Easily spend a full day at the Highland Folk Museum with its original schoolhouse, croft, sweet shop, playparks and wildlife - as if that isn't enough, entry is free! Highland Folk Museum
Visit the polar bear, tigers and red pandas at Highland Wildlife Park just a few miles away, where entry is free to members of Edinburgh Zoo. Highland Wildlife
Try out horseriding at Newtonmore Riding Centre, Alvie Estate or Rothiemurchus.
Picnic at Loch an Eilan - recently voted one of Britain's top picnic spots.
Spend the day searching for wildcats round the village on the Wildcat Experience.
For those wishing a more sedate holiday there are the Waltzing Waters, MacPherson Museum, a variety of cafes and shops, listen to the Newtonmore Pipe Band, and you can watch a shinty match most weekends throughout the summer.
Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP.