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The Dornoch Firth is a quiet Highland landscape of tidal sands, birch woodland, farmland and wooded hillsides, with views towards Struie Hill and Migdale Rock across a wide estuary. Ardgay and Tain stations on the Far North Line give train access to shoreline and hill walking.
There are 2 stations within a mile of Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area.
The area is home to 12 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Beinn Clach an Fheadain at 478m.
Dornoch Firth train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Inverness to TainFrom 1hr 22min
- Aberdeen to TainFrom 3hr 30min
- Stirling to TainFrom 4hr 19min
- Dundee to TainFrom 4hr 41min
- Glasgow to TainFrom 4hr 46min
- Edinburgh to TainFrom 5hr 18min
- Newcastle to TainFrom 7hr 36min
- Durham to TainFrom 7hr 50min
- Lancaster to TainFrom 7hr 57min
- Preston to TainFrom 8hr 13min
- Leeds to TainFrom 8hr 28min
- Manchester to TainFrom 8hr 28min
- York to TainFrom 8hr 28min
- Sheffield to TainFrom 8hr 37min
- Liverpool to TainFrom 8hr 44min
- Birmingham to TainFrom 9hr 22min
- London to TainFrom 9hr 29min
- Nottingham to TainFrom 9hr 43min
- Leicester to TainFrom 9hr 50min
- Cambridge to TainFrom 9hr 54min
- Norwich to TainFrom 10hr 34min
- Oxford to TainFrom 10hr 50min
Good to know
Can you get to the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area by train?
Yes. 2 stations are within 1 mile of the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area, including Ardgay and Tain.
What is the nearest train station to the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area?
2 stations with regular trains are inside the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area, including Ardgay and Tain.
How long does it take to get to the Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area by train?
The Dornoch Firth National Scenic Area is 1hr 22min from Inverness, 3hr 30min from Aberdeen, 4hr 19min from Stirling and 9hr 29min from London by train, to the nearest station.
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