Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club, Fort William

Advantages: Breath-taking views, extremely friendly people
Disadvantages: None that I found...

...70mph and don't stop on the way. For anyone who cares we went via the M40, M6, A74, M74, M73, M8 and A82. My husband and I left on a Sunday morning at around 9 a.m. as we'd been to a friend's 30th birthday party the night before and our intended 7 a.m. start got a bit delayed… We stopped a couple of times along the way for a bite to eat and to stretch our legs. I took a few pictures en route to Scotland as I found the scenery breath-taking. As we were taking turns driving, obviously, I only took pictures when HE was driving LOL… Makes sense eh? We arrived at our B&B eventually at about 7pm, 11 hours after we'd left London. Fort William is a town at the foot of Ben Nevis by the shore of Loch Linnhe, which is a deep sea loch. With a population of around 12,000 people Fort William offers most necessary services for residents and visitors... Read review

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Advantages: quiet & peaceful, beautiful scenery, close to Ben Nevis, a perfect lifestyle
Disadvantages: A long way for just a weekend

...at the corner of High Street, or the Calluna Lodge for all self-catering holidays / bunking based just outside the town centre in Upper Achintore. The nightlife is fantastic for me... Pay a visit to the Ben Nevis pub and cast away your problems drinking with the locals, and you can't stay in Fort William without a visit to McTavishes Kitchen! A highland fling, bagpipes, fantastic food and drink... There's something for everyone around the area... Climbing, walking, camping, shopping, rent a boat, horse riding, diving... I must admit, the place really stole my heart.... Read review

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Advantages: Wild, rugged and terribly sexy.
Disadvantages: Too far away, but not far enough away to fly - well, maybe...

...where there was to stay in the area. I called the Days Inn at Gretna Green and made a reservation and the Scottish-accented man on the other end of the phone told me that he’d hold the room until 3am. It was, he said, the last room, for forty-nine pounds exactly. We checked in, took in some TV and tea and retired to bed. The place was very modern (all walls were cream, except one, which was a coffee colour) and the bed was fluffy and bouncy with a big white duvet and minimal-but-pointless red pillows. We woke up, showered and left the hotel to be met with the sound of bagpipes. It was all very Scottish. On we went towards our actual destination of Fort William, to have a gander at Ben Nevis. As we drove it got cloudier and cloudier and then it started to rain. I had expected it to be raining and I think it really added... Read review

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