The local area & NC500
Local to the Birches B&B
Immediate local activities include wildlife spotting from Bottlenose Dolphins to Red Kites and Deer in the glens, history from Castle Leod, Strathpeffer Pump Room, and Beauly Priory, Distilleries Glen Ord and Glen Wyvis and Beer Brewing at the Black Isle Brewery with lots of outdoor activities including Rogie Falls, Touchstone Maze here are a few ideas for you.
The Birches rated ‘Top 10’ B&B winner
We were please to have been awarded the position by the website www.scotlandsroute66.co.uk
Chanonry Point – Dolphins
Robertsons Larder Farm 7.2 miles
Rogie Falls 6.4miles
Touchstone Maze 3.6miles
Strathpeffer pump room 4 miles
Tollie Red Kites
Dingwall Museum
Black Isle Brewery 6.5 miles
Beauly Priory 7.8 miles
Glen Ord Distillery 5.4 miles
Castle Leod 3.8 miles
GlenWyvis Whisky/Gin Distillery
Mitchell Hill Cemetery
North Coast 500 (NC500)
The Birches is right on the route of the North Coast 500 which includes fantastic scenes and captured in some of the images below. All these pictures were taken at places that can be visited within day trips from the Birches.
Another good resource for our 500 mile curcuit called ‘Scotlands Route 66’ they run a Facebook Page with a lot of useful information and Q&As for the route.
