Mallaig

Mallaig is on the West Coast of the Scottish Highlands and is the port for the ferries to the Small Isles and Skye. Get in By Train Several trains a day run on the scenic West Highland Railway to Fort William and Glasgow. By Bus A Monday-Saturday bus runs to Fort William and a summer bus runs to Oban. By Boat CalMac run most of the Scottish ferries, with more running in summer than winter. From Mallaig they go to the Small Isles: Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna most days. Several ferries a day run to Armadale on Skye; however only in the summer are cars conveyed. Bruce Watt Cruises run ferries to Inverie on the Knoydart Peninsula. Get around See Do Buy Eat Drink Sleep There are many places to stay in Mallaig, though some are only open in the peak summer months. At the large end of the scale, there is the West Highland Hotel which is a descendant of the original Station Hotel that was built to coincide with the coming of the West Highland Railway in 1901. There are many B&B's at the cheaper end of the scale. One example is the family-run Springbank Guest House - a cheap and cheerful place just around the bay from the train station & ferry port. Get out See the pretty coastline between Arisaig and Morar, espceially the Back of Keppoch. Both have trains from Mallaig. See Glenfinnan Viaduct close to the Road to the Isles - as seen in the Harry Potter films! This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!