[Closed] Camping/B&B Fort William

Nice campsite - Glen Nevis has excellent facilities and sits right at the foot of the Ben.

Something a bit different - Red Squirrel further back in Glencoe is an age old favourite, is right next door to the Clachaig Inn and lets you have camp fires. It is very basic though and can be really busy at this time of year.

B&B - lots in Ft Bill. Just see where has availablity. Alternatively, I can really recommend [url= http://www.woodsidefortwilliam.co.uk/ ]Woodside[/url], just a few mins outside of Ft Bill (right next to Nevis Range). Owners and B&B are awesome.

Does it have to be in The Fort?

They are working hard to improve the place but personally I'd stop before or keep on driving:

http://www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/accommodation-details.php?id=27

No recent experience of B&B's but Bunkhouses and YH's are so good these days (and often with private rooms)they offer a more flexible solution. For example:

http://www.corranbunkhouse.co.uk/

Fantastic riding near both of my links.

Camping!!!!!! Really, take plenty of Avon Skin So Soft and say hello to Mr Midgey!!!

Thanks for all your advice, and no it doesn't have to Fort William. Hmmm midgies,if they are going to be a problem not sure the Mrs will be happy!

If it doesn't have to be Fort William then the north west is your oyster!

Any ideas what you'd like to do/see?

Don't worry about the midges (and if you really are, don't come to Scotland 🙂 )

Just back from a week glamping on Skye. The midgies were awful 🙁

Baseball caps with midgie nets attached are where its at. Dont forget a straw for the wine/beer!

If you keep going, I'd head for the Silversands campsite at Arisaig. Scenery is stunning. Take the ferry, head for Rhum for the day and visit Kinloch Castle. Walk along the side of loch morar, over the pass to Tarbet and ferry back to Mallaig. Ferry from Mallaig to Inverie, spend the night (booking advised unless you're camping), food and drink [url= http://www.theoldforge.co.uk/ ]here, [/url]come back next day. breathtaking scenery all round.
BTW loch morar has a monster, called Morag
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We just want a few nights away with some nice pubs/walks/wildlife and getting away from it all so anywhere we are open to suggestions.

Self-catering? http://www.glencoe-cottages.com

There is so much on offer (I don't want to sound like the Scottish Tourism Board, but there really is).

Personally, I'd spend a day or two in the Glen Coe to Glen Nevis area (i.e Rannoch Moor to Ben Nevis), staying at Red Squirrel (sample the Clachaig) or Glen Nevis campsites. There's no shortage of walking/exploring to be done in those areas, all of it quite easily accessible.

Then make your way north.

If you have time, head up to Skye (amazing beaches, some of the UKs best climbing/walking, Talisker Distillery, awesome road and mtb cycling. if you spend a couple of days there you MUST visit Loch Coruisk). Perhaps taking in Ardnarmurchan on your way there or back.

If you get out to Mallaig you open up all the islands.

Superb, thanks for all your help.

We just want a few nights away with some nice pubs/walks/wildlife and getting away from it all so anywhere we are open to suggestions.

To return to my suggestion of basing yourself at Arisaig -
wildlife, minke whales, porpoises and dolphins seen from the small isles ferry (by me, basking sharks also seen in the area, but not by me). white tailed sea eagles not uncommon, seen on rhum and from the bothy at tarbet (whilst waiting for the ferry back to mallaig where i also saw my first otter in the wild)
walks - google images for loch morar. if you can arrange a lift as far up the loch as possible, it's about 9 stunning miles to the bothy. if you go to inverie by ferry, you're on the mainland, but the only way to get there other than by boat is a 17 mile walk from the nearest part of the main road network, through the kind of countryside that doesn't have roads and leaves communities cut off - google images of loch nevis to see what i mean. also the beaches are the best, and rhum's a great place for walking
pubs - mallaig has been described as a drinking town with a bit of a fishing problem,however, the steam inn and clachaig inn are both ok, but the old forge at inverie is britains most remote mainland pub and well worth a visit. there's also a hotel not far from the silversands campsite, but we didn't bother and just took a carry out and a barbie

oh and on the way, you pass this
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check the jacobite timetables and you might manage to catch the harry potter train on it's way over
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EDIT - you can spend the night at the bothy in Tarbet, if you do plan on this, I'd suggest you take a half bottle of whyte and mckay's for the hermit (frank) who lives there
Here it is
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You'd think i like it there, wouldn't you - you'd be right

Don't worry about the Midges!!! REALLY!!! 😯

Never really liked Skye myself (and there are far better places to go if you want beaches)but would echo the Arisaig comments. Incidentally there is a wee Thai wummin that does carry out food (Thai obviously) from her house in Morar - superb grub!

Gairloch is another good call as a base. Isles of Harris and Tiree if you want truly stunning beaches. Some great places to stay on Tiree and Midges very rarely an issue on account of the sun and or wind.

Thanks again guys this is brilliant stuff and perfect for what we want. Thanks slimmerbloke very detailed infomation thanks for taking the time.

Regards

Mike