Tain is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. It's on the coast 40 miles north of Inverness on the A9 and the railway line to Thurso. It mostly grew up in Victorian times and has changed little since then. Its main attraction for visitors is the Glenmorangie distillery.
- Tain Through Time, Tower St. Apr-Oct M-F 10:00-16:30, also Sat Jun-Aug. Volunteer run museum. £3.50.
Tain Through Time, Tower St. Apr-Oct M-F 10:00-16:30, also Sat Jun-Aug. Volunteer run museum. £3.50.
- Glenmorangie Distillery, +44 1862 892477. M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa (+Su Jun-Aug) 10:00-16:00. This distillery (say "Glen-MORR-anjee", not "Glenmorr-ANJEE") produces 6 million litres of Scotch whisky per year, sold as single malt and not blended. (Their blend, Glen Moray, was hived off in 2009.) It's one of the smoothest single malts, so if you find classic Speyside whiskies a tad heavy then do try this. Limited numbers for tours so booking is recommended. In April the distillery goes offline for maintenance: limited tours (free) are still available. The firm also runs Ardbeg distillery on Islay. Standard tour £8, Signet tour £35.
- Tain Highland Gathering is held on the second Saturday in July at Glenmorangie Ground just north of the village. The next event is expected to be Sat 11 July 2020 but tbc.
Glenmorangie Distillery, +44 1862 892477. M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa (+Su Jun-Aug) 10:00-16:00. This distillery (say "Glen-MORR-anjee", not "Glenmorr-ANJEE") produces 6 million litres of Scotch whisky per year, sold as single malt and not blended. (Their blend, Glen Moray, was hived off in 2009.) It's one of the smoothest single malts, so if you find classic Speyside whiskies a tad heavy then do try this. Limited numbers for tours so booking is recommended. In April the distillery goes offline for maintenance: limited tours (free) are still available. The firm also runs Ardbeg distillery on Islay. Standard tour £8, Signet tour £35.
Tain Highland Gathering is held on the second Saturday in July at Glenmorangie Ground just north of the village. The next event is expected to be Sat 11 July 2020 but tbc.
- Top Tain Curry Club is on High St, open daily 12:00-14:00 and 16:00-23:00.
- Green's on High St is open lunchtime M-Sat, evening meals W-Sat.
- Platform 1864 is the old railway station building turned into a restaurant. Daily 10:00-23:00, later at weekends.
St Duthus Hotel is your best option. The two other pubs are a mite drouthy.
It's a choice of north into Sutherland towards Dunrobin Castle, Thurso and John o'Groats, inland via Bonar Bridge to the wild west and north coasts, or south to Inverness.