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Nessie model overlooking Loch Ness beside the roadside viewpoint
Inverness

Loch Ness Statue

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Nobody drives along Loch Ness without keeping half an eye on the water, and this statue gives you a good reason to pull over.

The Loch Ness Statue is a 2.4-metre steel sculpture beside the A82, made by hand by a local family metalworks. It celebrates the monster, whose legend began in 1933 when the Inverness Courier reported a sighting by a local couple. The story went round the world. From the statue you get lovely views over Loch Ness and the hills around it. There's a hotel and gift shop close by, with toilets, souvenirs and refreshments, so it makes an easy break on a long drive.

A little further outWhin ParkA family park by the River Ness in Inverness, with a boating pond, a big adventure playpark, a miniature railway and a café.15 min by roadSee itTrees reflected in a calm river with clear shallow water
Close by
  1. The Loch Ness Centre building, dated 1882, with twin gabled towers and window displaysThe Loch Ness Experience4 miles6 min by road
  2. Loch Ness Centre building with a green Nessie sculpture in the car parkThe Nessie Hunter4 miles6 min by road
  3. Ruined stone tower of Urquhart Castle seen through autumn foliage on Loch NessUrquhart Castle6 miles12 min by road
  4. Passengers on the upper deck of a Loch Ness by Jacobite tour boatJacobite Loch Ness Cruises9 miles12 min by road
  5. Eden Court Theatre and CinemaEden Court Theatre and Cinema10 miles15 min by road
Directions
Wooden jetty and lochside houses beneath forested hills on a misty shorelineAttractionsDores Beach2.5 miles over the water
Smoke rises from the chimney of a pink-harled house with a slate roof, seen over a drystone wall amid trees and misty hills.InvernessTigh na Coille CottageSleeps 8 · 3.6 miles
A white harled house with multiple gables sits behind clipped box hedging and shrubs, framed by overhanging trees.InvernessFactors CottageSleeps 6 · 3.6 miles
A white harled cottage with a slated roof and gabled porch sits behind a garden of wildflowers, a table and chairs on the patio.InvernessGarden CottageSleeps 6 · 3.6 miles
A stone cottage with a slated roof and dormer windows sits behind a gravel drive, ivy covering one gable end.InvernessIvy CottageSleeps 4 · 3.6 miles
A stone steading with green shutters and a slated roof sits beside a gravel drive, mature trees framing the entrance.InvernessSouth BothySleeps 2 · 3.6 miles
A pink harled house with turreted gables and stepped chimneys stands among pine trees behind a dry stone wall.InvernessGatehouse CottageSleeps 4 · 3.6 miles
Trees reflected in a calm river with clear shallow waterAttractionsWhin Park10 miles
Stone fountain and palm trees inside a glasshouse courtyard with iron staircaseAttractionsInverness Botanic Gardens10 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near Loch Ness Statue, and when each is next free.

A white harled cottage with a slated roof and gabled porch sits behind a garden of wildflowers, a table and chairs on the patio.Garden Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Inverness
  • 4 miles from Loch Ness Statue
Check datesA stone cottage with a slated roof and dormer windows sits behind a gravel drive, ivy covering one gable end.Ivy Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Inverness
  • 4 miles from Loch Ness Statue
Check datesA stone steading with green shutters and a slated roof sits beside a gravel drive, mature trees framing the entrance.South Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Inverness
  • 4 miles from Loch Ness Statue
Check datesA pink harled house with turreted gables and stepped chimneys stands among pine trees behind a dry stone wall.Gatehouse Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Inverness
  • 4 miles from Loch Ness Statue
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