Brodie the Rabbit

You won't find Brodie the Rabbit on many tourist maps, which is rather the point. This gallery near Forres celebrates the work of a Scottish artist whose illustrations have a distinctly whimsical, slightly anarchic edge - think less Beatrix Potter and more contemporary wit. The space itself is intimate, the kind of place where you can actually spend time with individual pieces without feeling rushed past by coach parties.

It's genuinely a stop for people who care about illustration and character design, or anyone after something a bit different from the usual Highland cultural pit stops. Kids who draw obsessively rather than kids looking for a theme park experience will absolutely get it. Adults? You'll either find it genuinely brilliant or spend fifteen minutes and move on - depends entirely on whether the work speaks to you.

The gallery works nicely as part of a broader Forres visit, and if you're camping at ACE Adventures & Hideaways just down the road, it's a solid option for a quieter afternoon. The activity centre has plenty to occupy families, so you can do both without feeling shortchanged. Admission details weren't available when I checked, so ring ahead before driving over - would be annoying to find it closed. Allow an hour maximum unless you're genuinely captivated by the artist's whole catalogue.