A weekend in Knoydart

Stay in Arnisdale. Day 1: Dun Telve and Dun Troddan,brochs,Glenelg, Bernera Barracks and Beinn a' Chaonich; day 2: Beinn Sgritheall, Dun Grugaig, dun site and Beinn nan Caorach.

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Day 1 · Knoydart

Dun Telve and Dun Troddan,brochs,Glenelg Scheduled monument, 2.8 km from Glenelg, just outside the area
Bernera Barracks Scheduled monument, in Glenelg, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Beinn a' Chaonich 8.1 km from Arnisdale, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Glenelg Inn in Glenelg, just outside the area
If it rains: An Talla Dearg 16 km from Mallaig, just outside the area
On the way: Glenelg War Memorial Category A listed, in Glenelg, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Arnisdale

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Knoydart

Beinn Sgritheall 2.4 km from Arnisdale
Dun Grugaig, dun site Scheduled monument, 5.5 km from Arnisdale, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Beinn nan Caorach 3.1 km from Arnisdale 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Wagon 3.0 km from Glenelg, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

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 Knoydart's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three 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 in Knoydart?

Arnisdale. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Arnisdale: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Dun Telve and Dun Troddan,brochs,Glenelg, Bernera Barracks and Beinn a' Chaonich: 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.

How it works, in full