Falls of Shin
Inverness
📍 North, West and Central Sutherland, IV27 4EX
🚆 Nearest station: · 2.4 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: John MacKenzie (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- One of the best UK places to spot leaping salmon
- Viewing platform overlooking the falls
- Motorhome overnight parking with hook-up and waste disposal
- Four woodland walks of varying difficulty
- Café open seven days serving lunch and cake
Falls of Shin sits near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, known as one of the best places in the UK to spot leaping salmon from a viewing platform across the road from the café and car park. On site you'll find a children's play park, electric car and bicycle charging, and motorhome overnight parking with electrical hook-up and waste disposal. The café, run by the Salt & Salmon team, serves lunch, cake and coffee seven days a week, alongside The Salt House take-away hut. Four woodland walks of varying difficulty wind through the surrounding landscape. Invershin station lies 2.4 miles away, with Ferrycroft Visitor Centre 4.3 miles away for a further day out.
How far to…
- Invershin station
- 2.4 miles
- Ferrycroft Visitor Centre
- 4.3 miles
Practical details
- Open
- Open 7 days for coffee, cake and more
- Parking
- Car and motorhome parking payable on arrival
Accommodation on site
- Motorhome overnight parking
Details taken from the operator's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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