2007 will see the release of 2 very different movies that reference the legend of the Loch Ness Monster.

The first is Sony’s ‘The Waterhorse - Legend of the Deep’, due for release in the United States this winter, and in the UK in early 2008. Click here for the official website.

The Second one is a trailer from the film ‘Loch Ness Terror’ - we don’t have much info. on this yet…feel free to fill us in!

Loch Ness & Great Glen Walks <Click Here for a list!

One of the best ways to see Loch Ness and the Great Glen area is on foot. If you have a favorite walk in the area - why not tell us about it?

This is arguably where you’ll find much of the picture-postcard scenery for which Scotland is so renowned. This is just a selection of walks as listed in http://walking.visitscotland.com that you can find in the Loch Ness Area. Listed by type – you will find a walk suitable everyone from a family stroll to some serious hill & long distance walks.

Find out more about the Great Glen Way by clicking HERE 

2007 is a great year for hearing live music around Loch Ness!

June saw the second Rockness festival at Dores where up to 70,000 people enjoyed 2 days of some of the top UK and international artists including the Chemical Brothers, Kelis, Grove Armada and more.

Home grown music is not forgotten with the Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail offering free music and special events from July 16th to August 10th all around the Loch Ness Area.

Fans of Wolfstone and Shooglenifty can get their fix at
Nessfest on August 3rd & 4th in Fort Augustus, the main event to be held in the grounds of Fort Augustus Abbey

The fantastic family feast that is Belladrum Tartan Heart festival is next in line on August 10th & 11th with a huge line -up of music, theatre, arts and more.

Runrig will then appear for the first time at Borlum farm near Drumnadrochit
on August 18th for their Beat the Drum concert supported by acts including the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and the Vatersay Boys.

DRUMBEAT ‘07 is a small, eclectic mini festival in Drumnadrochit which takes place at the end of September (17th through 24th) which this year will feature acts as diverse as Traditional Taiko Drumming, the Scottish Opera and the MacDonald Brothers.

If you cant get here for any of these offerings - never fear, you will be able to find live music, theatre and dance all year around in the Loch Ness area - check out the listing on www.visitlochness.com or by clicking HERE

So here we are and almost with a sun tan (not quite) but still time this summer! There are several good music events around Loch Ness coming up in August and September as well as the increasingly popular Highland Feast festival when lots of local and Inverness venues not only provide great food but also fantastic live music. The Inverness music scene is rapidly making a name for itself with venues like Ironworks opening up. will publish some links to good music clubs and pubs here during the coming months, but we have to check them out first!!

From Our Very new and original Visit Loch Ness Blog, Welcome!

Hi today our sympathy goes out to anyone from the Midlands and south who face the prospect of returning home from holiday to floods, we have been watching all day the news of the massive floods in the Severn valley and the Avon, Wow .

The Highlands so far has come through the last few days with very little in the way of rain thank heavens. The summer though right across the UK has been dismal this year so far. Here at Loch Ness we almost always get a spell of excellent autumn weather, lets hope this year is no exception we look forward to a seasonal blaze of gold and yellows as the forests around start turning colour. However we still have some summer to come yet don’t we?