Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden |
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A crofting estate of 5,616 acres with outstanding views of Skye and Applecross. Traditional crofting is still carried out at Drumbuie and Duirinish, and Plockton is an Outstanding Conservation Area.
Lockalsh Woodland Garden provides pleasant sheltered walks beside the shores of Loch Alsh. Mature Scots pine, oaks and beeches with developing collections of rhododendrons, ferns, bamboo, fuchsias and hydrangeas all flourish. There is a kiosk with informal interpretation of the garden and estate.
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Directions
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A87, 3 miles east of Kyle of Lochalsh. Bus: Skyeways from Inverness and Glasgow. |
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Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden Postcode for SatNav: IV40 8DN |
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Nearby Attractions
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Kintail & Morvich
(14 Miles)*
A magnificent stretch of West Highland scenery, the 17,422-acre estate includes the Falls of Glomach and the Five Sisters of Kintail (four of them over 3,000ft). |
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Torridon
(18 Miles)*
A 16,000-acre estate including some of Scotland's finest mountain scenery. |
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West Affric
(23 Miles)*
The National Trust for Scotland bought this important area in 1993 to protect its wild land character, to restore its natural flora and secure one of the most popular east/west paths in the Highlands. |
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