Child Friendly Holidays

If you’re looking to plan a child friendly holiday to the Scottish Highlands, then look no further than Brora. Explore the great outdoors with plenty of family friendly activities including beautiful golden sand beaches, fairytale castles, museums and much more!

There are a number of events happening in and around the local area of Brora, perfect for little day-trips!

All Summer

Mini Museum Mondays: Fossils - Discover Brora - every Monday this summer

Dragon Hunting - All Summer

Dornoch Pipe Band - every Saturday night from 8pm, until 7th September

July

Lairg Gala Week - 6th -13th July

Brora Carnival Week - 7th-13th July

Sutherland Country Show - Saturday 20th July

August

Golspie Gala - 27th July - 4th August

Helmsdale Highland Games - Saturday 17th August

Dornoch Highland Gathering - Friday 2nd August

Dornoch Festival Week - Monday 5th- Saturday 10th August

No family holiday would be complete without a trip to the seaside. A great activity for kids of all ages, there are lots of beaches to choose from in Brora. Grab a bucket and spade from the reception at Royal Marine Hotel, take some snaps of your sandcastle and be entered into our seasonal sandcastle competition! .

Brora Beach

Brora beach is a short three-minute walk from the hotel and sits right next to Brora Golf Club. A beautiful unspoiled golden sand beach that stretches on for miles. 

Adventurous families can walk all the way along the beach into Golspie, or if that is too far for your little one’s legs, simply relax in Brora beach for the day – grab a packed lunch from the hotel and make a picnic out of it, build some sandcastles and splash about in the crisp blue sea. 

Brora beach is also an amazing location for spotting local wildlife. Common and grey seals often gather along the shoreline and if you’re lucky you may even spot the odd dolphin or minke whale in the sea. Highland cows are also known to appear next to the beach on Brora Golf Club from time to time!

Dornoch Beach

Dornoch beach is a great family activity located a short 20 – 30 minute drive from Brora. Another beautiful unspoiled beach with gentle shallow areas for the little ones, Dornoch beach is a fantastic family day out. 

A good spot for water activities, you may notice a few paddle boarders while you’re out there – speak to our team if you’d like help hiring equipment. There’s also a wonderful swing park just up from the beach for your little ones to enjoy with a takeaway coffee truck nearby for mum and dad too.

Dunrobin Castle is a truly magical escape for kids who love fairytales. Perched on a high terrace above walled gardens, Dunrobin Castle, with Rapunzel-esque spires and turrets, rises above the North Sea like an illustration from a storybook.
Transport your family back in time with a tour of the castle and a wander round the gardens before stopping for the daily Falconry Display.

Brora is located near lots of museums, making it the ideal family holiday location for young budding historians.

Brora Heritage Centre

Brora has a fascinating heritage and history. Once known as the industrial capital of the Highlands, Brora’s industries included coal, salt, stone, shipping, bricks and much more. For this reason, and many others, it was also the first Highland village to produce electricity in 1913. Learn about all of this and more at the Brora Heritage Centre.

History Links Museum

The Historylinks Museum is another fantastic educational family activity located only a short drive away in Dornoch. Recently awarded the Visit Scotland 5 Star Museum Award, History Links will teach your kids all about the interesting history of Dornoch with interesting exhibits, short films, an interactive children’s room and a coveted Historylinks trail.

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Rooms at Royal Marine Hotel from

from £189.00 per room (July)

from £209.00 per room (August)

from £219.00 per room (September)

T&C apply, prices based on two people sharing a standard double, rates subject to availability.