Come, Stay & Play Outdoors in the Scottish Highlands

Strathspey Railway in the Cairngorms provides an excellent day out in the central mountains of Scotland. Why not try a day visit to the town of Aviemore and the Strathspey Railway, it is about 90 minutes drive from Banavie.   Sunday is the best day of the wee…

A trip to Corrour and Loch Ossian provides a great away day by train. You can board the train at Banavie or Corpach and 40-50 minutes later you are in this lovely remote area.   It is only really practical to use the two morning trains for a day visit.   Sim…

The Jacobite runs right by our house during the period April to October.  There is a morning service from Easter to late October.   The afternoon service is added from mid May through to September. There are lots of great viewing and photographic opportuniti…

There is always something to see at Banavie. Neptune’s staircase locks are a classic piece of engineering built in the early 1800’s by Thomas Telford. Watch the cruise and sailing boats passing through the locks.   See The Jacobite passing over th…

Why not avoid some of the crowds and take in another Munro at the same time.  Hike Ben Nevis is via Carn Mor Dearg and The Arete ridge.