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Photo of Inverness Botanic Gardens, a garden in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

© Julian Paren / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inverness Botanic Gardens

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Inverness Botanic Gardens make a lovely free stop in town — tropical and cactus glasshouses, outdoor beds and a café, and reckoned to be the most northerly botanic garden in Britain. Open to all, no charge. It’s about 2km from Inverness station.

More places to visit near Inverness Botanic Gardens

Photo along the Great Glen Way, a long-distance trail running from Fort William to Inverness, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Great Glen Way

Scotland's Great Trail

Along the great fault line from Fort William to Inverness, tracing the Caledonian Canal and the shore of Loch Ness.

here · Highland

Photo: Ness Islands, a viewpoint near Inverness, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Ness Islands

Viewpoint near Inverness

Wooded river islands in central Inverness linked by Victorian suspension footbridges, a favourite riverside stroll.

0.5 km E

Photo of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve, a nature reserve near North Kessock, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Merkinch Local Nature Reserve

Nature reserve near North Kessock

Coastal reserve of saltmarsh and shingle on the Beauly Firth in Inverness, good for wading birds and seals.

3.2 km N

Photo: Clachnaharry Sea Lock, a viewpoint near North Kessock, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Clachnaharry Sea Lock

Viewpoint near North Kessock

The Caledonian Canal's northern sea lock at Clachnaharry, where the canal meets the Beauly Firth with wide water views.

3.4 km NW

Photo: Reelig Glen, a viewpoint near Kiltarlity, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Reelig Glen

Viewpoint near Kiltarlity

Sheltered woodland glen west of Inverness with a riverside trail and some of Britain's tallest conifers.

10.1 km W

Photo of Clava Cairns, a rock art near Inverness, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Clava Cairns

Rock art near Inverness

Clava Cairns, cairns 70m, 170m NE of and 210m, 460m ENE of, barrow 270m NE of, and standing stone 395m NE of Balnuarin

10.2 km E