Drop off

Coaches must arrive at the drop-off point 10 minutes before your booking time to allow time to enter The Inverness Castle Experience.  

There is no parking available at The Inverness Castle Experience.  Coaches can drop-off on Castle Street, maximum stay is 20 minutes.  Coaches can park for the duration of your visit at Torvean Car Park, on a first come, first serve basis. 

The Experience

Your group will be greeted on your coach 10 minutes before your booked entry time. Your group will be provided with their tickets, maps and audio guides before being accompanied into the Castle and to our Great Glen View roof terrace.

The Inverness Castle Experience has capacity for 20 people to enter every 10 minutes.  The first part of the immersive experience will see your group meet the Seanchaidh  - storyteller - and will last for 5 minutes, accommodating 10 visitors at a time.  Once your group has met the Seanchaidh the experience is free flow until our end show which will run every 15 minutes. 

Your group also has access to The Ceilidh Rooms and North Tower Gallery which house two guest exhibits.  This can be accessed through The Saltire Bistro and team members will be on hand to assist with directions. 

To fully experience everything, we recommend a minimum of 2 hours.  We suggest you allow an hour for your group to move through our immersive experience, and at least 45 minutes for The Ceilidh Rooms and North Tower Gallery. 

If your group is running more than 15 minutes late, we cannot guarantee entry to the immersive experience.

The Saltire Bistro

Group visitors are welcome to individually visit The Saltire Bistro. The Bistro is open all year serving breakfasts, light menu, lunch, sharers as well as a variety of hot & cold drinks.

Find our dining times and menus here.