Inverness - Inverness

Disambiguation - For toponyms of identical name, see Inverness (disambiguation).

Inverness is the capital of the HighlandsScots.

To know

An industrial city, home to many traditional as well as high-tech industries, Inverness is a fast-growing dynamic city. Thanks to its airport where Easy Jet and Flybe airlines operate, the city is considered the main gateway to HighlandsScots. A stone's throw away is the Loch Ness, among the major tourist destinations of Scotland and which can be visited with considerable savings in time and money with a combination of bus and boat.

Other interesting destinations relatively close at hand are the Cairngorms National Park is Thurso, the port in the far north from where you reach the Orkney Islands with a short sea crossing and, if desired, the far farther ones Shetland.

They are also easy to reach Fort Williams on the west coast and at the bottom of the Great Glen, the valley where Loch Ness and theIsle of Skye. To go to Skye the train to Skye is recommended Kyle of Lochalsh for the possibility it offers, in just two hours of travel, to admire magnificent mountain landscapes.

When to go

July-August and the Easter holidays see the greatest influx of tourists. In these periods it is recommended to book the room also in the hostels.

How to orient yourself

The center of Inverness extends on the right bank of the River Ness, the outlet of Loch Ness which just after Inverness flows into the waters of the Moray Firth, a gulf of the North Sea that deeply affects the north east coast of Scotland.

At the Ness bridge, on a hill overlooking the river, stands the castle. From the bridge begins the short Bridge street where the tourist office is located. Inverness's main street is Church street moving north from the castle. After a couple of blocks the artery crosses to the right Union street at the end of which is the railway station and the suburban bus station is not far from its west side. On its opposite side is a large shopping center, the Eastgate Shopping Center.

On the opposite bank is St Andrew's Cathedral and the Eden Court Theater

How to get

By plane

Inverness Airport [1] is 15 km east of the center along the road to Aberdeen. EasyJet operates there with flights from the airports Londoners of Gatwick and Luton.

Flybe has flights from London-Gatwick and also from Belfast, Birmingham is Manchester

The company Rapsons Jet provides a bus service from the airport to the center and vice versa.

On the train

Caledonian sleeper is a night train that departs from Euston's station London. The trip takes 8 hours and the frequency is one per day. Reservations can be made on the website of the Scot Rail.

Always from London but "The Highland Chieftain" day train departs from King's Cross station East Coast.

Very frequent are the trains to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen is Thurso.

By bus

Remember that the bus is a cheaper means of transport than the train for your travels in the UK. Below is a list of bus lines serving Inverness:

• National Express - Operates a night bus service from London and other diurnal da Glasgow
• Citylink - Frequent buses from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Thurso, Fort William, Ullapool and theIsle of Skye
• Megabus
• Stagecoach Bluebird - Bus from / to Elgin, Aberdeen

How to get around

By public transport

Public transport consists of buses operated by two main companies, the Stagecoach Inverness is Rapsons Highland. The latter's buses could be useful for visiting the surroundings of Inverness. In fact, some go as far as the seaside resort of Nairn, about twenty kilometers east of the center.

By taxi

The bus runs all stop at midnight, after which all that remains is to resort to taxis.

What see

There is little to see in the city. The castle is not open to the public. The nearby museum is of relative interest, as is St. Andrew's Cathedral. More interesting might be a visit to Fort George, a mammoth 18th century fortress guarding the Moray Firth, the gulf at the bottom of which Inverness stands.

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

• Eastgate Shopping Center. Here you will find everything you forgot to pack and also electronic gadgets such as smart phones and laptops at super affordable prices. 

How to have fun

Shows

• Eden Court Theater. The Eden Court Theater program, which can be consulted on the web, is extremely varied and includes theatrical performances, dance performances, concerts and film screenings. 

Night clubs

Many clubs do not allow public access beyond midnight, which is why even those who like to stay up late will have to make sure to enter at least half an hour earlier if they don't want to miss out on the nights in Inverness.

• Hootananny. The best address for those who love live music. There are bands that play Celtic music. 

Where to eat

Where stay

Moderate prices

• Inverness Youth Hostel, Victoria Drive, ☎ 44 870 004 1127. .Modern and large hostel with good facilities. It is open all year round 
• Bazpackers, 4 Culduthel Rd, Inverness, IV2 4AB, ☎ 44 1463 717663. Friendly and informal, Bazpackers is a hostel that has only a few rooms, so reservations are required. 
• Bught caravan and camping site, Bught Lane, Inverness, IV3 5SR (Approximately 1.5km from the center along the road to Loch Ness), ☎ 44 1463 236920. The campsite is open from March to November. 

Average prices

• Inverness Guest House Association (Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5PB) - You can choose from 24 types of accommodation, almost all B & Bs recommended by the Scottish Tourist Board and commented positively on rating sites such as Tripadvisor.
• Dunhallin House, 164 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4BH, ☎ 44 1463 220824. 
• Park Guest House, 51 Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5PB, ☎ 44 1463 231858. 
• The Avalon Guest House, 79 Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5PB, ☎ 44 1463 239075. 
• Glendale Bed & Breakfast, http://www.glendale-inverness.co.uk/, 65 Macewen Drive, Inverness IV2 3LJ, (At the intersection of Midmills Road with Macewen Drive) Tel: 44 (1463) 230204
• Ramada Inverness, Church Street, ☎ 44 844 815 9006, fax: 44 (146) 371 1206. 

High prices

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• Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road IV2 3LP (1.5 km from the center), ☎ 44 1463 237 166. 

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Around

Loch Ness - Just outside the city, in Tomnahurich you can embark on one of the boats that make excursions on the famous Loch. For the first 8 km you cross the waters of the Caledonian Canal after which you enter the lake itself. It may be more convenient to contact one of the agencies in the city that organize mini-cruises on the lake, providing with their own coaches for the transfer from the center to the mooring point of the boats. We mention one, the Jacobite.

The cheapest solution remains to use the extra-urban bus lines; for example to get on a bus of the Citylink directed to Fort Williams and get off half an hour after a Drumnadrochit where, if desired, you can embark to return to Inverness. Other points to get off are Invermoriston at the mouth of the Moriston river valley, the Loch Ness tributary, nearby Alltsigh with a hostel (Loch Ness Youth Hostel) and Urquhart Castle [2] (close Drumnadrochit). Urquhart offers the most spectacular views over Loch Ness. A visitor center has been set up with restaurants, souvenir shops and rooms with video projections.

• Nairn - 20 km from Inverness, along the road to Elgin is Aberdeen meet Nairn, a coastal resort with a beautiful beach and tourist infrastructure. It can also be reached with the buses of the Rapsons Highland

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