r/inverness

Hey,

Does anyone recommend a hair dresser in inverness that is good with curly hair and can do a balagye?

Thanks!

Hi, I’ve read every post about the buses made this year, but I still have some questions. I’m a tourist without a car, so I wanted to use the buses to get around town. I see Stagecoach does not run the local routes anymore and that the Highland Council is running them instead.

I am staying in the Dalneigh area and Apple Maps says the number 8 bus will get me close enough to the city center to then walk to things. When I go on the highland council website to look at timetables I don’t see one for the no. 8 bus. Is this bus still running?

Today when I got to my stay from the train station, I used the no. 2 bus because the board at the stop didn’t have the no. 8 on it at all. Is there some resource I could use to look at the exact routes of all of these buses so I can try to plan my movements?

Should I just plan on walking/getting a taxi most of the time instead? Thank you!

Hi everyone! My husband and I are visiting Inverness from Japan for a few days. It'll be my first time in both Scotland and the UK.

We're both a bit shy, and my husband doesn't speak English, so we're looking for friendly pubs, cafes for breakfast, and local restaurants. Nothing fancy.

What Scottish food would you be most proud to introduce to first time visitors? We'd love to try the local favorites.

Thanks in advance! We're really looking forward to visiting Inverness!

Maybe not a usual post but thought I'd try my luck

Hi all, Long story short, I've came up to Scotland from Wales for the NC500, my friends had to leave early for a family emergency. we just completed the nc500 but I'm still here until Sunday.

I'm male 21, just wondering whether there's anyone in or around Inverness looking to hang out or

I'm easy going, and pretty chill, I'm not usually the most social but always happy to make a friend or socialise where I can.

Happy to talk here if anyone's bored too

im Into cars, music, food, games drink, anything interesting

Thanks!!

Hope I don't get shot as this is not "Inverness"-specific, but, close by anyway

I'm writing a novel where a big portion takes place in the Black Isle, 1700s, and keep wondering about stuff not in the usual websites. For example, I have this hamlet or toun of Strathfimble somewhere in the hills above Cromarty/Rosemarkie. What is the color of the soil like? what kind of crops are planted there nowadays?

Edited to add:
I am enormously grateful for all responses, even the less friendly ones.
My concern now is, I do sense a minority, but meaningful feel that I am not welcome in my intention.
I am all for liberty of opinion, but, let me say that I am surprised. You don't know me, you don't know what I'm writing about, yet you don't like that I'm trying?
Oh yes, I am ignorant, I have never been there, that's TRUE. That's why I'm asking you folks.

We can get along. Or not. I can't force you, and even if I could, why can't we? Pushing away someone (and downvoting. -17?) because he doesn't know what you know, because he was born elsewhere? Makes me sad. I apologize for choosing Cromarty as my location. Maybe it was a mistake.

I think it's a sweet place, despite not showing up in any tourist guide I've found so far.
Maybe some of you like it that way, that people don't want to go there. Leave you alone.

Then, there are others. Nice, nice people who do want to get along. Those are probably the majority, but they don't make a big noise, so I don't hear them too much. Well, I do want us to get along. But I really don't want any trouble, maybe I should just go make my story in the wide central Highlands and be done with it. Because I'm a coward, I probably will just invent a location. Too bad.

A principle of Game Theory, people can gain much, much more, if they cooperate, but it takes very few to break that cooperation. I get to live that right now. Not here to teach y'all anything, this is mostly a lesson for myself, about human nature. Is it also a lesson about Cromarty?

Seeing if anyone here has gone through it and has answers. I became homeless due to circumstances and due to my health im going to be put in a temporary council house till a more permanent solution comes along. Now these places i know can vary in time and with shortages i could be here for a long time. Im happy as its a good place with a garden for my dog.

So has anyone got experiences of times and my main question is internet. Can you get a contract if your living there?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently recording a piano cover of Flower of Scotland for my YouTube channel featuring anthems from countries participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

So far, I've completed videos for all teams in Groups A and B, plus Brazil, Morocco and Haiti with the help of people from those subreddits. I'm now hoping to do the same for Scotland.

If you have a photo you took yourself of Inverness, such as Inverness Castle, the River Ness, Ness Islands, Inverness Cathedral, the Caledonian Canal, the Moray Firth, or anywhere else in the city, that means something to you and in the best way represents your city, I'd be very happy to include it in the video.

If you'd like to take part, please share a photo in the comments or send me a message in the chat. Contributors will be credited.

I'd really appreciate any help here! 🍀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I'm arriving late on Tuesday night and Ill be meeting up with my friends and checking into a hotel later in the afternoon. Is there a good place to grab breakfast and then maybe just drink coffee and read a book for several hours. Ill have my bags, so wont be able to move around too much.

I'll be staying at the Inverness Student Hotel, so anything close would be ideal.

Hey -

So a friend and I are arriving in Inverness at 9:30pm on scotrail and have a ember bus leaving at 5:30am the next morning from Union street stop D.

Hotel wise, we are trying to stick to a budget, and i can find the Black Isle Hostel and the "Waverley guest house" at 60-ish pounds for 2 beds in a shared room. Despite that, we would prefer to save the money since we would barely get to sleep 7 hours and we wouldnt mind just hanging out at the train station or the inverness bus station for the night (if they are open). What do you guys think we should do?

By the way, we arrive on July 2nd.

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to meet some new friends around Inverness.
I work in the Highlands, and on my weekends off I often find myself with nothing much to do. I’m not into drinking or smoking, so pubs aren’t really my scene.

I’d love to meet people who enjoy exploring, hiking, walking, visiting castles or scenic places, browsing bookshops, reading, or just grabbing a coffee and having a good conversation.

I’m not looking for anything romantic, just genuine friendships with like-minded people. If you’re in a similar position or fancy getting out and exploring the Highlands together, feel free to send me a message.

Cheers!

Alongside my searching, has anyone got suggestions of somewhere small (9 guests) to get married (ideally inside rather than outside as looking at March) around the area?

Somewhere on the Black Isle would be ideal but so far Inverness Town Hall is coming up best that I can find for a suitable match to our needs

Thanks

Hi,

As the title says, can someone please explain to me why Stagecoach inter-city services are so unreliable? Every single week at least a few of my connecting buses get cancelled, and very often the cancellation isn't even flagged in the app beforehand. Is there any way to fix this sorry state of affairs?

Hi! My friend and I are arriving today from Texas.
We would love to watch the game in a pub… any suggestions on a fun place to watch? We are going to need somewhere lively to fight the jet lag and make it past midnight!

Does anyone know any that have lived in the refurbished flats that were originally the old hospital?

After hearing loads of ghost stories about the original hospital I am curious about if any have seen any activity in the refurbished parts? I was reading a post about a property in Suilven Way which isn't too far from the old hospital.

I'm not a ghost hunter or anything. Just curious