Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jaffy's£
( www.jaffys.co.uk ; Station Rd; mains £4-8; noon-2.30pm & 5-8pm daily May-Oct, Fri
& Sat only Nov-Apr) Owned by a third-generation fish merchant's family, Mallaig's
chippy serves superbly fresh fish and chips, as well as kippers, prawns and other seafood.
FISH & CHIPS
Information
Mallaig has a tourist office ( 01687-462170; East Bay; 10am-5.30pm Mon-Fri,
10.15am-3.45pm Sat, noon-3.30pm Sun) , a post office, a bank with ATM and a Co-op su-
permarket ( 8.00am-10pm Mon-Sat, 9am-9pm Sun) .
Getting There & Away
BOAT
Ferries run from Mallaig to the Small Isles, the Isle of Skye and Knoydart. See the relev-
ant section for details.
BUS
Shiel Buses ( Click here ) bus 500 runs from Fort William to Mallaig (1½ hours, three
daily Monday to Friday, one on Saturday) via Glenfinnan (30 minutes) and Arisaig (one
hour).
TRAIN
The West Highland line runs between Fort William and Mallaig (£11, 1½ hours) four
times a day (three on Sunday).
Knoydart Peninsula
POP 70
The Knoydart peninsula is the only sizable area in Britain that remains inaccessible to the
motor car, cut off by miles of rough country and the embracing arms of Lochs Nevis and
Hourn - Gaelic for the lochs of Heaven and Hell. No road penetrates this wilderness of
rugged hills - Inverie , its sole village, can only be reached by ferry from Mallaig, or on
foot from the remote road's end at Kinloch Hourn (a tough 16-mile hike).
The main reasons for visiting are to climb the remote 1020m peak of Ladhar Bheinn
( laar -ven), which affords some of the west coast's finest views, or just to enjoy the feel-
ing of being cut off from the rest of the world. There are no shops, no TV and no mobile-
phone reception (although there is internet access); electricity is provided by a private hy-
Search WWH ::




Custom Search