A week in Dornoch Firth

Stay in Tain. Day 1: Historylinks, Dornoch Castle and Community market; day 2: Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95m SSW of Tarbat West Church, Tarbat Discovery Centre and Ballone Castle; day 3: Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre, St Duthus's Chapel, Tain and Dornoch Firth near Tain; day 4: Cambuscurrie Bay, Skibo Castle and Clach a' Charra, standing stone 340m E of Ospisdale Bridge, Clashmore; day 5: Browns Gallery, Rose Garden and King's Causeway,road 900m N of Grantfield; day 6: Dornoch Sands, Embo Street,cairn SE of and Gate Street Play Area; day 7: : Edderton I Standing Stone - Clach Biorach - The Sharp Stone, Ardvannie, chambered cairn 100m SW of Woodside and Struie.

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Day 1 · Dornoch Firth

Historylinks in Dornoch, just outside the area
Dornoch Castle in Dornoch, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Community market in Dornoch, just outside the area Next door to the last stop

Lunch: Crenshaw's Brasserie in Dornoch, just outside the area
If it rains: Tain Motorcross Track 8.5 km from Dornoch, just outside the area
On the way: Dornoch Cathedral, excluding scheduled monument SM10828, Castle Street, Dornoch Category A listed, in Dornoch, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Tain

train station: Tain Rail Station; 5 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Dornoch Firth

Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95m SSW of Tarbat West Church Scheduled monument, 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the area
Tarbat Discovery Centre 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Ballone Castle Category A listed, 14 km from Dornoch, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Carnegie Cafe 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the area
If it rains: Tain Picture House in Tain, just outside the area
On the way: Tarbat Discovery Centre (former Tarbat Old Church) including the Burial Ground and excluding Scheduled Monument No 12793 ‘Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95 m SSW of Tarbat West Church’, Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack Category A listed, 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Tain

Day 3 · Dornoch Firth

Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre in Tain, just outside the area
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain Scheduled monument, in Tain, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Dornoch Firth near Tain 3.6 km from Tain 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Greens Restaurant in Tain, just outside the area
If it rains: Tain Royal Academy Community Complex in Tain, just outside the area
On the way: St Duthus Collegiate Church, boundary wall, excluding scheduled monument SM2803, Castle Brae, Tain Category A listed, in Tain, just outside the area

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Tain

Day 4 · Dornoch Firth

Cambuscurrie Bay 2.0 km from Edderton
Skibo Castle 5.1 km from Edderton 4 km from the last stop
Clach a' Charra, standing stone 340m E of Ospisdale Bridge, Clashmore Scheduled monument, 4.9 km from Edderton 2 km from the last stop

If it rains: The Meadows Squash in Dornoch, just outside the area
On the way: Skibo Castle and Garden Terraces, Walled Garden and Glasshouses Category A listed, 5.1 km from Edderton

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Tain

Day 5 · Dornoch Firth

Browns Gallery in Tain, just outside the area
Rose Garden in Tain, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
King's Causeway,road 900m N of Grantfield Scheduled monument, 4.4 km from Tain, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Curry Club in Tain, just outside the area
On the way: Tain Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, including Tolbooth, High Street, Tain Category A listed, in Tain, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Tain

Day 6 · Dornoch Firth

Dornoch Sands 1.8 km from Dornoch
Embo Street,cairn SE of Scheduled monument, 2.1 km from Dornoch, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Gate Street Play Area 3.6 km from Dornoch, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Luigi in Dornoch, just outside the area
On the way: Embo House Category A listed, 2.8 km from Dornoch, just outside the area

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Tain

Day 7 · Dornoch Firth

: Edderton I Standing Stone - Clach Biorach - The Sharp Stone in Edderton, just outside the area
Ardvannie, chambered cairn 100m SW of Woodside Scheduled monument, 2.4 km from Spinningdale 4 km from the last stop
Struie 5.1 km from Spinningdale, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Dornoch Firth's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Dornoch Firth?

Tain. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Tain: train station: Tain Rail Station; 5 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Historylinks, Dornoch Castle and Community market: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full