99 Things to Do on the NC500

Not sure what you would like to do on the North Coast 500 loop? These 99, well 100 things to do will help inspire you.

  1. Explore the historic city of Inverness
  2. Visit the Culloden Battlefield
  3. Walk along the River Ness
  4. Take a boat tour of Loch Ness
  5. Visit the Clava Cairns prehistoric monument
  6. Explore the ruins of Urquhart Castle
  7. Visit the Cawdor Castle
  8. Explore the Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park
  9. Take a scenic drive along the North Coast 500
  10. Visit the Dunrobin Castle
  11. Walk the Strathpeffer Pavilion gardens
  12. Visit the Dornoch Cathedral
  13. Visit the Old Courthouse Museum
  14. Explore the Dornoch Castle Estate
  15. Visit the Glenmorangie Distillery
  16. Visit the Tain Through Time Museum
  17. Visit the Glenmorangie Whisky Museum
  18. Visit the Nigg Old Church and Pictish Stones
  19. Explore the Torridon Mountains
  20. Visit the Plockton Village
  21. Visit the Eilean Donan Castle
  22. Take a scenic drive along the Applecross Peninsula
  23. Visit the Shieldaig Island Distillery
  24. Visit the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve
  25. Visit the Torridon Estate and Gardens
  26. Visit the Inverewe Garden
  27. Explore the Beinn Alligin Mountain
  28. Visit the Applecross Heritage Centre
  29. Take a boat tour of the Inner Sound
  30. Visit the Gairloch Heritage Museum
  31. Visit the Faerie Glen
  32. Visit the Mellon Udrigle Beach
  33. Visit the Lael Forest Garden
  34. Visit the Gruinard Bay
  35. Visit the Cove Beach
  36. Visit the Ullapool Museum
  37. Visit the Ullapool Harbour
  38. Visit the An Cala Garden
  39. Visit the Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve
  40. Visit the Inverlael Forest
  41. Visit the Ledmore and Migdale Woods
  42. Visit the Inchnadamph Bone Caves
  43. Visit the Handa Island Nature Reserve
  44. Visit the Stoer Lighthouse
  45. Visit the Achmelvich Beach
  46. Visit the Lochinver Larder
  47. Visit the Assynt Visitor Centre
  48. Visit the Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
  49. Visit the Achmelvich Beach
  50. Visit the Bettyhill Museum
  51. Visit the Strathy Point Lighthouse
  52. Visit the Dunnet Head Lighthouse
  53. Visit the Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
  54. Visit the Duncansby Head Lighthouse
  55. Visit the John O’Groats
  56. Visit the Castle of Mey
  57. Visit the Orkney Brewery
  58. Visit the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre
  59. Visit the Stromness Museum
  60. Visit the Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
  61. Visit the Standing Stones of Stenness
  62. Visit the Ring of Brodgar
  63. Visit the Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
  64. Visit the Scapa Distillery
  65. Visit the St. Magnus Cathedral
  66. Visit the Orkney Wine Company
  67. Visit the Orkney Cheese Company
  68. Visit the Orkney Fossil and Heritage Centre
  69. Visit the Orkney Natural History Society
  70. Visit the Orkney Museum
  71. Visit the Brough of Birsay
  72. Visit the The Bishop’s Palace
  73. Visit the Earl’s Palace
  74. Visit the St. Magnus Centre
  75. Visit the The Orkney Wireless
  76. Visit the Italian Chapel
  77. Visit the Yesnaby Cliffs
  78. Visit the RSPB Reserve at Marwick Head
  79. Visit the Broch of Gurness
  80. Visit the Skaill House
  81. Visit the Standing Stones of Stennes
  82. Visit the Brough Head
  83. Visit the Hoy Hills
  84. Visit the Orkney Wine School
  85. Visit the Orkney Folk Festival
  86. Visit the St. Magnus Festival
  87. Visit the Orkney International Science Festival
  88. Visit the Orkney Island Games
  89. Visit the Orkney Nature Festival
  90. Visit the Orkney Crafts Association
  91. Visit the Orkney Field Club
  92. Visit the Orkney Archaeology Society
  93. Visit the Orkney Camera Club
  94. Visit the Orkney Heritage Society
  95. Visit the Orkney Wildlife Trust
  96. Visit the Orkney Geology Group
  97. Visit the Orkney Astronomy Society
  98. Visit the Orkney Island Council’s Heritage Team
  99. Visit the Orkney Island Council’s Environmental Team
  100. Visit the Orkney Island Council’s Arts Team.

Enjoy your travels!

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Author: NC-500

I have a passion for adventure and exploration and have travelled extensively across Scotland, exploring some of the country's most remote and scenic areas, plus of course the North Coast 500. While a motorcyclist, I also enjoy hiking, fishing and wild camping.

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