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A weekend in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe with kids

Stay in Fort William. Day 1: West Highland Museum and Inverlochy Castle; day 2: Highland Cinema and An Aird Play Area.

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Day 1 · Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

  1. West Highland Museum in Fort William, just outside the area
  2. Inverlochy Castle Scheduled monument, 2.4 km from Fort William, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
Black Isle Bar - Fort William in Fort William, just outside the area
If it rains
Lochaber Leisure Centre in Fort William, just outside the area
On the way
Belford Road, Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary and the Immaculate Conception and Enclosing Walls with Gate Piers. Category A listed, in Fort William, just outside the area

Night 1 · Fort William

train station: Fort William Rail Station; 10 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Camusnagaul Ferry Landing, Fort William Ferry Landing

Day 2 · Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

  1. Highland Cinema in Fort William, just outside the area
  2. An Aird Play Area in Fort William, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
Crannog Seafood Restaurant in Fort William, just outside the area
If it rains
Lochaber Archive in Fort William, just outside the area
On the way
High Street, St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Burial Ground, Lych Gate (to High Street) and Entrance to Bank Street Category A listed, in Fort William, just outside the area

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Ben Nevis and Glen Coe's pages rank, for a family, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, two a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend with kids in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe?

Fort William. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Fort William: train station: Fort William Rail Station; 10 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Camusnagaul Ferry Landing, Fort William Ferry Landing.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is West Highland Museum and Inverlochy Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

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