Ben Nevis Fort William

As we arrived into Fort William we can thank the good old lonely planet for landing us in some much needed decent accommodation for 3 nights. The self-catering facilities with Glenlochy are brilliant, spacious, clean, affordable and highly recommendable.
As it was, we unfortunately had to change rooms half way through but Stuart (manager) was …

... Tracey showed up with a giant umbrella, which did its best to protect us from the rain, but didn't really succeed. Lucky Fort William is such a small town, because about two minutes later we arrived at Tracey and Brads.. Happily about two days ...

... until the West Highland Railway steamed through its then stone built walls in 1894. In the same year Fort William was the first town in the United Kingdom to have its streets lit by electricity from a Hydro scheme. The lights would flicker and dim when ...

Now for the next great mountain climb in Fort William. Today was spent heading form the Isle of Skye to Fort William, home of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the UK at 4406 ft, and my next conquest! On the way, we stopped at Eilean Donan Castle, owned by ...

We hit the road early so that we could climb Ben Nevis. The guide said that it should take between 6-8 hours. We conquered and returned in under 6 hours, yeah to holiday fitness! Old Benny was definitely steep with loose rocks. I think it reminded me of ...

... up in the distance – we all climbed that mountain once, my first "Munro” ( a Scottish mountain > 3000 ft ). Fort William and Rannoch Moor have been left behind, and we pass over a viaduct at Glenfinnan, generating much excitement for the ...

... hit the edge of the road and nearly tipped over and blocked the road for a while. We were welcomed into Fort William, by the snow capped peaks of Ben Nevis (the tallest mountain in the UK) which overlooks the town. Very glad to get into our hotel, have ...

... William. It was a good drive through the highlands - very pleasant scenery. Heaps of walks for me to do one day - maybe. Fort William was a charming spot. Pleasant walk down the streets, a good meal at the hotel (Scottish sakmon, scampi, mussels, with ...

Fort William, Scotland August 13 Day 24: Woke up to stunning mountain views! We had a lazy day of catching up on sleep and laundry.   August 14 Day 25: Clear weather as we packed our bags and got ready to climb Ben Nevis Mt. Hike ...

... him whether he gets some strange characters up looking for the monster, he was not amused. We ended our stay in Fort William by climbing Ben Nevis.  Impressive, eh?  Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it was the Ben Nevis Pub and the ...

... , this trip has taken me back to my roots. The last part of the walk began when we exited a thick forest. Suddenly our end point, Fort William was in view. We were thrilled to see it and picked up the pace as we walked down a logging road to get to the ...