The Scottish Highlands

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the Scottish Highlands independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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Isle of Eriska Hotel

It was late, and we were sitting in the bar with a night cap when a waiter walked by armed with a jug of milk and some bread crumbs. Strange after dinner order I thought, so I followed him. He opened the back door and left them out on the step. Even stranger, must be for a very special guest. “For our badgers” the waiter told me after seeing my perplexed stare. It seems at the Isle of Eriska Hotel even the badgers are well looked after.

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Scotland’s whisky festivals

There’s no better time to head for the Scottish Highlands and Islands than May, especially for lovers of a wee dram. This most picturesque region of the country boats a pair of fine distillery trails where some of the world’s greatest malts emerge from the pot stills as liquid gold.

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Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Tom Watson once said of Royal Dornoch that it was ‘the most fun I’ve ever had on a golf course’. well, it might be Ok for Tom to go there and ‘have fun’, but for me it was quite simply a religious experience.

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Brora Golf Club Best Guide

Brora has it all. Winds off the Firth, tight lies, blind shots, hidden burns, grazing sheep and even the gentle aroma from the nearby distillery

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