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Scottish Highlands
Highland Bear Lodge
Scottish Highlands
📍 Aird and Loch Ness, IV63 6TJ
- Tranquil setting with unspoilt views over Glen Urquhart
- Five minutes from Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle
- Exclusive tours, ski or paragliding lessons available with owner
- Stop on the North Coast 500 route
- Traditional Scottish Baronial house plus two luxury Bear Huts
Highland Bear Lodge sits in the Scottish Highlands, in a tranquil setting with unspoilt views over Glen Urquhart, the heart of Outlander country. The Scottish Baronial style house offers comfortable traditional rooms, alongside two luxury Bear Huts, and the lodge is open all year. The operator highlights exclusive tours, ski or paragliding lessons with owner Mark Dann, and the lodge makes a great stop on the North Coast 500 route. You're just five minutes from Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle, twenty minutes from Inverness, Culloden and the Clava Cairns, and twenty minutes from Glen Affric, with the Isle of Skye around one and a half hours away. Nearby attractions include the Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition and Urquhart Castle Visitor Centre, with Beauly station 10.7 miles away.
How far to…
- Loch Ness
- 5 minutes
- Urquhart Castle
- 5 minutes
- Inverness
- 20 minutes
- Culloden and the Clava Cairns
- 20 minutes
- Glen Affric
- 20 minutes
- Isle of Skye
- 1.5 hours
Practical details
- Open
- Open all year
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
- Bear Huts
Details taken from the operator's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
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