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Ben Nevis
visitor centre and start of path is 2
miles southeast of Fort William
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the
British Isles. The mountain attracts an
estimated 225,000 visitors per year, most
of which are walkers using the
well-constructed Mountain Track from Glen
Nevis on the south side of the mountain
to the summit at 4,408 ft above sea
level. Novice walkers following the
Tourist Path take about 4 to 5 hours to
reach the summit. For climbers and
mountaineers, the main attraction lies in
the 2,300 ft high cliffs of the north
face. You do not need to walk to the top
as a walk to about 2,000 ft gives great
views and allows you to experience the
mountain. Map .
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ben-nevis.com . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis
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Highland Wildlife
Park situated 9 miles south of
Aviemore
The Highland Wildlife Park is a safari
park and zoo near Kingussie in the
Cairngorms National Park. The Park opened
in 1972, is open every day of the year,
weather permitting. Visitors experience
Scottish wildlife past and present in the
spectacular setting of the Scottish
Highlands. On show are a variety of
animals found in present day Scotland,
animals that were once present, hundreds,
even thousands of years ago, and
mountainous regions all over the globe.
Visitors drive around the Main Reserve in
their cars and then move on to a
walk-round area. Postcode: PH21 1NL
Map/Reviews.
www.highlandwildlifepark.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Wildlife_Park
Aviemore Area
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Fingals Cave
on the small Island of Staffa off the
Isle of
Mull west coast of Scotland
Fingals Cave is the Scotland end of the
Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. Its
struture is unique, nowhere else is there
a sea-cave formed completely in
hexagonally-jointed basalt. To this the
size, the sounds, the colours, and the
remarkable symmetry of this 227-foot
cavern; and by Nature's gift of fractured
columns forming a crude walkway just
above high-water level, allowing
exploring visitors to go far inside.
Secondly, the impact of the cave on all
those who enter it, and especially on
those who do so alone, is likely to be
remembered for life. Map .
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www.staffatours.com/fingal-cave
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Culloden Moor
situated about 7 miles west of
Inverness
Cullodon Moor is where the last battle
took place on British soil. The Battle of
Culloden was the final confrontation of
the 1745 Jacobite Rising, taking place
April 16th 1746. The Jacobite cause was
to overthrow the reigning House of
Hanover and restore the House of Stuart
to the British throne. After this
decisive defeat, Charles Stuart never
mounted any further attempts to challenge
Hanoverian power in Britain. Between
1,500 and 2,000 Jacobites were killed or
wounded in the battle, government losses
were about 50 dead and 259 wounded.
Map .
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www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverness/culloden
www.nts.org.uk/culloden/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden
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Burns Museum
38 miles southwest of Glasgow on the
south side of Ayr
Robert Burns is Scotland's most famous
poet, born in Alloway Village 1759. The
cottage he was born in has been preserved
as a museum and a large modern visitor
centre has been built in the village.
This visitor centre has a large car park,
licensed restaurant, gift shop and a
theatre that shows short films every hour
about the life of Robert Burns. The
Village of Alloway is itself a major
tourist attraction, one of the most
scenic villages in Scotland, Ayrshire's
top Wedding Venue. Inexpensive trains run
ever 20 minutes between Glasgow and Ayr,
50 minutes travel time. Regular
inexpensive buses run from next to Ayr
train station to Alloway 5 minutes travel
time. Map .
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www.burnsmuseum.org.uk
www.ayrshirescotland.com/towns/alloway
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Blair Drummond Safari
Park situated 5 miles northwest of
Stirling
Blair Drummond Safari Park is Scotland's
only African Safari Park. The safari park
is overlooked by Blair Drummond House,
built from 1868-1872. The park has
drive-through reserves, a boat safari,
with the remainder being accessible by
foot. There is little chance of vehichles
being damaged as the reserves no longer
contain monkeys, and for those without
their own transportation, there is a free
safari bus available. The park is open to
the public from late March until early
November. Postcode: FK9 4UR
Map/Reviews.
www.blairdrummond.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Drummond_Safari_Park
Stirling Area
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Deep Sea World
North Queensferry about 14 miles
northwest of Edinburgh centre
Deep Sea World is a popular aquarium that
opened in 1994 on a site below the Forth
Rail Bridge. The aquarium host to a
collection of large sand tiger sharks,
also known as ragged toothed sharks or
grey nurse sharks, and various other
species of shark. One of the main
attractions is the 112 meter long
transparent acrylic underwater viewing
tunnel, which is one of the longest of
its kind in the world. Postcode: KY11 1JR /
Reviews.
www.deepseaworld.com
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/deepseaworld
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