Capers in Cannich Glamping

Where to first? To hunt down Nessie by boat at Loch Ness (20 minutes’ drive), with clues from the Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition (20 minutes), or to head out in search of wild water swimming among waterfalls at Plodda Falls (20 minutes’ drive) or the Fairy Glen Falls (55 minutes)? The lochs practically invite swimming, sailing and canoeing. Find Loch Affric (35 minutes) at the foot of the mountains or the remote Glen Cannich (20 minutes), now flooded and conjoined with Loch Mullardoch. Glen Strathfarrar (35 minutes) is another area of hills for hiking. And up north, the lesser-known Strath Canon (an hour) harbours a mix of haunting moorlands, lochs and ancient Caledonian pinewoods. Take the land by wheel… cycle parts of the Great Glen Way 73-mile route, beginning in Inverness (40 minutes). Or simply stay closer to site and visit the village of Cannich, where the fertile waters of Strathglass (5 minutes) lead to the village’s ancient Beauly Priory (half an hour). Want to learn more about times past? Wander around the clifftop Urquhart Castle (25 minutes), where royal battles were once fought over Loch Ness.