Nairn Swimming Pool

The leisure centre in Nairn isn't fancy, but it's a proper working pool - the kind of place where you'll see locals doing lengths and families actually using it rather than Instagram-posing. There's a main pool for proper swimming and a smaller shallow area for the kids, which means you're not fighting for space with toddlers if you want to do actual laps.

It's the sort of facility you'd want to know about if you're staying at Barrow Campsite just down the road and the Scottish weather turns grim - which, let's be honest, it will. Rainy Tuesday afternoon? This beats cabin fever every time. The changing facilities are functional rather than luxurious, but they're clean and get the job done. Allow an hour or two depending on how keen your crew is.

Nairn itself is a seaside town, so if the pool seems underwhelming, the beach and coastal walks are genuinely worth your time instead. But for a quick splash when you need it, this does the business. Check their website before you go for current opening hours and any admission charges - facilities like this do sometimes have peculiar schedules, especially outside school holidays.