High Street Merchants - Square One Dining & Full Circle Art Gallery

Square One Dining sits at the heart of Highland's High Street Merchants, a proper focal point if you're spending time in or around Grantown-on-Spey. It's a combined restaurant and art gallery space - the sort of place where you can actually spend an afternoon browsing local work while grabbing lunch, rather than rushing through either one.

The Full Circle Art Gallery occupies the same premises, showcasing Highland artists and craftspeople. It's low-key stuff - nothing flashy - but if you're into contemporary work or looking to pick up something local to take home, it's worth an hour of your time. The dining side handles everything from coffee and cakes through to proper meals, so you're not forced to choose between art and appetite.

This suits a mixed group better than pure art enthusiasts. Families with older kids will find it manageable; younger children might get restless without something specific to occupy them. It works brilliantly as a rainy-day stop when you're based at Grantown on Spey Caravan Park, just half a mile away. You could easily slot it into a morning before heading out to explore the wider Highlands.

Opening hours and admission details aren't widely advertised online, so ring ahead or drop by in person. Grantown-on-Spey itself is a quiet market town - this venue is one of its better reasons to linger rather than just pass through.