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Monday, May 10th, 2010
Fandango Guest House Inverness have a selection of the best Inverness Guest Houses with great photos of all of their accommodation which has been star rated by Visit Scotland (the Scottish Tourist Board) and the AA (Automobile Association) ranging from 3-Star to 5-Star Highly Commended.
On the website you can also find excellent information on Inverness Attractions, Inverness Events, Inverness Travel and useful Travel Resources.
If you are planning to Visit Inverness then it’s definitely worth taking a look at the Fandango Guest House Inverness website.
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
Glendale Bed And Breakfast Inverness has a great new website showcasing their beautiful rooms.
Glendale is a Visit Scotland 4-Star B&B a short walk from Inverness City Centre and all of the attractions Inverness has to offer.
As well as information about their Inverness Guest House the new website has excellent information on Inverness Events and Inverness Attractions.
To see the new website please visit http://www.glendale-inverness.co.uk
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Family Rooms Inverness – The Inverness Guest House Association have added a new Family Rooms Inverness page to our website listing details and photos of all of our guest houses and B&Bs that are Family Friendly Inverness and provide Family Rooms in Inverness.
There is a great selection with more than 15 properties available some sleeping families of 3 and some that sleep families of 4. All of our properties have star ratings awarded by The AA or Visit Scotland and range from 3 star to 5 star Highly Commended.
If you are looking for a Family Room Inverness please take a look at our website as you are sure to find great accommodation to suit your taste and budget. Click the Family Rooms Inverness link!!
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Bed And Breakfast Inverness – Royston Guest House is a 3-star Bed And Breakfast Inverness located just a short walk from the City Centre and the Eastgate Shopping Centre.
Royston Guest House also now has a great new website which can be seen at http://www.roystonguesthouse.com and it’s full of useful information on what to do, where to go plus all of the best restaurants.
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Last night we tried a great new restaurant in Inverness – Aspendos is a Turkish restaurant which opened 2 weeks ago in Queensgate.
The menu features an excellent variety of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern dishes. The meze for 2 offers 10 different starters and is excellent value. We tried lots of different dishes and they were all very flavoursome and delicious. Plenty of choice for both carnivore and vegetarian alike!
The owner, Mustafa, couldn’t have been more welcoming and his staff are friendly and attentive. In spite of only opening recently the restaurant was doing excellent business – word is obviously spreading fast about this most welcome addition to the Inverness restaurant scene.
If you’re visiting Inverness we recommend you try Aspendos – your Inverness B&B host will be only to happy to arrange a reservation on your behalf.
Tags: Eating Out In Inverness, inverness b&b, inverness restaurants, Turkish restaurant in Inverness, Vegetarian food in Inverness
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Ness Soaps produces a wonderful selection of quality, locally produced hand crafted soaps. The range includes gift selections, novelty soaps (Nessie monsters, thistles, dolphins, hearts), and beautifully presented soap blocks, in a fabulous array of delectable scents such as lavender, lemon, geranium, lime, lemongrass, rose geranium, grapefruit, rosemary.
Ness Soaps is a social enterprise business founded in 2006 to provide opportunities for adults with learning or physical difficulties or who are long term unemployed. It now employs 2 full time and 1 part time members of staff, and provides work placements for 19 adults.
The soaps can be purchased from Araveli Gift Shop in the Inverness Victorian Market and, from the summer onwards, from Ness Soaps’ soon to be opened shop in Strothers Lane.
Ness Soaps is supported by members of the Inverness Guest House Association, Trafford Bank and Moyness House, which both provide these delicious soaps to their guests.
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
If you’re planning on spending Easter in Inverness, the Inverness Guest House Association has some late availability among some members. The IGHA is the leading Inverness bed and breakfast association, and the only one where all members are required to have attained a quality assured grading from either VisitScotland or the AA. All our Inverness B&Bs are located in the city itself, and are easily accessible to Inverness city centre, a good selection of restaurants and pubs, the River Ness, and Eden Court Theatre complex.
For more information on Inverness accommodation, just complete the enquiry form on our accommodation page.
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Moray Dolphins - British Synchronised Ice Skating Champions 2010 (Photo Keith Hayes)
The Inverness synchronised ice skating team, the Moray Dolphins, returned yesterday from the British Synchronised Ice Skating Championships in Sheffield as gold medal winners. The team not only achieved the highest marks awarded to any team during this year’s championships but also the highest awarded to any team over the last 3 years. They also won the Team of the Year Trophy and the Most Enjoyable Performance Trophy.
The team has been dogged by injuries and illness over the last few months, forcing a few long standing members to withdraw. In spite of this the girls have worked incredibly hard – including getting to the ice rink by 5.30 am every Sunday morning to practice.
The Inverness Ice Centre is the home to a number of different ice disciplines. In addition to synchronised skating, curling, figure skating, ice dancing, and ice hockey all take place there, with regular competitions in all these ice sports. The facilities are also open for public skating.
The Inverness Guest House Association has a number of best Inverness B and Bs in the vicinity of the Ice Centre (and the adjacent Queens Park Athletic Stadium, Bught Park football, rugby, hockey and shinty fields, the Sports Centre and the Aquadome. For a wide selection of the best accommodation in Inverness click on our Accommodation page.
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Rock 4 Life 2010 featuring Status Quo has taken the decision to change venues from Bogbain Farm to Whiteness located approximately 20 minutes from Inverness between Ardersier and Nairn. Whiteness Property Company Ltd is donating the use of the site for the Rock 4 Life event which boasts stunning views overlooking the Moray Firth.
Event organisers worked closely with the Northern Constabulary and Highland Council to find solutions to the public safety issues due to the locality of the A9, however Caledonian Productions took the final decision this week to relocate. Caledonian Productions will be running a bus link from Inverness and the new venue location will have on-site parking facilities. Inverness Airport at Dalcross is also only a 10 minutes drive from the new venue.
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
The Inverness Courier has recently published an article reflecting widespread local concern on VisitScotland’s decision to close the Inverness Tourist Office over both Christmas and New Year. With both these holiday periods being popular times for people to visit Inverness, there was general surprise that VisitScotland made the decision to make tourist information services unavailable to visitors over both Christmas and New Year.
The Inverness Guest House Association is the leading organisation for Inverness accommodation providers, and is the only group whose members have all been quality assessed by the 2 grading organisations (VisitScotland and the Automobil Association).
IGHA spokesman, Brad Norris, articulated the disappointment of the IGHA bed and breakfast association members when he stated: “Everyone is entitled to enjoy the festivities but they do not need to be closed for that length of time. For New Year we have a lot of people coming and not just from the UK. It seems ridiculous for VisitScotland to spend so much on advertising and promoting Inverness in Europe and around the world and then, when they have hooked the tourists, they close all the services.”
The centre closed early on Christmas Eve for the festive celebrations and remained closed yesterday. It will reopen today but will close early again on New Year’s Eve for a further four days.
Mr Norris said the Christmas closures were reasonable but added: “It is the New Year ones that are an issue. That covers all the days we have guests staying and then they will re-open when all the tourists have gone.”
City councillors shared the dismay of Inverness accommodation providers, and there was scepticism at VisitScotland’s claim that the Christmas-New Year period is a quiet time in Inverness. VisitScotland claimed to be unaware of the widely publicised Inverness Hogmanay Party, for which 10,000 visitors were expected.
Since publication of the Inverness Courier article, anecdotal evidence has demonstrated that the New Year period was extremely busy, with many Inverness B&Bs and guest houses, restaurants and pubs all reporting doing excellent business over Hogmanay and the surrounding days.
Following the Courier article, VisitScotland underwent a change of heart and made a last minute decision to open the Tourist Office between 10 and 3 on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 January. In spite of the end of the Hogmanay Festivities and the severe weather, the office still received around 130 visitors, most of whom were concerned about travel arrangements and weather conditions.
It is hoped that VisitScotland makes the decision to keep the Inverness Tourist Office open for the next winter holiday season, at least for the busy build up to Hogmanay, New Year’s Day and the days immediately following.
Tags: IGHA, inverness accommodation, Inverness Courier, Inverness Guest House Association, Inverness Hogmanay, Inverness Hogmanay Party, Inverness Tourist Office, Inverness VisitScotland
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
The annual Inverness Half Marathon (and Fun Run) takes place on 14 March, taking in one of the most scenic routes of any half marathon, along the banks of the River Ness and along Loch Ness itself.
Entries can be submitted until 28 February, or until the 1750 competitor limit is reached (whichever is first); entry forms can be completed online.
For competitors coming to Inverness for the weekend, the Inverness Guest House Association offers an excellent selection of high quality Inverness B & Bs. Click on our Inverness bed and breakfast association website to find a choice of Inverness city centre guest houses. IGHA members have all been quality assessed by the AA or by VisitScotland and all offer a high standard of Inverness accommodation.
Tags: City Centre guest houses, IGHA, inverness accommodation, Inverness B & Bs, Inverness bed and breakfast association, Inverness fun run, Inverness Guest House Association, Inverness Half Marathon, loch ness, quality assessed accommodation, river ness
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Unfortunately the Inverness Hogmanay Party was cancelled last night due to the terrible weather conditions. With more heavy snow falling all day road conditions became treacherous and police were concerned with the safety of revelers attempting to travel to Inverness. It is such a shame as so much work went in to organising the event and locals and visitors alike were looking forward to seeing the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and the Peatbog Fairies perform.
Inverness Guest House Association would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and congratulate Gerry Reynolds and his team at the Highland Council for organising such an impressive array of events both in the Inverness Summer Festival and the Inverness Winter Festival. Inverness has benefited greatly from the extra business gained from visitors and tourists from around the world traveling to Inverness to attend the events and we look forward to more of the same in 2010.
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Happy New Year to everyone!
Inverness is bathed in sunlight today and the snow has finally started to thaw – too late, unfortunately, to save the Hogmanay Party planned for last night but cancelled due to severe weather conditions. But a good time was had by all thanks to all the great music venues and restaurants in Inverness, and the coming weekend also promises to be busy.
Moyness House has had a cancellation for the next few days, so if you’re planning to spend the first weekend of 2010 in Inverness, give us a call on 01463 233836, or visit our website.
Moyness House - New Year's Day 2010
There will be plenty happening in
Inverness this weekend, with great music and good company every night at
Hootananny, the
Castle Tavern and
Blackfriars Tavern. If you want to sample some of the great
restaurants in Inverness we can arrange that for you too.
We wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2010
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
River Ness from Ness Islands Bridge
River Ness Away From Inverness
Inverness City Along River Ness
Ness Islands In The Snow
Inverness City And River Ness Snow Scene
Yesterday Inverness got some of the snow that the rest of the UK has been receiving and the City looked absolutely stunning. With the snow still falling we took our dog, Branston, for a walk across the fields, through Ness Islands and along the River Ness.
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
American rock band The Strokes have been confirmed as the first headliners for RockNess 2010 which will be taking place from 11th – 13th June.
The Strokes have been off the live circuit since 2006 and have recently been working on solo projects. NME the UK music weekly recently voted “Is This It” the band’s 2001 album its album of the decade but their new album is still behind schedule.
Also debuting at RockNess are the electro pop band Friendly Fires plus another confirmed artist is dance legends 2 Many DJs. Radio One will be the festival’s official radio partner with Rob Da Bank and Annie Mac hosting their own arenas.
New for 2010 are front row camping early bird tickets which cost £120 but give a place closer to the main arena and late night action. These tickets went on sale on Thursday 3rd December 2009 as an exclusive pre-sale via RockNess. Tickets can be purchased from Ticketline.
If you are not planning to camp at RockNess you can book accommodation in Inverness but make sure you book early as everywhere will be full!! Visit the Inverness B&B Accommodation page of the Inverness Guest House Association website to see a selection of some of the Best B&Bs in Inverness.
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
It’s just been announced that Rod Stewart is to play a concert in Inverness, performing at the Caledonian Thistle Stadium on 17 July 2010.
All 18,000 tickets for the event are expected to sell out quickly, according to the Press and Journal, with more than half sold within days of the announcement. Tickets are available from TicketMaster.
As happened for the Elton John concert at the Caledonian Thistle Stadium in 2007, there will be huge pressure on accommodation in Inverness, as the concert takes place during the peak summer season. Concert goers are urged to book their Inverness accommodation now. If you’re planning to visit Inverness for the Rod Stewart concert, take the opportunity to spend a few days enjoying the Highland capital. The Inverness Guest House Association website has plenty of information on things to do in Inverness, Inverness restaurants, Highland castles, what’s on in Inverness, shopping in Inverness, Highland attractions and historic sites, Inverness entertainment and Highlands golf.
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Scotland’s Castles – The Inverness Guest House Association have added a great new page to their website giving details of Scottish Castles, Highland Castles and Castle in the Highlands of Scotland.
There are links to each Castle’s website and a brief description to give you a taste of what the Castle has to offer. They have also provided information on the distance of each Castle in Scotland from Inverness to give you an idea of how accessible they are.
If you are visiting Inverness and want to see some of the Famous Scotland Castles check out the Scotlands Castles page by clicking the links.
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Inverness Hogmanay 2009 will be celebrated with the annual New Year’s Eve Party at the Northern Meeting Park.
This fantastic celebration, known as the Red Hot Highland Fling, will be the climax of the 2009 Inverness Winter Festival. In the spirit of “paint the town red”, revellers are urged to wear something (or everything!) red.
Three of Scotland’s favourite bands will be appearing – Peatbog Faeries, Blazin Fiddles, and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be providing the music at the Highlands’ hottest New Year’s Eve party!
Tickets are free and gates open at 8pm.
Inverness accommodation is filling up fast for the New Year celebrations, but the Guest House Association is still able to offer a choice of first class bed & breakfast in Inverness to visitors. To see a selection of our Inverness bed and breakfast association of best Highland B&Bs, just click on this link for Inverness accommodation.
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
No Stopping Nessie is a new website created by Jo Norris (Nessie) to keep everyone updated about her latest challenge.
Jo intends to do a double possibly a triple marathon including the London Marathon 2010 and the Edinburgh Marathon 2010 running on behalf of the MS Society (Multiple Sclerosis).
On the website you can find Jo’s Photo Gallery with photos of her recent marathon successes, her Handmade Cards page where she will display the cards she makes with the profits going to her charity fund and there is a Prize Wall page where sponsors have the opportunity to win a prize. There is also a link to Jo’s No Stopping Nessie Blog where she will keep everyone updated and a link to the MS Society website.
For anyone that would like to sponsor Nessie they can do this via the website using the Justgiving link or the Paypal link.
No Stopping Nessie – “Go Nessie Go!!!”
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