Find Nearest See & Do in The Scottish Highlands

Heading to The Scottish Highlands and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole The Scottish Highlands coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.

When on an information page you can also use our tools to search for nearby The Scottish Highlands seaside towns,  and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.

Finding the best things to see and do on a The Scottish Highlands  day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next The Scottish Highlands activity could be.

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Handa Island

Magnificent sea cliffs of Torridonian sandstone rise from the Atlantic on the northwest coast of Handa Island. The island comes alive each summer when nearly 100,000 seabirds gather to breed, including internationally important numbers of guillemot, razorbill and great skua. > 250 pairs of puffin breed here This is a fantastic day out for everyone. Take in the beautiful views Read more…
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Strathnaver Museum

The Strathnaver Museum is based in the former Parish Church of Columba in Bettyhill with its main theme being the tragic story of the Highland Clearances. One room is dedicated to the Clan Mackay and also tells the story of crofting life. Read more…
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Glen Coe Visitor Centre

Our eco-friendly visitor centre, your gateway to exploring Glencoe. Including exhibition, viewing platform, cafe, shop and ranger information point. The Ranger service has a varied events programme with guided walks, Landrover safaris and children’s events. Read more…
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Inverness Castle

Inverness Castle sits high up overlooking the River Ness in Inverness. The castle you see today is a red sandstone building built in 1836 by the architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an earlier 11th-century defensive structure. The castle is the Inverness Sheriff Court and is NOT open to the public although you can visit the Read more…
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The Ice Factor

The Ice Factor is The National Centre for Ice Climbing is home to the largest indoor ice climbing wall in the world. As well as ice climbing the centre offers indoor rock climbing walls, bouldering area, outside aerial adventures around a 250m circuit 10m above the ground and outdoor rock climbing courses. The centre also has a shop, cafe, bar Read more…
Duncansby-Head

Duncansby Head

Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of the British mainland, including the famous John o’ Groats and marked by Duncansby Head Lighthouse, built by David Alan Stevenson in 1924. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. The Duncansby Head Site of Special Scientific Interest includes Read more…
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Wick lifeboat station

Founded in the 1848, although many rescues did take place from 1828. Read more…
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Kessock lifeboat station

Kessock lifeboat station is one of the RNLI newer stations with a trial boat being established in 1993 and this was successful with then a permanent inshore boat being stationed the next year. Station is only open by appointment. Read more…
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Castle of Mey

The Castle of Mey is located on the north coast of Scotland, about 10 km (6 miles ) west of John o’ Groats. The castle was built between 1566 and 1572 by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. The castle did spend some time being called Barrogill Castle. If you are lucky with the weather you can get views from the castle Read more…
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Invergordon lifeboat station

Invergordon lifeboat station was established in 1974, athough other stations a Nairn and Cromarty were open and then closed earlier. Read more…
Culloden-Battlefield

Culloden Battlefield

Culloden Battlefield is where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a brutal end on the 16 April 1746. The site is managed by the National Trust Scotland and you can walk around the moor along a trail network taking in the battleground and spectacular setting. The Jacobite Rising was where Jacobite supporters, were looking to restore the Stuart monarchy to Read more…
Castle-Varrich

Castle Varrich

Castle Varrich is in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, near the village of Tongue, located on a high point of rock, overlooking both the Kyle of Tongue and the village of Tongue. The castle had two floors plus an attic. The ground floor may have been used as stables; it was entered through an existing door on the Read more…
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Find The Scottish Highlands Dog Friendly Beaches

Heading to the The Scottish Highlands coast with your dog and not sure if they are allowed on any beaches?

This The Scottish Highlands list of dog friendly beaches will help in planning your next trip to the beach, beaches for dogs near The Scottish Highlands

Our The Scottish Highlands dog friendly beach list currently has 11 The Scottish Highlands beaches listed where dogs are allowed with 1 beach that have some dog restrictions, and there are no beaches on which a full dog ban is in operation.

The Scottish Highlands dog friendly beaches The Scottish Highlands Beaches allowing dogs

This list shows 11 The Scottish Highlands beaches with no dog restrictions and can be used all year.

  1. Achmelvich Bay Beach, Lochinver
  2. Embo Beach, Dornoch
  3. Gairloch Beach, Gairloch
  4. Strathy Bay Beach, Thurso
  5. Thurso Bay Central Beach, Thurso
  6. Red Point Beach, Gairloch
  7. Gruinard Bay Beach, Gairloch
  8. Rosemarkie Beach, Fortrose
  9. Scourie Beach, Scourie
  10. Keiss Beach, Wick
  11. Reiss Beach, Wick

Note, although dogs are allowed you are expected to keep control of your dog, clean-up after them and some beaches may require you to keep them on a lead. Please check local information sites for any restrictions.

The Scottish Highlands beaches with dog restrictions The Scottish Highlands Beaches that have dog restrictions

This list shows 1 The Scottish Highlands beaches allowing dogs but with some restrictions. These restrictions could be a time of day, restricted zones, dogs to be kept on a lead or only allowed out of season. Check our beach information page for details of the restrictions in place.

  1. Sandwood Bay Beach, Kinlochbervie

The Scottish Highlands Beaches that do not allow dogs The Scottish Highlands Beaches that do not allow dogs

We have no The Scottish Highlands beaches recorded that do not allow dogs at any time.

The Scottish Highlands Beaches that we have NO dog restriction information

This list shows 29 The Scottish Highlands beaches where we have no information on dog restrictions.

  1. Balnakeil Bay Beach, Durness
  2. Firemore Beach, Poolewe
  3. Mellon Udrigle Beach, Laide
  4. Sango Bay Beach, Durness
  5. Shandwick Bay Beach, Tain
  6. Avoch Bay Beach, Inverness
  7. Brora Beach, Brora
  8. Cromarty Beach, Cromarty
  9. Dornoch Beach, Dornoch
  10. Dornoch North Beach, Dornoch
  11. Castletown Beach, Thurso
  12. Dunnet Beach, Thurso
  13. Torrisdale Beach, Bettyhill
  14. Fortrose Beach, Fortrose
  15. Big Sand Beach, Gairloch
  16. Golspie Beach, Golspie
  17. Loch Linnhe Beach, Fort William
  18. Camusdarach Beach, Morar
  19. Nairn Beach, Nairn
  20. Nairn Dunes Beach, Nairn
  21. Portmahomack Beach, Portmahomack
  22. Oldshoremore Beach, Kinlochbervie
  23. Polin Beach, Oldshoremore
  24. Gills Bay Beach, Thurso
  25. Farr Beach, Bettyhill
  26. Loch Treaslane / Loch Snizort Beach, Aird Bernisdale
  27. Helmsdale Beach, Helmsdale
  28. Kearvaig Bay Beach, Durness
  29. Melvich Beach, Melvich

    30. If a The Scottish Highlands beach is not listed above then we have no information and you will have to check local beach information boards.

    Note that we try to keep this dog beach information up to date but restrictions are set by local councils and occasionally we may miss a change.