Getting To Fort William

The Outdoor Capital Of The U.K.

By Road

Fort William is very accessable place by road being on the main A82 trunk road road that connects Glasgow with Inverness & the north & also connected to the A9 from Perth via the A86.

Directions to Fort William Town

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Directions to Highland Activities at Ardverikie Estate

This is where Highland Activities activity centre for quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, paintball, archery, tomahawk throwing, canyoning & gorge walking is located.

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From Glasgow
Follow the M80 to Stirling which later becomes the M9/A9 to Perth. Continue on the A9 until you reach the Dalwhinnie turnoff. At Dalwhinnie take the A889 to Laggan. Then follow the A86 towards Spean Bridge until you reach our meeting point and car parking area at the old Camas Cillien filling station at Kinloch Laggan. Distance from Glasgow is 126 miles

From Edinburgh
Take the M90 to Perth. Continue on the A9 until you reach the Dalwhinnie turnoff. At Dalwhinnie take the A889 to Laggan. Then follow the A86 towards Spean Bridge until you reach our meeting point and car parking area at the old Camas Cillien filling station at Kinloch Laggan. Distance from Edinburgh is 122 miles

From Aberdeen
Follow the A96 to Keith and then the A95 to Kinveachy junction. Take the A9 south to Kingussie and then then A86 towards Spean Bridge/Fort William.

The scenic route. Follow the A944 to Mosset and join the A97 to Strathdon which changes back onto the A944 to Tomintoul. Follow the A939 to Grantown (which takes you over the Lecht). At Grantown you join the A95 and follow the signs to Aviemore and Kingussie until you reach our meeting point and car parking area at the old Camas Cillien filling station at Kinloch Laggan. Distance is 122 miles.

From Inverness & Aviemore
Follow the A9 to Kingussie and then the A86 to Spean Bridge until you reach our meeting point and car parking area at the old Camas Cillien filling station at Kinloch Laggan. Distance is 60 miles

Visitors without their own transport can either rail or bus into Kingussie or Newtonmore and then hire a taxi to reach the estate. Unfortunately we are unable offer a collection or drop off service.

From Fort William – 30 miles
Follow the A82 North to Spean Bridge. Turn right at Spean Bridge onto the A86 and follow the road for 22 miles until you reach our meeting point and car parking area at the old Camas Cillien filling station at Kinloch Laggan.

Directions to Highland Activities at The Great Glen Water Park

This is where Highland Activities activity centre for white water rafting,canoeing, kayaking, canyoning, gorge walking, archery, mountain biking & rock climbing & absieling is located.

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By Rail

The West Highland Line, departing from Glasgow Queen Street and taking in truly spectacular scenery along the way, is regularly voted the top rail journey in the world.

An overnight train, the Caledonian Sleeper, departs London Euston 6 nights per week, delivering you to the heart of the Outdoor Capital the next morning.

Please note that there is no public transport link to Ardverikie Estate once you arrive in Fort William by train so hiring a car is essential to get to this activity centre from Fort William.

There are busses available to our centre at The Great Glen Water Park via Citylink from Fort William bus station, just outside the train station.

By Coach

Citylink operate bus and coach services to and from Glasgow, Inverness and Skye.

Helpful hint :  twice a day, the coach departs Glasgow International airport and brings you directly to the Outdoor Capital.  No need to transfer into Glasgow city centre!

By Air

The nearest airport to Fort William is Inverness which is less than 1.5 hours drive please click here for further information on routes and details on getting to us from the airport.

Fort William is a two & a half hour drive from Glasgow airport & two & a half to three hour drive from Edinburgh airport.

Car & Minibus Hire in Fort William

Car & minibus hire in Fort William is available from:

www.slipwayautos.co.uk
www.easydrivescotland.co.uk
www.fortwilliamcarhire.com

Car & minibus hire from Inverness Airport is available from:

www.focusvehiclerental.co.uk