Loch Ness and the Loch Ness Monster

A cruise on the mysterious and beautiful Loch Ness is one of the best ways to enjoy some of the highlands' stunning scenery.

At 23 miles long, a mile wide and more than 750 feet deep, Loch Ness contains enough water to fill every lake, river and reservoir in England. This, together with the legendary sightings of something rather monstrous, has made the loch one of the most famous stretches of water in the world.

More than just a monster!

  • The sedimentary rocks which cradle Loch Ness are some of the oldest in the world.
  • Daylight at Loch Ness in the middle of June can extend from 03:00 to 11:00. In mid-winter it is 09:30 to 15:30.
  • Ospreys are now regularly seen fishing at Loch Ness.
  • Several people have swum the length of Loch Ness.
  • 600,000,000 years ago Loch Ness was in the southern hemisphere.
  • The three Arctic Char caught by the Loch Ness Project in 1982, at a depth of 730 feet, are the deepest fish ever caught in freshwater.