Situated by the pretty River Nevis this visitor centre is, for many, the starting point for an assault on Ben Nevis. The centre has a...

Set on the banks of the River Lochy, Old Inverlochy Castle is so named to avoid confusion with the Victorian Inverlochy Castle Hotel. Although ruined,...

The Jacobite Steam Train is the most scenic way to travel from Fort William to Mallaig. Passengers can choose to travel one way en route...

The West Highland Museum is an independent and self-financing organisation, situated at the heart of the main square in Fort William. The museum is...

Ben Nevis, at 1344 metres, is the highest mountain in Britain. The name ‘Nevis’ is possibly derived from a Gaelic word meaning ‘venemous’. If so...

Standing at the eastern end of Glen Coe, Buachaille Etive Mor is a magnet for climbers. Its name means ‘Big Herdsman of Etive’ and its...

Glen Coe is famous as the setting for the massacre of 1692, in which thirty-eight MacDonalds were slaughtered by government troops. However, there is far...

The Aonach Eagach, the notched ridge, is aptly named. Experienced mountaineers take a day to follow its rocky crest high above the dramatic Glen Coe...

The Cameron Clan are one of the most important families ever to have lived in Scotland. At one time, clans controlled many of the...

Dominating the head of lonely Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnan Monument, erected in 1815, pays tribute to Bonnie Prince Charlie who began his campaign to restore...

Glencoe Mountain Resort is located 74 miles north of Glasgow on Meall A’Bhuiridh. Popular with skiers and snowboarders this resort has Scotland’s steepest on-piste run...

Monster Activities is based in the mighty Great Glen at South Laggan, near Spean Bridge. Go rafting on a beautiful Highland river with large grade-3...

The West Highland Way is a marvellous long distance route which runs from the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William in the Highlands. It’s 152km...

This impressive four-storey tower house is set on its own small island in the middle of Loch Laich, overlooked by Portnacroish. Designed only to be...

This dammed Highland loch has the largest fresh water beach in the country. Lying in Glen Spean, between Kingussie and Fort William, its southern shore...