The scenic A832 winds round Gruinard Bay and then follows the south bank of Loch Broom to Braemore (38mi/60.8km). A suspension bridge over the Corrieshalloch Gorge offers the best view of the spectacular Measach waterfalls as they cascade over 150ft/46m into the valley.
Mar Lodge Estae is part of the Cairngorms, an internationally recognised nature conservation landscape in the British Isles. This estate contains: four of the five highest mountains in the UK; the upper watershed of the River Dee, and remnant Caledonian pine forest.
Address: Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Aberdeenshire AB35 5YJ, Scotland
Tips: Special "open" days for the lodge and ballroom.
Corrieshalloch Gorge in Braemore is one of Britain's finest examples of a box canyon. The canyon is 200 feet deep and the rive plunges 150 feet over the falls of Measach. Further downstream there is a suspension bridge, then further still there is a viewing platform pointing up, toward the falls.