Dining
You will find it hard to resist the temptations awaiting you nearby.
Fort William
Garrison West
4 Cameron Road, Fort William PH33 6AJ
The Garrison West’s pub food menu offers quality food and drink in stylish, relaxed surroundings.
Crannog Seafood Restaurant
Town Pier, Fort William PH33 6DB
Crannog is an institution at a unique location on the pier with amazing views of Loch Linhe. Dishes are prepared fresh using the most recent catch. The restaurant caters to meat eaters, vegetarians and those with special diets.
The Wildcat
21 High St, Fort William PH33 6DH
A vegan eatery and coffee bar offering meals, coffee drinks, and loose-leaf teas. Sample dishes include mixed beans with vegan cheese served with toast, tofu scramble, porridge bowl, and tofu burrito. Has a wholefoods ‘weigh your own’ section at the back of the cafe.
Fort Augustus
The Boathouse Lochside Restaurant
Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, PH32 4BD
The Boathouse serves Scottish/ Mediterranean comfort food in a relaxed lochside restaurant and garden set on the Abbey grounds.
At Isle of Skye
Café Sia
The homey Café Sia offers delicious wood-fired pizzas, seafood, and a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.
Shopping Galore
Bookshops
Leakey’s Bookshop is located in a former Gaelic church in Inverness. Piled with nearly 100,000 second-hand books, Leakey’s is a literary lover’s delight.
The Highland Bookshop in Fort William has an extensive stock across all subject areas and is in the middle of the town’s busy High Street.
Cashmere and Woollen
Edinburgh Woollen Mill specializes in outdoor clothing suited to the Highlands, with stores in Spean Bridge and Fort William.
The House of Bruar in Pitlochry is a unique shopping experience in picturesque rural Perthshire just off the A9. It is an essential destination for country fashion, cashmere and woollen clothing, home decor and sporting accessories and equipment for the great outdoors. Enjoy a delicious meal or high tea at the cafe. The Food Hall and Delicatessen offer a stunning selection of the best in Scottish food and drink. The Hall is overflowing with everything from gourmet smoked salmon to exclusive Sloe Gin and Raspberry liqueurs.
Brodie Countryfare is situated in a relaxing rural environment, close to Brodie Castle in Forres, Morayshire. It is one of the most pleasant shopping experiences in the North of Scotland, blending quality with a traditional Scottish welcome. Explore this gift shop for classic Scottish keepsakes and discover styles from top brands in the clothing store.
The Old School Beauly is situated in the quaint town of Beauly. This award winning lifestyle store is housed in a beautiful Victorian style building. It is a treasure trove of Scottish jewellery and ceramics, trendy Scandi-Scottish clothing, gifting, music and books galore.
Antiques
Antique shops are a wonderful place to spend an afternoon browsing interesting works of art and furniture. Some favourites include Auldearn Antiques in Nairn, Kintail Crafts before the Isle of Skye and Old Town Curiosities on the banks of the River Ness, Inverness.