Shopping at Loch Ness and Inverness Scotland
Where to Shop
Aspenwood Holiday Cottage is situated in the Highland village of Inverfarigaig which is on the quieter south side of Loch Ness. The cottage is midway between Fort Augustus - where there are small stores and a petrol station and the City of Inverness.
Aspenwood is about 16 miles from Inverness driving along the southern
shoreline of Loch Ness.
Tesco Extra Superstore is open 24 hours and is on the outskirts of the city on the A96 Inverness to Nairn road. It is part of a complex of stores including Comet, Homebase, Argos, Pet City and several more. Ample parking/petrol station.
Tesco Online
If you use Tesco Home Shopping online then why not have it delivered to Aspenwood at your convenience while you are staying in the cottage.
Our address is :
Aspenwood,
Inverfarigaig,
Inverness-shire.
IV2 6XR
It will not only save you time, which is very valuable on your holiday, but also allows you more precious space in your car. If you decide on a Saturday delivery please choose a delivery slot after 4pm. You will no doubt be asked by Tesco for a contact telephone number and we suggest you give our home phone number at Lower Birchwood House - 01456 486415. That way we can inform you should there be any delay in your delivery. Please let us know if you are using this service as they often phone us if they are going to deliver early and we would like to be available to receive your order for you if necessary.
Inverness City
The city of Inverness has a wide variety of shops and stores including a Tesco Metro, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Primark, Debenhams, Waterstones to name but a few.
There is a precincted area with shops and eating places and often the piper is playing. There is a new Eastgate Shopping Centre with easy underground parking and all the usual shops associated with a complex. A larger Morrisons store is in the centre of the city.
Local Loch Ness Shops
The nearest local shop to Aspenwood is 3 miles away in the village of Foyers, opposite the famous Falls of Foyers waterfall which itself is worth a visit. For a smaller friendly family run store/PO visit the Inverarnie Stores on the B851 heading towards Daviot on the A9.
Holm Mills Shopping Village Inverness
This is the perfect place to buy all the holiday mementoes to take back
home with you and all under one roof. Shop for gifts & souvenirs,
CD’s & Videos, tartan wear, books, jewellery, ladies & gents
fashion, art equipment, tartan rugs, food, shortbread and of course WHISKY.
Visit the Golf Shop. See the James Pringle Weaving Exhibition. Relax
and enjoy a coffee, snack or meal from the licensed restaurant.Trace
your Scottish ancestry in the database of over 50,000 names. The computer
will provide you with historic information and details of any clan connection
which you can then print out on an elegant scroll for a keepsake. Take
your tartan home with you-there are over 500 tartans available from small
mementoes and gifts to full highland dress.
Location - From Aspenwood turn left and travel
along the Dores Road towards Inverness.
Go straight across the first roundabout on the outskirts of the city
and pass the Mace store and P.O. on your right. Then look out for the
signs on the left to the Holm Mills Shopping Village and James Pringle
weavers.
