Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights & Activities
Glenfinnan Monument
This tall column, topped by a statue of a kilted Highlander, was erected in 1815 on the
spot where the Young Pretender first raised his standard and rallied the Jacobite clans on
19 August 1745, marking the start of the ill-fated campaign that would end in disaster 14
months later. The setting, at the north end of Loch Shiel, is hauntingly beautiful.
MONUMENT
VISITOR CENTRE
Glenfinnan Visitor Centre
(NTS; adult/child £3.50/2.50; 9.30am-5.30pm Jul & Aug, 10am-5pm Easter-Jun, Sep &
Oct)
This centre recounts the story of the '45, as the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 is known,
when the prince's loyal clansmen marched and fought their way from Glenfinnan south
via Edinburgh to Derby, then back north to final defeat at Culloden.
Glenfinnan Station Museum
(
www.glenfinnanstationmuseum.co.uk
;
adult/child £1.50/75p; 9am-5pm Jun-mid-Oct)
This museum is dedicated to the great days of steam on the West Highland line. The fam-
ous 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct, just east of the station, was built in 1901, and featured in
the movie
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
. A pleasant walk of around 0.75 miles
east from the station (signposted) leads to a viewpoint for the viaduct and for Loch Shiel.
MUSEUM
BOAT TOUR
Loch Shiel Cruises
(
07801-537617;
www.highlandcruises.co.uk
; Apr-Sep)
Offers boat trips along Loch
Shiel. There are one- to 2½-hour cruises (£10 to £18 per person) daily except Saturday
and Wednesday. On Wednesday the boat goes the full length of the loch to
Acharacle
(£17/25 one way/return), calling at Polloch and Dalilea, allowing for a range of walks and
bike rides using the forestry track on the eastern shore. The boat departs from a jetty near
Glenfinnan House Hotel.
Sleeping & Eating
Sleeping Car Bunkhouse£
(
01397-722295;
www.glenfinnanstationmuseum.co.uk
; Glenfinnan Station; dm £15;
Jun-mid-Oct)
Two converted railway carriages at Glenfinnan Station house this 10-berth
bunkhouse and the atmospheric
Dining Car Tearoom
(snacks £2-5; 9am-4.30pm
HOSTEL
