Eating, Drinking & Local Attractions

Eating & Drinking

• Glenfinnan Railway Station Dining Car Glenfinnan, PH37 4LT.

• Glenuig Inn Glen Uig, By Lochailort, PH33 3HP.

• The Lodge Restaurant Serving light lunches, afternoon teas and dinner daily all year. Ardshealach Lodge, Acharacle, PH36 4JL.

• The Old Forge Public House The remotest pub on mainland Britain; accessible by sea. Inverie, Knoydart, By Mallaig.

• The Pier House Restaurant with Rooms Inverie, Knoydart, PH41 4PL.

• The Watersedge Providing Mallaig Tourist Information, Coffee, Gifts and Crafts. The Pier, Main Street, Mallaig.

Local Attractions

• Ardnamurchan Point the most westerly point in mainland UK. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Arisaig Marine Ltd Island and wildlife cruises. Explore the islands of Eigg, Rum and Muck. 60 yacht moorings and wintering facilities. Arisaig Harbour, PH39 4NH.

• Ardtornish Garden Visitors come to Ardtornish Gardens to enjoy the beauty of an outstanding natural landscape. Morvern PA34 5UZ.

• Ariundle Oakwood NNR Ancient mossy oakwoods like this one were once widespread along the Atlantic coast. Follow the signs for FC's Airigh Fhionndail car park, two miles north of Strontian.

• Bruce Watt Sea Cruises Ferry and day cruise service. Western Isles, Eastbay, Mallaig, PH41 4QG.

• Canna Island The most westerly of the Small Isles just 4.5 miles long and 1 mile wide.

• Claish Moss NNR This is one of the best examples in Britain of a ‘raised’ bog that has evolved over the last 8000 years. South shore of Loch Shiel, half way between Salen and Acharacle, off the A861 road.

• Fort William & Ardnamurchan Driving tour taking in Fort William and Ardnamurchan. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Fort William & Skye Tour Driving tour taking in Fort William and the southern side of Skye. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Glenborrodale RSPB Reserve On the edge of Loch Sunart, Glenborrodale is the RSPB's most westerly mainland nature reserve. Nearest town: Fort William.

• Glencripesdale NNR It’s a long way in to this remote woodland on the shores of wild Loch Sunart, but you’re rewarded with stunning views and you may even see otters. On the south shore of Loch Sunart.

• Glenfinnan Monument Monument on the site of the start of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Glenfinnan Station Museum About the building, impact and operation of the Mallaig line of the West Highland Railway. Glenfinnan Railway Station, Glenfinnan, Fort William PH37 4LT.

• Jacobite Steam Train An 84 mile round trip from Fort William to Mallaig and return.

• Carved Stones of Kiel Superb collection of grave slabs an carved stone. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Loch Shiel Cruises Cruise Loch Shiel aboard the MV Sileas. Day cruises operate Easter to mid-October, charter available all year. Contact: Jim Michie. Marnoch, Roshven, Lochailort, PH38 4NB.

• Mallaig and Morar Highland Games Held early August each year.

• Mallaig Heritage Centre The history and culture of the West Highlands. Station Road, Mallaig PH41 4PY.

• Rum NNR The jagged peaks of the Rum Cuillin are a familiar sight on the western seaboard. Once the core of a volcano, the island was one of the earliest human settlement sites in Scotland. Calmac ferry from Mallaig.

• Sanna Beautiful beach near the tip of Ardnamurchan. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Silver Sands A series of beaches between Arisaig and Mallaig. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Small Isles Ferry The ferry to the Small Isles of Eigg, Rum, Muck and Canna. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• M.V. Sulair Boat trips from Mallaig.

For Activities in the area, see the relevant links pages. For Local Businesses, see the relevant links pages. For Events in the area, see the What's On? page.