Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre
About
The moor about five miles east of Inverness, off the A9 and B9006, where the last Jacobite Rising ended on 16 April 1746. The National Trust for Scotland, which looks after it, calls it one of the most harrowing battles in British history. The visitor centre holds the museum, a shop and a cafe; the battlefield itself is open every day of the year. Dogs are welcome on the battlefield under close control and in the shop and cafe, but not in the museum. The Trust lends wheelchairs free, and the centre has level access, display information in audio and a hearing loop. A local on the Inverness subreddit recommended taking the battlefield tour.
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Highlights
- ✓The battlefield, open all year
- ✓Museum, shop and cafe in the visitor centre
- ✓Audio descriptive tour and hearing loop
- ✓A short drive from Clava Cairns
Tips
- →Visitor centre and shop: 09:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) from 2 March to 1 November, and 09:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30) from 2 November to 28 February 2027, per the Trust.
- →The car park costs £5 for non-members and is open 08:00 to 18:00; it can fill at peak times.
- →The Trust does not give a bus number on its page; plan the trip on Traveline Scotland before relying on a bus.
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