Dornoch is best known for its championship golf course, Royal Dornoch. It attracts many visitors, including some of the world's top golfers every year, and is ranked one of the best courses in the world.

If you are a golfer and base yourself in Dornoch, you can enjoy a wide variety of delightful and uncrowded golf from classic links to superb inland and upland fairways. These are set against the ever-changing backdrop of mountain, sea and sky - truly a golfers paradise.

Dornoch boasts a generally dry, temperate climate and great expanses of golden sandy beaches fringe the coast.

With destinations such as John O'Groats, Cape Wrath, Kinlochbervie, Ullapool, the Black Isle and Inverness, all within a day's drive, it is easy to see why Dornoch is one of the North's most popular resorts, and The Eagle makes an ideal centre.

Things to do in Dornoch...

Dornoch Lochans: Sutherland Road. Fly Fishing, Bait Fishing, Golf Practise Range, Pitch n' Putt, Croquet.

Visitor Centre: The Heritage Centre in Meadows Road is open all Summer.

History: See the spot where the last witch to be executed in Scotland, Janet Horne, was burnt in 1727 (in a garden in Carnaig Street).

Royal Dornoch Golf Club: Golf Road. 18 hole Championship and Struie courses.

Other Golf Courses: There are many other beautiful Golf Courses within an hours drive of Dornoch; Helmsdale, Golspie, Struie (Dornoch), Carnegie (Skibo), Tarbart, Alness, Muir of Ord, Fortrose & Rosemarkie, Brora, Royal Dornoch, Bonar Bridge, Tain, Invergordon, Strathpeffer, Aigas, Torvean, Inverness. See Golf Highland for more details on all these courses.

Beach & Walking: Beautiful clean beach with safe sea bathing, awarded a Blue Flag for the second year running. Country path to Embo and forest walk and sculpture trail to nearby Skelbo Wood - can you spot the 10 forest creatures?

Flora & Fauna: The Dornoch Common Good Lands are rich in flora and fauna and Loch Fleet, a few miles from Dornoch is a wildlife reserve. Look for the interpretation boards at both locations.

Squash: Sutherland Squash Club, The Meadows. Tickets from Luigis Ice Cream Parlour & The Eagle Hotel.

Tennis & Bowls: Golf Road. Tickets from Golf Professional. Royal Dornoch Golf Club.

For the Children & Swimming Baths: Swimming Pool at Grannies Healian Hame, Embo, about 3 miles from Dornoch. There are play swings at Dornoch beach and a safe play park in town.

Pipe Band: Parades in the Square most Saturday evenings at 8pm during the summer. The Cathedral Tower is usually open to the public at the same time.