Fort William (Scotland)

Fort William holds a very special place in my heart, as a holiday destination, for many different reasons. We spent every childhood holiday here (more later- oh good you say!), I was married and honeymooned here, (Sadly marriage only lasted 5 years, but I can't blame Fort William for that), and second husband proposed to me on the boat pier there. We have since spent a few holidays there, and I was able to take my mum and dad back there for a holiday, the last one my dad had before he died. So what can I tell you? Location, and how to get there: Fort William is on the West Coast of Scotland, further north than Oban. On the banks of the ...  Read the complete review

~~*~~ INTRODUCTION ~~*~~ Fort William - a delightful place to visit - before I went there 3 summers ago I assumed it was just a fort and not a whole new wonderful holiday experience! Hmm how wrong could I have been? The place where both Rob Roy and Braveheart were filmed, it's definitely a place to see if you believe in exploring the UK's finest places. I'm not an expert at writing travel reviews so please bear with me if this review isn't laid out exactly as you'd expect it to be. ~~*~~ WHERE AND WHAT IS IT? ~~*~~ Well as it's in the "United Kingdom Experience" I'm hoping everyone knows that it's here in the UK but ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, a word of warning when camping, make sure you have enough fuel with you. We ran out and the entire of Fort William seemed to be without meths. Next time we'll bring more meths or a gas stove. We did find some meths in a painting and decorating hardware store, but not before using vegetable oil, a can of pears and some toilet paper to cook on! Apart from that camping in Fort William was good. The weather was nice most of the time, but not good enough to go up Ben Nevis until the end of our week camping. From the campsite it took us seven and a half hours to climb up Ben Nevis and come back down again. On the way up the views are amazing ...  Read the complete review

I have only ever been to Scotland once that was almost 4 years ago with my Mum and Dad. We decided to have a week in Fort William, leaving my younger brother at home to fend for himself and to look after our pets! We stayed in a rented flat in a residential part of Fort William, somewhere up the side of a mini-mountain. The good thing about the town is that it's not that big so wherever you stay you're not too far from the centre. The town centre itself consists of one main street on which are plenty of shops, some aimed at tourists others more practical. You can but haggis in a tin (not real - its a stuffed toy green thing), mini Nessies, ...  Read the complete review

Fort William is a nice town at basically the start of the Highlands. I like living here so I though I would point out some of the good stuff to do incase you are planning a visit or holiday here. TRANSPORT ----------------- You can get to Fort William in a number of ways, we are on the main A82 which runs from Glasgow right through to Inverness so it is easy for driving, cycling or taking a bus. The main train line from Glasgow to Mallaig runs right through here on its way across some of the nicest scenery in Scotland, if not the world. You can also take the direct sleeper train to Fort William from London but I am not sure from which station. There ...  Read the complete review