Gayle And David's Inverness Guidebook
Breakfasts, coffees, cakes, lunches
Great social enterprise cafe serving coffee, cake, vegetarian breakfasts and lunches and it has a bike workshop. Walking distance from flat.
Velocity
1 Crown AvenueGreat social enterprise cafe serving coffee, cake, vegetarian breakfasts and lunches and it has a bike workshop. Walking distance from flat.
Wood fired pizzas to sit in or take away. Walking distance from flat.
14 locals recommend
Cheese & Tomatin
10 Stephens BraeWood fired pizzas to sit in or take away. Walking distance from flat.
Wee coffee, milkshake and ice cream shop, gets its coffee from the Inverness Roasters. Walking distance from flat.
Milk Bar
Wee coffee, milkshake and ice cream shop, gets its coffee from the Inverness Roasters. Walking distance from flat.
Lots of coffee! A cafe that also sells coffee beans and ground coffee by the bag. Walking distance from flat.
Inverness Coffee Roasting Co
15 Chapel StLots of coffee! A cafe that also sells coffee beans and ground coffee by the bag. Walking distance from flat.
Two Sisters
6 Southside RdNice, wee cafe that does coffee and cake, walking distance from the flat.
Drinks and casual dining
Tapas bar, you can go for food and drinks or just drinks. Walking distance from flat.
28 locals recommend
La Tortilla
99 Castle StTapas bar, you can go for food and drinks or just drinks. Walking distance from flat.
Bars
Bar with a mini beer garden that looks out over the castle. Walking distance from flat.
60 locals recommend
The Castle Tavern
1 View PlBar with a mini beer garden that looks out over the castle. Walking distance from flat.
Bar that does food, including a Sunday roast. It often has live trad music and a good selection of beers, gins and whiskies. Walking distance from flat.
47 locals recommend
MacGregor's
113 Academy StBar that does food, including a Sunday roast. It often has live trad music and a good selection of beers, gins and whiskies. Walking distance from flat.
The White House
50 Union StNice bar for cocktails. Walking distance from flat.
Fine Dining
Upmarket restaurant, can be busy so would recommend booking a table in advance. Walking distance from flat.
82 locals recommend
Cafe One
75 Castle StUpmarket restaurant, can be busy so would recommend booking a table in advance. Walking distance from flat.
Worth checking out their pre-theatre deal, gets busy and worth booking in advance. Walking distance from flat.
123 locals recommend
Rocpool
1 Ness WalkWorth checking out their pre-theatre deal, gets busy and worth booking in advance. Walking distance from flat.
Check out their pre-theatre deals. Can get busy so worth booking in advance. Walking distance from flat.
75 locals recommend
The Kitchen Restaurant
15 Huntly StCheck out their pre-theatre deals. Can get busy so worth booking in advance. Walking distance from flat.
Things to do without a car
Lots on throughout the year - theatre, art house cinema, music, drop in dance/drama/yoga classes. Has a cafe and a restaurant. A great place! Walking distance from flat.
161 locals recommend
Eden Court Inverness
Bishops RoadLots on throughout the year - theatre, art house cinema, music, drop in dance/drama/yoga classes. Has a cafe and a restaurant. A great place! Walking distance from flat.
Jacobite Cruises
Margaret StreetThey offer various boat cruises down Loch Ness and back.
Wander round the gardens and the hot house, there's also a cafe. Free entry. They also often have talks or demonstrations.
42 locals recommend
Inverness Botanic Gardens
Bught LaneWander round the gardens and the hot house, there's also a cafe. Free entry. They also often have talks or demonstrations.
Nature reserve near to the city centre, some great views and lots of wild life to be seen.
6 locals recommend
Merkinch Local Nature Reserve
40 Craigton AveNature reserve near to the city centre, some great views and lots of wild life to be seen.
2nd hand book shop in Inverness city centre. Walking distance from flat.
39 locals recommend
Leakey's Second-hand Bookshop
Church Street2nd hand book shop in Inverness city centre. Walking distance from flat.
Council run leisure centre. Lane swimming, pool with flumes/slides, gym, fitness classes, climbing wall, indoor bouldering. Drop in rates available for vistors.
44 locals recommend
Inverness Leisure
Bught LaneCouncil run leisure centre. Lane swimming, pool with flumes/slides, gym, fitness classes, climbing wall, indoor bouldering. Drop in rates available for vistors.
Inverness based company, Donald runs bespoke sea kayaking, open boat canoe and stand up paddle board trips. We went on a sea kayaking trip with Donald for my dad's 60th, on the Cromarty Firth (my dad had never sea kayaked before) and it was AMAZING!
6 locals recommend
Explore Highland
23 Harbour RoadInverness based company, Donald runs bespoke sea kayaking, open boat canoe and stand up paddle board trips. We went on a sea kayaking trip with Donald for my dad's 60th, on the Cromarty Firth (my dad had never sea kayaked before) and it was AMAZING!
Nice walk along the river, walk along one side, across the bridge and the islands and then along the other side of the river.
42 locals recommend
Ness Islands
Great Glen WayNice walk along the river, walk along one side, across the bridge and the islands and then along the other side of the river.
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Castle WyndFree admission. Walking distance from flat.
A walk along the canal, you can walk all the way along to the end for some amazing views up the Beauly Firth.
Clachnaharry
A walk along the canal, you can walk all the way along to the end for some amazing views up the Beauly Firth.
Things to do by public transport/car
Chanonry Point Holiday Cottage
Ness RoadGet the tides right and you might see dolphins!
Fort George
Culloden Battlefield station
Clava Cairns
Beach on the south bank of Loch Ness. Great views up the loch and there's the Dore's Inn in the village which does food, drinks and coffees. There are public service buses that run here from Inverness.
22 locals recommend
Dores Beach
Beach on the south bank of Loch Ness. Great views up the loch and there's the Dore's Inn in the village which does food, drinks and coffees. There are public service buses that run here from Inverness.
About 40 minutes drive north from Inverness. Uphill walk to the monument where you're then rewarded with great views over the Cromarty Firth.
49 locals recommend
Fyrish Monument
About 40 minutes drive north from Inverness. Uphill walk to the monument where you're then rewarded with great views over the Cromarty Firth.
Castle ruins and visitor centre on the northern banks of Loch Ness.
191 locals recommend
Urquhart Castle
Castle ruins and visitor centre on the northern banks of Loch Ness.