Banquet and Meals
A 4 course dinner, served in the Dining Room at 730pm, is included in your stay, followed by coffee and truffles in the Drawing Room.
Afternoon Tea is available in the Drawing Room from 3pm.
Breakfast is served in the Dining Room at a pre- arranged time to suit the group.
We do not serve lunches in the Castle, however, packed lunches are available by advance request.
 Things to Do
- We are located nearby to championship golf courses – Royal Dornoch and Nairn Golf Club (approx. £90 per round), need to book in advance. There are many other local golf courses, less expensive (Cawdor, Rosemarkie, Inverness, Strathpeffer).
- Dolphin Boat trips can be arranged – a wee bit chilly (even for the dolphins!).
- Bicycle hire down by the shores of Loch Ness, or in the forests of Aviemore - £15 per person.
- Skiing/Skating / Hill Climbing in the Cairngorms, Aviemore - not quite Switzerland but an experience!
- Horse back riding at Logie Farm (20 mins away) - £14 per person.
We can try to arrange a distillery trip (either Glenmorangie or Muir of Ord), and Rothiemurchus Estate is very good for clay pigeon shooting (approx GBP £30.00 p.p.), off road driving, quad biking, guided walks, etc. Tel (01479) 810 858
Shooting Ground Tel. (01479) 811 272.
There are many scenic drives in the area, and we are only 10 minutes from Inverness and Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Fort George, Cawdor Castle and Brodie Castle.
Car Hire
We do recommend renting a car, or we could arrange our own guide/driver and a small 16 seater minibus at a cost of GBP £450.00 per day.
BUDGET Tel. (01463) 713 333.
AVIS Inverness Airport Tel. (01667) 462 787.
HERTZ Inverness Airport Tel. (01667) 462 652.
EURODOLLAR Tel.(01463) 238 084.
ARNOLD CLARK Tel. (01463) 236 200.
Wines and Spirits
ODDBINS offers a comprehensive service- sale or return/free delivery and pick-up to and from the Castle
Place an order with your local Oddbins and it will be transferred to the Inverness Branch Tel. (01463) 237 155.
Alternatively, we are 5 minutes from a Tesco Superstore and this could be a job for the advance party to “stock up”.
The Castle provides the glasses and staff to restock/replace glasses- please bring all of your own wines, spirits, mixers, beer, juice, champagne, ice, lemons and nibbles/munchies. We have a large fridge at your disposal for chilling.
Castle Staff
We have a limited number of staff, as we are a home not a hotel. A bar is set up with your drinks in the Drawing Room on a self-serve basis.
Cake
We are able to order Birthday cakes at approx GBP £40.00 , and you can email us with a photo to be placed on a cake.
Chauffeur Hire Drive
Little’s Chauffeur Drive - Tel. (0141)883 2111 / Tel. (0131) 334 2177.
Johnston’s Chauffeur Drive - Tel. (01463) 798 372.
Coach Hire
Ross’s Mini Coaches Tel. (01463) 761 250.
Graham Urqhuart Travel Tel. (01463) 222 292
Fraser’s Coaches. Tel. (01463) 811 219.
Forbes Mini Coach. Tel. (01463) 236 719.
Golf
Royal Dornoch Tel (01862) 810 219.
Must have a good handicap and certificate. (2nd course is available for those who do not have a handicap)
Need to book well in advance, approx 45mins away.
Nairn Golf Club Tel (01667) 453 208.
Must have a good handicap, need to book, 20 mins away.
Nairn Dunbar Golf Club Tel. (01667) 452 741.
No handicap necessary.
Cawdor Castle Fun Golf Course – fun 9 hole course, £5.00p.p., no need to book, 15 mins away.
Cycle Hire
Bothy Bikes , 81 Grampian Road, Aviemore Tel ( 01479) 810 811.
Wilderness Cycles ,The Cottage, Drumnadrochit Tel (01456) 450 223.
Owner of Fiddlers Bar in Drumnadrochit-can provide pack lunches or ideal place to eat in the village near Urqhuart Castle,on shores of Loch Ness.
Fishing
Geddes Fishery , Nairn – fly fishing for trout on stocked loch nearby Tel 0403 128 631.
Grantown on Spey - salmon fishing on the River Spey Tel (01479) 872 529. Fax (01479) 873 452.
Horsebackriding/Quadbiking
Broomhill Farm, Fortrose Tel (01381) 620 214
Logie Farm, Glenferness Tel (01309) 651 226.
Horsebackriding GBP £15 p.p./hour Quadbiking GBP £25 p.p./hour
Falconry Display
Andy Wardley from Dunrobin provides a unique experience for your guests in the Castle grounds.
Cost is GBP £300.00 Mobile 0772 194 0665
Email:dunrobin.birdsofprey@btinternet.com
Murder Mystery / Treasure Hunt / Ghost Tour
Castle Staff take part in "Death of a Vampire" Haunted themed Murder. Additional cost of GBP £500.00.
Paintball
Tazball Paintball, by Farr, near Tomatin - Tel: 0800 458 35 46
Cost GBP £35.00 per person |
