Food shopping and eating out while staying at
Hazelgove Self Catering Cottage, Loch Ness
As you have chosen a self catering cottage you will no doubt be cooking for yourselves on some nights during your stay, but you may also wish to try out some of the excellent eating places in the area.
Hazelgrove is located 16 miles from both Inverness and Fort Augustus. There are a number of supermarkets in Inverness and couple of smaller foodstores in Fort Augustus. The village of Foyers is 2 miles from Hazelgrove and there is a small village shop and post office. Opening times and range of items available are a little restrictive in Foyers so you might prefer to head for Inverness if you have a larger shopping to do.
HAZELGROVE WELCOME BASKET
We provide a comprehensive basket of essentials to welcome you to Hazelgrove and ensure that you have the very basics for your first few hours in the cottage.
The welcome basket contains the following:-
Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Milk, Bread, Butter, Jam, Shortbread, Fruit, Cereal, Sausages or Bacon and a bottle of wine. And not forgetting the doggie biscuit for any four legged friends!
Tesco Online
As the wecome basket is essentially a "starter pack" you will want to do a larger shop to see you through most of your week at the cottage. Tesco Home Shopping Online is an excellent service which you can use to save time and avoid having to stock up the car when you leave home. If you place your order a few days in advance of your arrival at Hazelgrove, you can choose a delivery slot once you have settled in and to suit your own timescale.
The full address of the cottage is
Hazelgrove Cottage
Inverfarigaig
South Loch Ness
IV2 6XR
If you are asked for a telephone number, the number of the cottage is 01456 486250 although using your own mobile number may be more convenient as Tesco may phone to discuss your delivery or to amend the delivery time.
MAIN SUPERMARKETS AND PETROL STATIONS - INVERNESS
Tesco - Holm Roundabout
Travelling to Inverness from Hazelgrove, this is a new Tesco just off the Holm Roundabout. Although smaller than the stores at Inshes and the Retail Park it is certainly more convenient for anyone on the south side of the Loch. It also has Petrol.
Tesco Inshes – Inshes Retail Park
Travelling to Inverness from Hazelgrove, turn right at the Holm Roundabout and follow the signs for the A9. At the last roundabout (Police HQ on your LHS and Inshes retail park on your RHS, take the last exit into Tesco Petrol and Store
Tesco Extra – Inverness Retail Park
Travelling to Inverness from Hazelgrove, turn right at the Holm Roundabout and follow the signs for the A96 and the A9. At the last roundabout (Police HQ on your LHS and Tesco Inshes on your RHS, take the exit – A9 north and A96. Keep on the slip road and at the roundabout follow signs for Aberdeen, the airport and Inverness Retail Park.
Morrisons – City Centre
Travelling to Inverness from Hazelgrove, go straight on at the Holm roundabout and follow signs for the city centre. After Bellfield Park, the road splits. Keep left and follow the road along the river. At the first set of traffic lights keep to the right hand lane. Go straight over these lights. At next set of lights turn right onto Academy Street. Continue along Academy Street and follow the road round to the left at M&S. Keep to left hand lane. At traffic lights go straight ahead and also at next set of lights. Morrisons is on your LHS
SHOPS AND PETROL STATION - FORT AUGUSTUS
Great Glen Way Trading Company and Petrol station
Travelling from Fort Augustus from Hazelgrove, continue into the centre of the village across the Canal swing bridge. The Great Glen Way shop and petrol station are on your LHS. The main car park for Fort Augustus in just beyond the shop and pertrol station, again on your LHS.
Spar Shop
Travelling from Fort Augustus from Hazelgrove, continue into the centre of the village. Just before the Canal swing bridge, turn right along the canal side - the Spar Shop is on your RHS. For easier parking, you might like to use the main car park for Fort Augustus which is across the Canal swing bridge and just beyond the Great Glen Way shop and pertrol station, on your LHS.
EATING OUT
There are a great variety of restaurants in the area. If you just want a short drive, then Foyers, Whitebridge and Dores all offer good homely cooking. Fort Augustus has a couple of lively restaurants beside the Caledonian Canal while Inverness has the variety and quality you would expect from any thriving city. Most of the restaurants in Inverness overlook the river or are right in the centre of the city. The following list is just a sample of what is on offer.
| FOYERS (2 miles) Tel Code 01456 |
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| Foyers Bay House (486624) |
Good wholesome food but booking necessary in the evening |
| Waterfall Café (486233) |
Situated bedside the falls of Foyers - a great place for a snack during the day or carry out on Friday and Saturday evenings |
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| WHITEBRIDGE (6 miles) Tel code 01456 |
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| The Whitebridge Hotel (486226) |
Tasty Bar meals served in the Lounge bar |
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| DORES (8 miles) Tel Code 01463 |
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| Dores Inn (7512030) |
Excellent food in a spectacular setting |
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| FARR (10 miles) Tel Code 01808 |
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| The Grouse and Trout at the Steadings Hotel (521314) |
Hotel Restaurant – quality cooking - booking recommended |
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| FORT AUGUSTUS (16 miles) Tel Code 01320) |
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| The Lock Inn, Canalside (366302) |
Great for a pub meal (pets welcome) |
| The Bothy, Canalside (366710) |
Good food served by the edge of the canal but credit cards not accepted |
| The Boathouse at the Abbey (366682) |
An excellent restaurant looking down the length of the
loch and part of the Abbey development |
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| INVERNESS (16 miles) Tel code 01463 |
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| Cafe 1, 75 Castle Street (226200) |
Really imaginative use of local produce underneath the Castle |
| Girvans, 2 – 4 St Stephens Brae (711900) |
An institution amongst Invernesians |
| Jimmy Chungs, 27 Bank Street (237878) |
Wonderful Chinese buffet - help yourself to as much as you can eat |
| The Kitchen, 15 Huntly Street (259119) |
“Sister” restaurant to the Mustard Seed – excellent position overlooking the River Ness |
| La Tortilla Asesina, 99 Castle Street (709809) |
Great Spanish Tapas underneath the Castle |
| Leakey's Café, Church Street (239947) |
Superb little cafe in Leakey's second hand bookstore |
| Mustard Seed, 16 Fraser Street (220220) |
Excellent food overlooking the River Ness |
| Riva, 4 Ness Walk (237377) |
Very good Italian beside the River Ness |
| The River House, 1 Greig Street (222033) |
Fine dining with seafood their speciality |
| Rocpool Rendevous, 1 Ness Walk (717274) |
One of the best restaurants in Inverness |
| Rocpool Reserve, Culduthel Road (240089) |
The best Hotel restaurant in Inverness and where we would recommend for that very special occasion |
| Thai Tanany in Hootananny, 67 Church Street, (233651) |
A very interesting combination of great Thai food with live traditional music! |
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