locks, which enable boats to make the descent from the Caledonian Canal into Loch Ness. The fort (of Fort Augustus) was built after the Jacobite uprising in 1715 and named after the then Duke of Cumberland, Prince William Augustus. The site of the fort is now occupied by the 19th century St Benedictine’s... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic Scenery
Disadvantages: Quite Remote, Slow Journey Times So No Good If You Are In A Hurry

...look at a map of Scotland and find Inverness on the top right hand coast in the North-East and Fort William on the West coast then basically the Great Glen runs along a diagonal line between these two points. The four Lochs within the Great Glen are connected by the Caledonian Canal, which flows into the North Sea at Inverness and then also connects the three smaller Lochs from Fort Augustus (where Loch Ness ends) to Fort William, which provides access to the Atlantic Ocean via Loch Linhe. The Caledonian Canal is so important in this area. This is because it connects Loch Ness and Loch Linhe, by linking the two smaller Lochs in-between, (Loch Oich and Loch Lochy), thus making it is possible to travel by boat from coast to coast. Viewing Loch Ness Loch Ness covers an area, which is almost 24 miles long and a mile wide, and therefore... Read review

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Advantages: out of the way, sunsets, scenery,
Disadvantages: weather, bit out of the way of city's

...Ullapool is a picturesque fishing village, add that to the range of facilities and activities available and you have the perfect highland holiday. Where is Ullapool? Ullapool is nestled on the shores of Lochbroom about 1 hour North of Loch Ness and Inverness airport in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the perfect base to discover Ross-shire, Cromarty, Sutherland, The Black Isle and Inverness (where the nearest Air, Rail and Bus Links are). The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board boasts some of the highest rates of repeat business in the country. How to get to Ullapool By Road.... From South head up M6 towards, then past Glasgow (A74), Stirling, Perth (A9), Inverness then to Ullapool on the A835. By Bus.... Buses run from Inverness to Ullapool coincide with ferry times. o Inverness Station (44) 08705 505050. o... Read review

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