Fort William is an excellent central location to explore the Scottish highlands with various day trips possible.

Loch Ness, The Caledonian Canal, The Great Glen Way and Inverness are to the North; Aviemore and the Cairngorm National Park are to the East; Oban, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and The West Highland Way are to the South; and the road to the Isles and Skye are to the West.

All are within 2 hours driving time and can be reached by public transport. Combined with Ben Nevis, Aonoch Mor and Britain's only mountain Gondola, Ben Nevis Distillery, cruises on Loch Linnhe and other attractions around the town.

Citylink buses link the town directly with the Isle of Skye, Inverness, Oban and Glasgow, all within 2-3 hours (www.citylink.co.uk). Scotrail trains link the town with Glasgow with stops along the West Highland Way and Loch Lomond or Mallaig and the Skye ferry (www.firstgroup.com/scotrail). Ferries to Skye and Mull operate from Mallaig and Oban by Caledonian MacBrayne (www.calmac.co.uk).

APPROXIMATE DRIVING TIMES FROM FORT WILLIAM

Glasgow Airport – 2 hours

Glasgow City – 2hr 15 minutes

Prestwick Airport – 2 hr 40 minutes

Fort Augustus (Loch Ness) - 45 minutes

Oban (Mull Ferry) - 1 hour

Inverness – 1 hour 30 minutes

Aviemore (Cairngorm National Park) - 1 hour 15 minutes

Mallaig (Skye Ferry) - 1 hour

Skye Bridge – 2 hours

Eilean Donan Castle – 1 hour 45 minutes

For ideas of what to do while you are staying with us please feel free to ask, we are happy to share our local knowledge of the area.