Glenfinnan Tourist Information |
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Glenfinnan is a small village situated in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 17 miles from Fort William. Surrounded by mountains and on the banks of the freshwater Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan is a very beautiful and peaceful spot. The population is usually approximately 120 at any one time, and it's a really welcoming and high spirited little community. Most of the village is off the main road, and tourists sometimes don't think there is a village here at all! History states that, on the banks of Loch Shiel, Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the Standard here for the Jacobites on August 19th 1745. The monument now stands in it's place to remind us. To commemorate this, the village holds the Glenfinnan Games around this date, a popular event which brings in hundreds of visitors every year. The Highland Games usually has many competitions and fun activities for all including the hill race, tossing the caber and highland dancing to name a few. Glenfinnan has two hotels - both of which have brilliant on-site restaurants, with pub meals and a bar. There are two cafes - one is situated in the Glenfinnan Monument Visitor Centre at the bottom of the village, and the other is beside the train station, aptly named "The Carriage". Other small businesses include a candle shop and two self-catering accommodations. Claims to Fame: The village has been featured in quite a few films over the past couple of years, most famous of all being 'Harry Potter'. The most famous shots include the train going over the Glenfinnan Viaduct (built in the early 1900s, by Robert MacAlpine) and the Hogwarts school is situated further down the loch. Also seen in 'Highlander', as this is the village that the main character was "banished from". 'Espedair Street' by Iain Banks, a Scottish writer who has connections to the village, is dedicated to "the People's Republic of Glenfinnan". Description by Kirsty Powell
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Attractions near Glenfinnan
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Glenfinnan Monument
(< 1 Mile)*
Set amid superb scenery at the head of Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnnan Monument was erected in tribute to those who fought and died in the Jacobite cause. |
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Clan Cameron Museum
(17 Miles)*
The Clan Cameron Museum was opened by Sir Fitzroy Maclean of Dunconnell in 1989. It is in the grounds of Achnacarry, the centre of Clan Cameron Country and home of the Chief of the Clan and his family. |
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Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum
(18 Miles)*
The Museum is situated in a 19th Century thatched croft house in the main street of Glencoe Village. The museum contains a large variety of artefacts, the majority of which were collected locally. |
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Towns near Glenfinnan
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Kinlocheil Tourist Information
(4 Miles)*
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Garvan Tourist Information
(5 Miles)*
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Scamodale Tourist Information
(5 Miles)*
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Hotels near Glenfinnan
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Self Catering near Glenfinnan
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