Lochaber is abounded with fantastic walking routes, wilderness and history. We include some links to local attraction and events to give some further ideas of what you might want to see and do.

We also give some details on local amenities.

Local Attractions:

Outdoor Pursuits:

• Nevis Range (8 miles away from Glencaig cottage) boasts a mountain gondola up Aonach Mhor mountain, a wide variety of mountain biking tracks and also a high wire course. In winter, it is a popular snow sport centre.
• Glencoe mountain resort offers mountain biking, "tubing", a chairlift and snow sports in winter
• ​Fort William is the start point of the Great Glen Way and the end point of the West Highland Way long distance walking routes
• Active Highs offer a large number of water-sport experiences in the Fort William area
• Glencaig Cottage is located in the Lochaber Geopark
• The Outdoor Capital of the UK website includes more information of outdoor pursuits in Lochaber

History:

• Glencaig Cottage is right by the famous Commando Memorial
• The West Highland Museum located in Fort William town centre, extensively covers the fascinating history of the local area
• The Clan Cameron Museum details the history of Clan Cameron and the commandos who trained at nearby Achnacarry Castle
• Treasures of the Earth in Corpach, Fort William has rare gem stones and fossils
• Dramatic ruins of the 13th century Old Inverlochy Castle can be found in Fort William
• Glenfinnan Monument and Visitor Centre stunningly located on the shores of Loch Sheil nearby the famous Glenfinnan viaduct that featured in the Harry Potter films, marks the site where the banner was raised that started the 1745 Jacobite uprising
• The Glengarry Heritage Centre is a small permanent exhibition in Invergarry
• In under an hour you could be at the fabulous open air Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore or the stunning ruins of Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness
• Within an hour and 20 minutes you could be exploring the historic Eilean Donan Castle

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Other:

• The Highland Cinema is located in Fort William
• Ten Pin Bowling is available at the Nevis Centre
• See the following listings on Undiscovered Scotland for more attractions in the West Highlands
• Visit Fort William is another visiter guide for the area

Outdoor Events:

• Fort William hosts the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in early June each year at Nevis Range attracting thousands of spectators
• The week long Fort William Mountain Festival celebrating mountain culture occurs each February​
• ​Held annually in late August, the Lochaber Agricultural Show is a celebration of rural Lochaber
• Every May, Lochaber is the focal point of the Scottish Six Day Trial
• The gruelling Ben Nevis Race is held annually in September
• The Fort William Trail Running Festival is a new festival of running

Nearby Highland Games:

• The Glengarry Highland Games are held in early July
• The Arisaig Highland Games are held in late July
• The Mallaig and Morar Highland Games​ are held in early August
• The Glenfinnan Highland Gathering is held in mid-late August

Other Events:

• The Highland Book Shop on Fort William high street hosts a number of literary events throughout the year
• The Nevis Centre is a local events venue

Wildlife:

• One can take in the scenery and wildlife on a Crannog Cruise
• An hour and a quarter's drive could take you to the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park where you can take in Polar Bears and Tigers

Whisky and Gin:​

• Ben Nevis Distillery in Fort William offers tours and tastings
• In under an hour you could be Dalwhinnie Distillery, the highest in Scotland
• The Pixel Spirits Distillery in Ballachulish offers a "Gin School"

Indoor Climbing:

• Three Wise Monkeys is an indoor climbing centre in a converted church in Fort William
• The Ice Factor in nearby Kinlochleven offers indoor rock and ice climbing

Railway:

• The famous Jacobite Steam train takes you from Fort William to Mallaig in what has been described as the "greatest railway journey in the world"
• Learn about railway history at Glenfinnan Station Museum

Golf:

• There is a nine-hole course at Spean Bridge Golf Club and an eighteen-hole course at Fort William Golf Club

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Amenities:

Groceries:
Both Asda and Tesco will deliver groceries to Glencaig Cottage. In Spean Bridge (2 miles away) there is a SPAR mini supermarket. In Fort William there are Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, Aldi and Lidl supermarkets as well as smaller Co-op and Tesco supermarkets.
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Post Offices, ATMs and Banks:
The nearest Post Office is located in the SPAR in Spean Bridge. There are further nearby post offices located in WHSmith on Fort William high street, inside the McColl's mini supermarket in Caol Shopping Centre and in the Co-op supermarket in Corpach.

The nearest ATM is in Spean Bridge outside the SPAR. There are several free ATMs in Fort William (outside Morrisons and on the high street). Domestic visitors can withdraw cash for free from Post Offices.

There are several banks on Fort William high street. 

Miscellaneous:
Fort William has a tourist information office, library and leisure centre with gym and swimming pool

There are several cafes and restaurants in and around both Spean Bridge and Fort William.

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Map

The indicator in the map below shows the location of Glencaig Cottage.

Glencaig Self Catering Cottage, 6 Stronaba, Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, PH34 4DX