A Highland Hogmanay, is a special thing, we have prepared a little guide to hogmanay in Inverness!

The scots know how to party!  Hogmanay is a memorable event in Inverness and the Highlands. If you are lucky enough to be in Inverness for Hogmanay then get ready for a fantastic Highland Hooley!!!

Your Guide to Hogmanay In Inverness

What’s different about a Scottish New Year?

• You have to get to grips with the lingo and Tradition? First Footing is a Scottish tradition and a great excuse to go out visiting friends. It is believed that to ensure good luck the first person to cross the threshold after midnight should be a dark male. Supposedly a throwback to Viking days, when a big blonde stranger arriving on your doorstep usually meant big trouble and more than likely an unhappy New Year!!
• Toast the Bells! You will hear people talking about the bells before New Year, for example “Where are you going for the bells?”  These people are not looking for a church but asking each other where they will be at midnight when the bells strike!  At the bells in Scotland it is mandatory to have a glass in your hand, be ready to be kissed and of course get into full voice to sing “Auld Langs Syne”

Where to Celebrate in Inverness?

For Auld Langs Syne, don’t forget to make your plans for New Year Celebrations in Inverness! Where better to celebrate than the Capital of the Highlands Inverness!!  This year the all new celebrations are centred around the city centre. Stay with Us & Discover Festive-ness in Inverness

Where to recover from New Year in Inverness?

It’s New Years’ day in Inverness and perhaps you have enjoyed one too many whiskies or just need to blow the cobwebs away!  Then make sure that you step outside, take a leisurely stroll along the River Ness, hop across the Ness Islands and take in the view from the castle.  You can pop into the Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa and warm up with a Starbucks or perhaps a little hair of the dog!! Or stay put and recover at our spa hotel in Inverness for New Year, with a swim, sauna and steam to clear the head.

Stay With Us

Have yourselves a very merry festive season and New Year just escape to Inverness for a lot of festive- ness! Book your New Year escape, check out our hot offers! Enjoy a pre festive treat & book an appointment in the Spa. Just pick up the phone and call us Tel: 01463 22 32 43, email us at Palace or book online!!!  

Even if you can’t be here at Hogmanay, Inverness is a fabulous place year round there is always something new to discover! Make sure you stay at the Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa. Enjoy free car parking, free wifi and don’t forget the lovely leisure club, stretch out on a lounger or take a dip in the pool. Book your Early Bird escape beckons with prices from £44.95 pppn based on 2 sharing a classic room.  Call us on 01463 223243 or email