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Inverness City: Explore History and Modern Culture with a Daily Walking Tour
4.8
367 Ratings
Highland Council
Discover the history and modern culture of Inverness City on a 1.5-hour walking tour. Explore key sights like Inverness Castle, Eden Court, and Inverness Cathedral, and uncover hidden gems along the way.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Inverness VisitScotland iCentre - VisitScotland iCentre
- Inverness Castle - See the Castle!
- Inverness Town House - Town House
- Flora MacDonald Statue - Flora MacDonald Statue
- Faith Hope and Charity - The statues of Faith, Hope and Charity
- Cavell Gardens - Cavell Gardens
- Eden Court Theatre - Eden Court Theatre
- Inverness Cathedral - Inverness Cathedral
- Balnain House - Balnain House
- Old High St Stephen’s Church - Old High Church
What's Included
- Expert, local guide
Additional Information
Taking this tour is an obligatory activity when visiting Inverness. Inverness, named due its location at the ‘Mouth of the River Ness’, is enveloped by the river and a plethora of natural wonders. This city is the heart of the Highlands and hence serves as the principal hub for shopping, entertainment, and transportation in the Northern region of Scotland.
During this tour of 1.5 hours, you will delve into the fascinating history and vibrant modern lifestyle of Inverness. You will discover how the city evolved from its modest inception to become officially the happiest city in Scotland. This is a relaxed, family-friendly leisurely walk around the city.
Primary attractions:
Inverness Castle
Eden Court
Inverness Cathedral
River Ness
The Old Town House
Old High Church
Balnain House
and numerous more undiscovered treasures
Location
VisitScotland Inverness iCentre
High Street
Outside the information centre!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(367 Ratings)
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Heymrd131313
Jun 21, 2024
Walk a bit, learn a lot. - We walked Inverness with Steve and left with a warm feeling for the people and the city. Steve was very knowledgeable about his city and his tales were extremely entertaining. Add this to your list of “do’s.”
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Bobbrill18
Jun 20, 2024
A great combination of history, charm and storytelling - Our tour guide Steve, was invaluable to making the most of our day trip to Inverness - great knowledge of the history blended with his gift for story-telling made for a enjoyable walking tour.
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Brillfamily
Jun 20, 2024
Aesthetics, Charm & Story-telling that captured the spirit of Inverness - Our family was very excited to do a day trip to Inverness - coming up from Edinburgh. It was indeed charming, but we never could have seen all the highlights, charm, historical notes, and aesthetics without our stellar guide, Steve, who conveyed great knowledge, appreciation for both the town and our group, as well as his gift for story-tellling. It was a blend of seeing the sights and hearing his personal connection with Inverness - an enjoyable combo, for sure.
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Polly_p
Jun 20, 2024
Lovely way to spend a couple of hours - We loved this tour. It was a bit of grey and drizzly day and we only had a few hours in Inverness, and this tour was such a lovely way to spend a couple of hours. Our tour guide was warm and cheery and was clearly very knowledgable about Inverness. The tour gave us a lovely taste for both the city and its history and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Maarten_v
Jun 18, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour to get to know the city and some of its history. The stories were told vividly by Steve, would love to have him around to explain some more.
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Kathleen_g
Jun 16, 2024
Great Tour! - Wonderful tour! We had Steve who was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Would definitely recommend!
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Wiltstm
Jun 16, 2024
Really interesting city walking tour. - Really interesting and fun tour with Steve. I learned a lot about Inverness and got the geography of the centre which was useful for the rest of my visit.
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Gillejan1974
Jun 15, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable tour - We really enjoyed our tour with Steve - he was very knowledgeable and entertaining, encompassing both recent and more historical events, plus a lot of humour thrown in. We were only visiting for the day and the tour gave us a real flavour of Inverness, which is a truly lovely city. We wish we could have stayed longer.
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Eunice_c
Jun 13, 2024
Great start - Really enjoyed this informative and intriguing tour. The guide told plenty of stories and the itinerary was easy (going down mostly 😉). A must do to know the background history of many other places of interest in the region.
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Tksreviews
Jun 21, 2024
Walking tour in Inverness centre - Highly recommend this … our guide was very informative and explained the history of Inverness … the building a monuments etc came to life with all the information … a must do !
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