Travel Reference
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by the waters of an ice-dammed glacial lake. The best viewpoint is at a car park just over
3 miles up Glen Roy, where there's an interpretation board explaining the landscape fea-
tures you can see.
Ardnamurchan
Ten miles south of Fort William, a
car ferry
(car £7, bicycle & foot passenger free; 5
min, every 30min)
makes the short crossing to Corrran Ferry. The drive from here to
Ard-
namurchan Point
(
www.ardnamurchan.com
)
, the most westerly point on the British
mainland, is one of the most beautiful in the western Highlands, especially in late spring
and early summer when much of the narrow, twisting road is lined with the bright pink
and purple blooms of rhododendrons.
The road clings to the northern shore of Loch Sunart, going through the pretty villages
of
Strontian
- which gave its name to the element strontium, first discovered in ore from
nearby lead mines in 1790 - and
Salen
.
The mostly single-track road from Salen to Ardnamurchan Point is only 25 miles long,
but it'll take you 1½ hours each way. It's a dipping, twisting, low-speed roller coaster of a
ride through sun-dappled native woodlands draped with lichen and fern. Just when you're
getting used to the views of the islands of Morvern and Mull to the south, it makes a quick
detour to the north for a panorama over the islands of Rum and Eigg.
Sights
Nádurra Visitor Centre
(
01972-500209;
www.nadurracentre.co.uk
; Glenmore; adult/child £4.50/2.25;
10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat & 11am-5.30pm Sun Apr-Oct, 10am-4pm Tue-Fri & 11.30am-4pm
Sun Nov-Mar; )
This fascinating centre - midway between Salen and Kilchoan - was
originally devised by a wildlife photographer and tries to bring you face to face with the
flora and fauna of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The Living Building exhibit is designed
to attract local wildlife, with a mammal den that is occasionally occupied by hedgehogs or
pine martens, an owl nest-box, a mouse nest and a pond.
If the beasties are not in residence, you can watch recorded video footage of the anim-
als. There's also seasonal live CCTV coverage of local wildlife, ranging from nesting her-
ons to a golden eagle feeding site.
WILDLIFE CENTRE
