The North Coast 500, now known as one of the most iconic road trips in the world, offers a huge Highland playground for both kids and kids at heart.
On fairer days, let the little ones stretch their legs at Wyvis Natural Play Park in Garve in Ross-shire.
The park has been designed to include climbing and balancing structures of different heights and difficulties to suit all ages and abilities, as well as swings and zip wire.
Plus, a large part has been left as natural forest, perfect for exploring, playing hide and seek and building dens.
If the weather isn’t as kind, visit the five-star Historylinks museum in Dornoch.
Young visitors can dress up as Vikings and explore the museum with puzzles and quizzes – the answers of which can only be found in the museum.
Build a model of the Dornoch Cathedral or display your very own collection of items in the children’s room cabinet.
The rest of the North Coast 500 route offers plentiful opportunities for fresh air to tire out the kids, with cycling, award-winning beaches, coastal walks and water activities.
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Granite Noir. An international crime writing festival, featuring author conversations, talks, walks, workshops, music and exhibitions https://www.aberdeenperformingarts. com/made-in-aberdeen/granite-noir/ for further details and to book). Fort William Mou
Lunchbreak Concert: The Cargill Trio. Guera Crockett (violin), Alison MacDonald (cello) and Blair Cargill (piano), play Beethoven’s Trio Op. 11, in the 250th anniversary year of the composer’s birth, and Rachmaninov Elegiaque No. 1 in G minor, 12.45-1pm; Pre-concert Talk with Dr Roger Williams, noon-12.20pm.
The Jersey Beats – Oh What A Nite! A tribute to Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons, 7.30pm.
Dunnet Bay Distillery, Dunnet. Paintings, textiles, glass, wood, and much more, inspired by and connected to the theme of Inspired By Gin, 10am-5pm.
Turn And Run, The Monkeys Ride. Paintings, by award-winning Gray’s School of Art graduate Jean Firth, based on a selection of photographs from 2003 – birthdays, Christmas, and one of many family camping trips to the Allan Water (Roxburghshire), The Small Gallery; Co-Factors, by John Walter. A series of paintings, each measuring five metres wide, from within the larger CAPSID project, addressing a crisis of representation surrounding viruses such as HIV by bringing new scientific knowledge about viral capsids to the attention of the wider public, The Suttie Arts Space, open 24 hours.
Februa – Ceramics by Julia Smith. Illustrated functional tableware exploring the month of February’s rich folk history, 9am-5pm.
Various Venues Aberdeen.