Editing Strathpeffer (section)

==Tourism==
[[Image:A view of Strathpeffer.JPG|thumb|A view across Strathpeffer (facing north)]]

Strathpeffer's distinctive Victorian architecture has added to its appeal.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} Strathpeffer contains several large hotels and many guest houses, holiday cottages and B&B establishments. There is a scenic golf course, which boasts the longest drop from tee to green of any course in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaa.com/golf/strathpeffer-spa-golf-club-370013 |title=Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club |website=theaa.com |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

Strathpeffer is the home of one of the world's most extreme mountain bike races, the [[Strathpuffer]], a 24-hour event held in January each year.<ref>[https://strathpuffer.co.uk/ Strathpuffer 24 homepage] Retrieved 21 November 2017</ref> Organised by Square Wheels bike shop, it uses the local trail network and regularly attracts over 400 competitors.

The Strathpeffer and District Pipe Band and local Highland dancers perform in the square every Saturday from end May to September, and this is a popular gathering for both visitors and residents. Nearby is [[Castle Leod]], seat of the Earl of Cromartie, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, which is now open to the public several times a year. The annual Strathpeffer Highland Gathering, one of the longest-established Highland Games in Scotland, takes place in the grounds of [[Castle Leod]] every August.