Greig Street footbridge over the River Ness with the Free Church spire on a sunny day in Inverness
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Inverness and Loch Ness

The capital of the Highlands, on the River Ness, and the gateway to Loch Ness, Culloden and the North Coast 500.

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Photo from Google Maps · Mercure Inverness Hotel

Google rating 4.1 (3,148)

Church St, Inverness IV1 1QY, UK

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Mercure Inverness Hotel stands on Church Street on the banks of the River Ness, about 200 metres from the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Inverness Centre River Ness

Google rating 4.3 (1,315) · Guest rating 8/10 (2,444)

19-21 Huntly St, Inverness IV3 5PR, UK

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Premier Inn Inverness Centre (River Ness) sits on Huntly Street on the west bank of the river, with views…

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Photo from Google Maps · Danko Judit

Google rating 3.8 (2,954) · Guest rating 7.7/10 (6,074)

18 Station Square, Academy St, Inverness IV1 1LG, UK

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The Royal Highland Hotel stands on Station Square, a minute's walk from Inverness railway station, and has…

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Photo from Google Maps · Holiday Inn Express Inverness by IHG

Google rating 4.1 (1,317) · Guest rating 8.3/10 (4,399)

Stoneyfield, Inverness IV2 7PA, UK

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Holiday Inn Express Inverness is a modern, budget-friendly hotel at Stoneyfield on the eastern edge of the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Inverness East hotel

Google rating 4.1 (1,157)

Beechwood Business Park, Sir Walter Scott Dr., Inverness IV2 3BW, UK

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Premier Inn Inverness East is a budget hotel at Beechwood Business Park on the eastern edge of Inverness,…

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Photo from Google Maps · AC Hotel Inverness

Google rating 4.4 (638)

Glebe St, Inverness IV1 1RF, UK

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A modern Marriott-brand hotel on Glebe Street, on the River Ness at the north end of the city centre.

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Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Inverness West hotel

Google rating 3.9 (1,369)

Glenurquhart Rd, Inverness IV3 5TD, UK

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A Premier Inn on Glenurquhart Road beside the Caledonian Canal, on the west side of Inverness.

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Photo from Google Maps · B&B HOTEL Inverness

Google rating 4.0 (1,120) · Guest rating 8.1/10 (2,612)

63 Academy St, Inverness IV1 1LU, UK

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B&B Hotel Inverness is a recently refurbished budget hotel on Academy Street, two minutes' walk from…

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Photo from Google Maps · Alessandra Raza

Google rating 3.7 (1,880) · Guest rating 7.6/10 (119)

17, Jurys Inn, Millburn Rd, Inverness IV2 3TR, UK

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Leonardo Hotel Inverness is a 118-room hotel on Millburn Road, a short walk from the railway station and…

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Photo from Google Maps · Glen Mhor Hotel & Apartments

Google rating 3.8 (1,499) · Guest rating 7.3/10 (356)

7-19 Ness Bank, Inverness IV2 4SG, UK

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Glen Mhor is a riverside hotel on Ness Bank in Inverness, with 110 bedrooms spread across ten Victorian…

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Photo from Google Maps · Ionuț Petrache

Google rating 4.1 (850) · Guest rating 8/10 (4,040)

Victoria Dr, Inverness IV2 3QB, UK

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Inverness Youth Hostel, run by Hostelling Scotland on Victoria Drive, is a year-round budget base a short…

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Photo from Google Maps · Frank McAllister

Google rating 2.6 (115)

28 Ardconnel St, Inverness IV2 3EX, UK

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Castle View Accommodation is a hotel situated on Ardconnel Street in Inverness.

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Guest rating 9.5/10 (1,187)

14 Culcabock Road

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Alba B&B is a hotel situated in Inverness.

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Guest rating 8.4/10 (2,395)

8 / 8A Bruce Gardens

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Alban and Abbey House is a hotel situated in Inverness.

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Guest rating 8.2/10 (1,092)

35, Greig Street

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Armadale Guest House is a hotel located in Inverness.

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Guest rating 7.9/10 (3,260)

47-49 Academy Street

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Black Isle Hostel provides hotel accommodation located on Academy Street in Inverness.

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Guest rating 9.3/10 (1,145)

81 Kenneth Street

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Carisbrooke Guest House offers hotel accommodation situated in Inverness.

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Guest rating 9.1/10 (1,057)

3, Harrowden Road

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Friars Bridge Guesthouse is a hotel located on Harrowden Road in Inverness.

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Guest rating 9/10 (1,749)

Kingsmills Road

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The Heathmount Hotel is an accommodation provider situated on Kingsmills Road in Inverness.

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Guest rating 8.5/10 (1,316)

14 Fairfield Road

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Jacobite Rose is a hotel situated at 14 Fairfield Road in Inverness.

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Guest rating 9.2/10 (1,052)

6 BRUCE GARDENS

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Moyness House is a hotel situated at 6 Bruce Gardens in Inverness.

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Guest rating 0/10 (1,149)

Main Street

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Situated on Main Street in Inverness, the North Kessock Hotel provides accommodation for visitors to the area.

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Guest rating 8.5/10 (1,115)

51 Glenurquhart Road

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Park Guest House provides hotel accommodation situated in Inverness.

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Guest rating 8.4/10 (1,201)

19 Planefield Rd

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The Coo's Guest House is a hotel establishment situated in Inverness.

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Guest rating 6.4/10 (2,633)

1 Fraser Street

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Waverley Inn Apartments offers hotel accommodation situated in Inverness.

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Photo from Google Maps · The Castle Tavern

Google rating 4.5 (3,390)

1 View Pl, Inverness IV2 4SA, UK

Pub

The Castle Tavern is a family-run pub on View Place, right below Inverness Castle, known for Highland real…

Photo from Google Maps · The Mustard Seed Restaurant

Google rating 4.4 (3,819)

16 Fraser St, Inverness IV1 1DW, UK

Restaurant

The Mustard Seed is a restaurant in a converted church on the banks of the River Ness, cooking simple dishes…

Photo from Google Maps · Johnny Foxes

Google rating 4.4 (3,705)

26 Bank St, Inverness IV1 1QU, UK

Pub

Johnny Foxes is a traditional Highland bar on Bank Street, by the River Ness in central Inverness, open…

Photo from Google Maps · Katy Vacas

Google rating 4.4 (3,092)

67 Church St, Inverness IV1 1ES, UK

Pub

Hootananny is Inverness's best-known live music pub, on Church Street in the city centre.

Photo from Google Maps · Kabel Gebeke

Google rating 4.5 (2,065)

14 Bridge St, Inverness IV1 1HD, UK

Pub

Gellions is a traditional bar on Bridge Street in Inverness, established in 1841 and billed as the oldest…

River House

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Google rating 4.8 · 1,161 Google reviews

Inverness, Inverness and Loch Ness

Seafood Restaurant

Rocpool

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Google rating 4.7 · 1,300 Google reviews

Inverness, Inverness and Loch Ness

Restaurant

Photo from Google Maps · MacGregor's

Google rating 4.5 (1,763)

113 Academy St, Inverness IV1 1LX, UK

Pub

MacGregor's is a Highland pub on Academy Street in Inverness, opened in 2017 by fiddler and former BBC Radio…

Photo from Google Maps · Encore Une Fois

Google rating 4.5 (1,506)

5 Young St, Inverness IV3 5BL, UK

Restaurant

A bar and restaurant on Young Street, just across the Ness Bridge from the city centre, serving locally…

Photo from Google Maps · The Malt Room

Google rating 4.8 (895)

34 Church St, Inverness IV1 1EH, UK

Pub

A small, cosy whisky bar and tasting room on Church Street in the centre of Inverness.

Photo from Google Maps · Veronica Hunter

Google rating 4.5 (1,337)

12 Henderson Rd, Inverness IV1 1SN, UK

Café

Café V8, also known as the Pit Stop Diner, is a family-run truck stop café on Henderson Road in the Longman…

Photo from Google Maps · Stephen Grafton

Google rating 4.6 (1,137)

44-46 Church St, Inverness IV1 1EH, UK

Pub

Highlander is a bar and music venue on Church Street in Inverness, with live traditional Scottish music…

Photo from Google Maps · Nelson Lau

Google rating 4.3 (1,833)

70 Huntly St, Inverness IV3 5JN, UK

Restaurant

The Waterfront is a gastro pub on Huntly Street, on the west bank of the River Ness across from Inverness…

Photo from Google Maps · XOKO Bakehouse and Cantina

Google rating 4.7 (835)

XOKO LTD, 13 Bridge St, Inverness IV1 1HG, UK

Café

XOKO is a bakehouse and coffee shop on Bridge Street in Inverness, just below the castle.

Photo from Google Maps · Prime | Steak & Seafood

Google rating 4.2 (1,870)

4-6 Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5NE, UK

Restaurant

Prime is a steak and seafood restaurant on Ness Walk, on the west bank of the River Ness with views across…

Photo from Google Maps · Perk Coffee + Doughnuts

Google rating 4.8 (704)

36 Church St, Inverness IV1 1EH, UK

Café

Perk Coffee + Doughnuts is an independent café on Church Street in central Inverness, serving barista coffee…

Photo from Google Maps · Philip Elder

Google rating 4.6 (755)

16 High St, Inverness IV1 1JQ, UK

Restaurant

Aye Eat is a Scottish restaurant on Inverness High Street that cooks over a real charcoal Josper grill.

Photo from Google Maps · Cafe Artysans

Google rating 4.7 (574)

7 Strothers Ln, Inverness IV1 1LR, UK

Café

Café Artysans is a city-centre café on Strothers Lane run by Calman Trust, a Highland charity supporting…

Photo from Google Maps · Grain and Grind Inverness

Google rating 4.7 (410)

1 Tomnahurich St, Inverness IV3 5DA, UK

Café

Grain and Grind is a speciality coffee shop on Tomnahurich Street, at the west end of Ness Bridge, run by a…

Photo from Google Maps · Alan Moffett

Google rating 4.1 (946)

16 Church St, Inverness IV1 1EB, UK

Pub

Lauders is a lively sports pub on Church Street that claims to be the oldest bar in Inverness, with the…

Photo from Google Maps · Matthias J. Lange

Google rating 4.3 (626)

Glenalbyn Bar, street, Inverness IV3 5BL, UK

Pub

The Glenalbyn Bar is a traditional local on Young Street, just across Ness Bridge from Inverness city centre.

Photo from Google Maps · retired_of_yorkshire

Google rating 4.4 (471)

40 Union St, Inverness IV1 1PX, UK

Pub

MacCallums is a traditional pub on Union Street, right in the centre of Inverness, with regular live music.

Photo from Google Maps · Birch Cafe

Google rating 4.7 (295)

Birch, Inverness IV1 1HY, UK

Café

Birch is a speciality coffee shop in Inverness city centre, the second site of the Birch roastery from…

Photo from Google Maps · thuy vy luong

Google rating 4.8 (232)

1 Crown Ave, Inverness IV2 3NF, UK

Café

Roots Cafe is a community-minded café on Crown Avenue, just uphill from Inverness city centre.

Photo from Google Maps · Sùgh Ùr Cafè

Google rating 4.8 (121)

6 Southside Rd, Inverness IV2 3AU, UK

Café

Situated on Southside Road in Inverness, Sùgh Ùr Cafè is a welcoming spot serving breakfast, light brunch,…

Photo from Google Maps · Talk Of The Town

Google rating 4.8 (56)

4 Ardross Terrace, Inverness IV3 5NQ, UK

Restaurant

Talk of the Town is the restaurant of the Ambassador Hotel on Ardross Terrace, overlooking the River Ness in…

Photo from Google Maps · C Shall

Google rating 4.1 (104)

96 Academy St, Inverness IV1 1LU, UK

Restaurant

The Babette is a lively city-centre restaurant and bar on Academy Street in Inverness.

Photo from Google Maps · Ember Kafe

Google rating 4.9 (653)

19 Queensgate, Inverness IV1 1DF, UK

Café

Ember Kafe is a halal cafe on Queensgate in central Inverness, opened in September 2024 by local businessman…

Photo from Google Maps · Keith Laurie

Google rating 4.8 (383)

41 High St, Inverness IV1 1HT, UK

Café

Situated on High Street in the heart of Inverness, Good Craic Cafe is a dog-friendly establishment serving…

Google rating 4.6 (5,319)

Inverness IV2 5EU, UK

Attraction

Clava Cairns, or Balnuaran of Clava, is a Bronze Age cemetery east of Inverness built around 4,000 years ago.

Photo from Google Maps · Tomasz Francuz

Google rating 4.6 (3,157)

Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA, UK

Attraction

Eden Court is Inverness's main arts centre, a theatre, cinema, gallery and café bar on the west bank of the…

Photo from Google Maps · Melanie E

Google rating 4.1 (4,764)

Academy St, Inverness IV1 1JN, UK

Attraction

The Victorian Market is a covered shopping arcade in the centre of Inverness, in a building dating from 1890.

Photo from Google Maps · Matteo Marzoli

Google rating 4.8 (1,309)

Great Glen Wy., Inverness IV2 4QS, UK

Attraction

The Ness Islands are a cluster of wooded islands in the River Ness, joined to both banks by Victorian…

Photo from Google Maps · Dolphin Spirit Inverness

Google rating 4.4 (1,712)

Stadium Rd, Inverness IV1 1FF, UK

Attraction

A wildlife boat operator running two-hour trips from Inverness into the Moray Firth and out to Chanonry…

Photo from Google Maps · Sonia Mackinnon

Google rating 4.6 (278)

Overton Ave, Inverness IV3 8RR, UK

Attraction

Craig Phadrig is a wooded hill on the western edge of Inverness topped by an Iron Age fort more than 2,000…

Photo from Google Maps · Mark Bondy

Google rating 4.7 (202)

30 Huntly St, Inverness IV3 5PR, UK

Landmark

A Category A-listed Gothic Revival Catholic church on Huntly Street, on the west bank of the River Ness.

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Google rating 4.4 (150)

Flora MacDonald and Border Collie, View Pl, Inverness IV2 3EG, UK

Landmark

The Flora MacDonald statue stands outside Inverness Castle, a bronze figure by Inverness sculptor Andrew…

Photo from Google Maps · Ollie Fitton-Cook

Google rating 4.8 (92)

Dores, Inverness IV2 6XP, UK

Attraction

Loch Ness Alpacas is a small alpaca experience at Balachladaich, Dores, on the south shore of Loch Ness…

Photo from Google Maps · Csaba Biro

Google rating 3.1 (641)

Loch Ness Lodge Hotel, Drumnadrochit, Inverness IV63 6TU, UK

Attraction

Nessieland is a Loch Ness Monster attraction in Drumnadrochit aimed squarely at families, with a caves…

Photo from Google Maps · Tobias Batt

Google rating 4.3 (24)

Huntly St, Inverness IV3 5PR, UK

Landmark

Balnain House is a handsome merchant's house built in 1726 on Huntly Street, on the west bank of the River…

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Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, B9006, Culloden Moor, Inverness

Attraction

Culloden Battlefield, about 5 miles east of Inverness, is where the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart…

Photo from Google Maps · Alena

Google rating 4.5 (4,068)

B852, Inverness IV2 6XX, UK

Attraction

The Falls of Foyers is a two-tier waterfall on the River Foyers, which drops through a wooded gorge into…

Photo from Google Maps · Curie Cheung

Google rating 4.5 (1,339)

Bught Rd, Inverness IV3 5TH, UK

Attraction

Whin Park on Bught Road is Inverness's main family park, reopened in 2025 after a £500,000 makeover that…

Photo from Google Maps · Tomasz Francuz

Google rating 4.3 (478)

Drumnadrochit, Inverness IV63 6XW, UK

Attraction

The Falls of Divach drop around 30 metres (100 feet) into an oak-wooded gorge in the hills above…

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WOW Scotland

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Inverness, Inverness and Loch Ness

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Best neighbourhoods

City Centre

The castle, Victorian Market and riverside walks.

Ness Islands

Wooded islands linked by footbridges.

Drumnadrochit

Loch Ness village near Urquhart Castle.

Culloden

Site of the 1746 battle, east of the city.

A suggested day

  1. MorningRiver HouseSleek, upscale dining using seasonal, sustainable, local seafood and produce with river views.
  2. AfternoonBlack Isle Bar & RoomsSimple dorms & private rooms in an unpretentious pub featuring dining & a terrace.
  3. EveningRocpoolBrightly-coloured contemporary setting for locally sourced, Modern Scottish gourmet cuisine.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Inverness a good base for the Highlands?
Yes. Loch Ness, Culloden and the Black Isle are all within half an hour, and it's the start of the North Coast 500.
How do you get to Loch Ness from Inverness?
By car it's about 30 minutes to Drumnadrochit, and buses and boat tours run from the city.