What to do in Inverness when it rains
When Inverness turns grey, head for the indoors — centuries of history in its museums, art to lose an hour in, and markets and cafés out of the rain.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Inverness Castle Castle, Inverness IV2 3EG, UK
- Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Castle Wynd, Inverness IV2 3EB, UK
- Abertarff House (National Trust for Scotland) 71 Church St, Inverness IV1 1ES, UK
- Highland Archive Centre Highland Archive and Registration Centre, Bught Rd, Inverness IV3 5SS, UK
- The Steeple 8 Bridge St, Inverness IV1 1HD, UK
- Behind the Radar WW2 Radar Filter Block, MacKintosh Rd, Inverness IV2 3TX, UK
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Castle Gallery 43 Castle St, Inverness IV2 3DU, UK
- Browns Gallery 81a Castle St, Inverness IV2 3EA, UK
- Highland Print Studio 20 Bank St, Inverness IV1 1QU, UK
- The Riverside Gallery 11 Bank St, Inverness IV1 1QY, UK
- Blow Glass Gallery 4 Baron Taylor's St, Inverness IV1 1QL, UK
- Scottish Flair Fine Art Gallery 11 Bank St, Inverness IV1 1QY, UK
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Craig Phadrig Overton Ave, Inverness IV3 8RR, UK
- The General’s Well Great Glen Wy., Inverness IV2 4QS, UK
- Balnain House Huntly St, Inverness IV3 5PR, UK
- Knocknagael Boar Stone Unnamed Road, Inverness IV3 5SD, UK
- Flora Macdonald Statue Flora MacDonald and Border Collie, View Pl, Inverness IV2 3EG, UK
- Stoneyfield/Raigmore Ancient Pictish Stone Circle UHI House (formerly the Centre for Health Science), Old Perth Rd, Inverness IV2 3JH, UK
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Tesco Superstore 8, 10 Tomnahurich St, Inverness IV3 5DD, UK
- Tesco Extra Business & Retail Park, 1A Eastfield Way, Inverness IV2 7GD, UK
- The Victorian Market Academy St, Inverness IV1 1JN, UK
- Tesco Extra Tesco Stores Ltd, Inshes Retail Park, Inverness IV2 3TW, UK
- Tesco Superstore Dores Rd, Inverness IV2 4XT, UK
- Tesco Petrol Station Business & Retail Park, 1A Eastfield Way, Inverness IV2 7GD, UK
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Inverness Botanic Gardens and Café Bught Ln, Inverness IV3 5SS, UK
- Asda Inverness Superstore Ivanhoe Ave, Inverness IV2 6BZ, UK
- Marks & Spencer Eastgate, Inverness IV2 3TL, UK
- XOKO Bakehouse and Cantina XOKO LTD, 13 Bridge St, Inverness IV1 1HG, UK
- bp 22-24 Longman Rd, Inverness IV1 1RY, UK
- Starbucks Rose St, Inverness IV1 1NQ, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Eastgate Shopping Centre 11 Eastgate, Inverness IV2 3PP, UK
- Inverness Shopping Park Eastfield Way, Inverness IV2 7GD, UK
- Eastgate Shopping Centre Car Park Inverness. Millburn Rd, Inverness IV2 3PP, UK
- Holm Mills Shopping Village Inverness IV2 4RB, UK
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