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mountaineering courses throughout the year. A two-day
introduction to winter mountaineering costs £120 per person.
Trips to Skye (and even the Swiss Alps) can also be arranged.
MOUNTAINEERING
Snowgoose Mountain Centre
Station Road, Corpach
T
01397 772467,
W
highland-mountain-guides.co.uk.
Set beside
Smiddy Bunkhouse
and
Blacksmith's Hostel
, this
activity centre offers instruction, rental and residential
courses for activities such as mountaineering, ice climbing
and dinghy sailing.
West Coast Mountain Guides
T
01397 719120
W
westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk.
Long-established
group of experienced guides who run climbing and
KAYAKING
Rockhopper
Unit 17, Annat Industrial Estate, Corpach
T
07739 837344,
W
rockhopperscotland.co.uk.
Get in
touch with Rockhopper for sea-kayak coaching, including
half-day excursions (£40) and two-day camping trips with
meals provided (£195/person).
ACCOMMODATION
The town itself isn't the most exciting place to base yourself, but Fort William's plentiful accommodation ranges from large
luxury hotels to budget hostels and bunkhouses. Numerous
B&Bs
are also scattered across town, many of them in the
suburb of Corpach on the other side of Loch Linnhe, three miles along the Mallaig road (served by regular buses), where
you'll also find a couple of good
hostels
.
11
school five minutes' walk uphill from the High Street,
featuring
HOTELS AND B&BS
Crolinnhe
Grange Rd
T
01397 703795,
W
crolinnhe.co.uk.
Beautifully appointed guesthouse
overlooking Loch Linnhe, with elegant French furniture in
the rooms
and a
ttractive landscaped gardens outside.
Easter-Oct.
£120
Distillery House
North Rd
T
01397 700103,
W
stayinfortwilliam.co.uk.
Very comfortable upper-
range guesthouse a 10min walk north of the town centre
near the Glen Nevis turn-off, with singles, doubles
and
more ex
pensive “superior” rooms with king-sized
beds.
£99.50
The Grange
Grange Rd
T
01397 705516,
W
grangefortwilliam.com.
Top-grade accommodation
in a striking old stone house, with log fires, views towards
Loch Linnhe and luxurious en-suite do
ubles.
Does
vegetarian breakfasts on request.
April-Oct.
£116
Inverlochy Castle
Torlundy, 3 miles north of the
town centre on the A82
T
01397 702177,
W
inverlochycastlehotel.co.uk.
Built on the site of a
thirteenth-century fortress, this is one of Scotland's
grandest and most luxurious country-house hotel
s with
fantastic accommodation and Michelin-star food.
£440
Ì
Lime Tree
Achintore Rd
T
01397 701806,
W
limetreefortwilliam.co.uk.
A stylish and relaxing
option in an old manse, with a great modern restaurant
and an excellent gallery; they've also got the
practicalities
covere
d with a drying room, map room and
bike storage.
£110
Nevis Bank Inn
Belford Rd
T
01397 705721,
W
nevisbankinn.co.uk.
The small, functional hotel rooms
here are a little on the plain side but they're comfortable
and quiet, and the attached resta
urant
is a convenient
place to grab some pasta or a steak.
£144
St Andrews Guest House
Fassifern Rd
T
01397
703038,
W
standrewsguesthouse.co.uk.
Comfortable
and very reasonable B&B in a converted granite choir
va
rious
inscriptions
and
stained-glass
windows.
£60
HOSTELS AND CAMPSITES
Bank Street Lodge
Bank
St
T
01397 700070,
W
bankstreetlodge.co.uk.
A bright, clean 43-bed
hostel, handy for transport options and the town centre.
Choose between dorm accomm
odatio
n and a
good
range
of e
n-suite rooms. Dorm
s
£17
; double
s
£55
;
singles
£25
Calluna
Heathercroft, Connochie Rd
T
01397
700451,
W
fortwilliamholiday.co.uk.
Well-run self-
catering and hostel accommodation a 10min walk from
the centre of town, configured for individual, family and
group stays. Also has on-site laundry facilities and a
bouldering wall. The o
wners
can also organize
mountaineering trips. Dorm
s
£16
Farr Cottage Lodge
3.5 miles from Fort William in
Corpach, on the main A830
T
01397 772315,
W
farrcottage.co.uk.
Well-equipped, lively place with a
range of dorms and double/twin rooms. Offers a multitude
of out
door
activitie
s incl
uding canyoning and sea-fishing.
Dorms
£15
; double
s
£34
Great Glen Yurts
3 miles northeast of Fort William off
A82 (signposted from Torlundy)
W
greatglenyurts.com.
Rotund and spacious, these luxury yurts occupy a
magnificently peaceful setting with views of Ben Nevis.
There's an
open
-sided kitchen for sociable evening meals.
April-Oct.
£90
Smiddy Bunkhouse and Blacksmith's
Hostel
Snowgoose Mountain Centre, Station Rd,
Corpach
T
01397 772467,
W
highland-mountain
-guides.co.uk.
Alpine hostel and bunkhouse on the site
of an old blacksmith's workshop. It's four miles from Ben
Nevis
at th
e southwestern end of the Caledonian Canal.
Dorm
s
£16
