Here at the Duke we pride ourselves on our efforts to be as green as possible. There are many other attractions in our area the you can visit with the Green Award from the Scottish tourist board.
Green Tourism is an accreditation organisation founded in Scotland, originally developed through a partnership between VisitScotland and Green Business UK, who continue to develop and operate the scheme. Green Tourism is a well recognised award as well as being an important part of Scotland’s future towards a sustainable tourism destination.
Below are some of the attractions in our local area that have attained this award for their hard work in protecting what we have.
Distance from hotel: 60 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/urquhart-castle/overview/
Distance from hotel: 22 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/loch-garten/
Distance from hotel: 60 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/spynie-palace/
Distance from hotel: 58 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/elgin-cathedral/
Distance from hotel: 53 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.pluscardenabbey.org/
Distance from hotel: 46 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/brodie-castle
Distance from hotel: 18 miles
Green Award: Silver
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/glenmore-forest-park/glenmore-visitor-centre
Distance from hotel: 12 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://rothiemurchus.net/
Distance from hotel: 8 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/scotlands-national-nature-reserves/invereshie-inshriach-national-nature-reserve
Distance from hotel: 42 miles
Perfect for: Everyone
Green Award: Gold
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/ruthven-barracks/history/
Distance from hotel: 2 miles
Perfect for: Everyone
Green Award: Gold
Website: https://www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum/
Distance from hotel: 12 miles
Green Award: Silver
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/craigellachie-national-nature-reserve-p1404541
Start point from hotel: 4 miles
Perfect for: Everyone
Green Award: Gold
Website: https://www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/
Distance from hotel: 52 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/fort-george/
Distance from hotel: 43 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://dolphinspirit.co.uk/
Distance from hotel: 49 miles
Green Award: Gold
Perfect for: Everyone
Website: https://www.jacobite.co.uk/