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A great spot for dolphin watching...

Head across the bridge to the Black Isle, specifically to the village of North Kessock, where you'll be able to see the Moray Firth dolphins up close.

North Kessock lies on the south coast of the Black Isle, at the narrows where the Beauly Firth becomes the Moray Firth. This relatively narrow waterway is a great place to watch the dolphins as they follow the tide (and subsequently the fish!) in the morning and again in the late afternoon.

Most of North Kessock is laid out along a single street running along the shore... it's this main street where you'll find some benches for sitting and waiting for the marine spectacle to begin.
You'll regularly see people standing down by the water's edge (near the lifeboat station), and it's amazing at how close the dolphins will sometimes come to the shore to check out their audience! They truly are curious animals :-)

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Of course, for more in-depth insights into the lives of these marine mammals you can also visit the North Kessock Dolphin & Seal Centre: http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/visitorcentres/northkessockdolphinandsealcentre.htm

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