Travel and Tourism
General information
about all public transport services in Scotland, including changes and contitions related to Covid-19, can be found on the Traveline Scotland website.
If you have mobility problems either short or long term, local charity Shopmobility Highland provide mobility scooters, power chairs, wheelchairs and rollators for persons of all ages with long or short term mobility problems, in Inverness and Dingwall. There is also a minibus at each location offering daily shopping trips for members. There is a membership fee and a small charge per trip or hire.
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Travel news
November 2022
Safety improvements at Munlochy junction
Bruce Morrison, Secretary of Ferintosh Community Council, has drawn attention to a Highland Council media release on imminent further improvement works at Munlochy junction
A9/B9161 MUNLOCHY JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS November 2022
Works begin on Sunday 20th November
Right turn from B9161 to A9 will be prohibited for safety
Essential safety improvements will get underway at the A9/B9161 junction at Munlochy on the night of Sunday 20th November 2022.
On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out works to prohibit the right turn manoeuvre northwards from the B9161 road onto the A9 northbound carriageway to Tore. Highland Council have made a legal order to prohibit this manoeuvre, which comes into force on 21 November.
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The Black Isle
People travel more than ever before. Getting to work, the school run, shopping, going out, practically everything we do can seem to involve getting behind the wheel.
From being a relative backwater just a couple of decades ago, the Black Isle has become a busy through route and commuter zone.
Traffic jams, pollution and growing vulnerability to fuel price hikes are among the pressures taking their toll on local motorists.
We're working to boost more sociable, savvy ways of travelling on the Black Isle.
Contact info@transitionblackisle.org to share your ideas and find out more.
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NC 500 - An Alternative View
The view expressed below appeared on the Facebook page of Cromarty Community Development Trust in 2019, with this comment from the Trust -
"This is not the formal opinion of the Development Trust, but it is an interesting 'alternative view' about the NorthCoast500, presented here to stimulate discussion. Interestingly, it says that Iceland banned camper van camping outwith official sites following rapid expansion of their camper van tourism. We're building a site in Cromarty, and it's obvious the pressures of tourism need to be managed in many countries. Cromarty welcomes tourism, and tourists support our local businesses; but communities should be able to choose how much tourism and what kind brings most benefits to our communities."
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