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The Highlands, a unique and wonderful landscape attracting visitors from all over the world. Many parts of the Highlands can be rapidly accessed now with some of the best and most enjoyable roads in Britain. The area is equally well served by the world famous West Highland Railway, and there are numerous airports across the region.
Accommodation tends to be less expensive than other areas of Britain, and although the area is vast, there are no shortage of places to stay in even the smallest of villages or hamlets.
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Featured holiday accommodation in the Highlands
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Featured Guest House and B&Bs of the week in the Highlands
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Featured Hotels of the week in The Highlands
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Scot House Hotel, Kingussie
The Scot House Hotel in Kingussie, provides family run hospitality of the highest order in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. 9 bedrooms, all refurbished to the highest standard. Set amind the stunning scenery of the Cairngorm mountains in the picturesque village of Kingussie. Please click the link for more information on the Scot house Hotel, quality hotel in the Highlands
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Invergarry Hotel, Inverness-shire
The Invergarry Hotel in Invernes-shire offers beautiful rooms with roaring fires, real ales and a large selection of whiskies - a real home from home. Ideally located centrally in the Highlands between Fort William and the Nevis Range, Inverness and the West Coast and Skye.Please click the link for more information on the Invergarry Hotel, excellent hotel in the Highlands
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The political region of Highland is slightly smaller than the broad geographically accepted area, however it also includes the Isle of Skye and neighbouring small isles including Canna, Rhum, Muck and Raasay. Highland Region covers some 30,659 km2, with an administrative HQ in the town of Inverness, the ‘capital of the Highlands’.
  
The magnificent diversity of Highland scenery is matched by the diversity of life, attractions and activities it offers. A fascinating and rich cultural history with much heritage and tradition still an important and active part of daily life, something which visitors to this region are presented with through all sorts of attractions including hundreds of castles to visitor centres.
The Highlands of Scotland contain some very famous sights like Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, and the Isle of Skye. The only city in this area is the centrally located Inverness, with its airport and excellent road and rail access. In truth, any other region would consider Inverness as little more than a town, but it is well worth visiting the ‘capital of the Highlands’.
The area is very popular with visitors seeking the wild, scenic and rugged areas. The Highlands are very mountainous, many of the peaks reaching above 3000 feet, commonly referred to as 'The Munros'. Many walkers and climbers visit the area particularly to climb these Munro mountains. Scotland has 284 Munros. A number of the highest peaks lie in the Cairngorm Mountains and the Grampian Mountains. 12 of them are found on the Isle of Skye.
If walking or climbing the mountains is not what you want from a holiday, then there are many beautiful lochs and glens hidden away to explore. Once out of the built-up areas, vast expanses of the glens opens up with gently winding rivers rich in trout and salmon. The natural scenery and environment are arguably Scotland's greatest attraction, and many would say that they are some of the best in Europe, There are a vast amount of outdoor activities including conservation projects, areas of special interest dedicated to wildlife, bird-watching, seals, otters, and many more.
The Highlands of Scotland are perhaps not renowned for great weather, but as most photographers would agree, this is what makes the Highlands so very special. The light on the water, the shadows on the mountains, the ever-changing light, the magnificent cloud formations, the myriad of colours make the Highlands very special and very unique. Not surprisingly, the Highlands provide the opportunity to make all who visit become great photographers - it is hard to take anything other than great photographs in the Highlands.
Historic, romantic, spectacular, a proud history charged with emotion, guaranteed to provide life-long memories of your visit.
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