Achnabobane Farmhouse
is easy to find on the Inverness A82 road between Spean Bridge and Fort
William at the southern end of the Great Glen Location is clearly indicated
by brown tourism signs and the thistle logo. Just follow the lane straight
up the hill untill you see a farm gate with 'Achnabobane
Farmhouse' on it, open the gate, park on the right and come on
in!
Travel Suggestions & Directions:
By Road: either via the A82 from Glasgow north to Inverness or A9 from Perth to
Inverness and take the A86, through Dalwinnie, to Spean Bridge. There are Coach companies that pass through Spean Bridge and if you ask the driver,
I am sure he will stop and drop you off at the bottom of our drive. For further information, contact City Link or National Express
Car Hire:If you need to hire a car, van or people carrier for your travels, check out EasyDrive in Fort William.
They also operate in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
Stelios has been at it again, this time with cars: Easy Car Low Cost Rental
Avis
and Hertz car rental,
available at all good Airports!
From Fort William: travel north
passing the brown road sign on the left indicating Aonach Mor Ski Centre, past a low white building on the left side of the road, (easily identified by
the painted black cow on the side of the building), through the double bend sequence and look out on the left hand side, for a brown tourism sign
declaring B&B and a thistle symbol, in a field, a big sign stating Achnabobane, Red Deer, Trout Fishing, just beyond that is a lane to the left.
Clearly marked by a huge brown tourism pointer sign opposite the junction indicating Achnabobane Farmhouse B&B. If you get to Spean Bridge, you have
gone too far!!
From Spean Bridge: we are 2 miles south, on the way
to Fort William. Past the Little Chef Restaruant on the left, keep a lookout for the small crossroads to Leanachan Forest (left) and Kilmonivieg (right), a
bout 800 metres beyond that on the left is a huge brown Tourism sign warning of the turning To Achnabobane Farmhouse, 250 metres beyond that, on the left, is the brown Tourism pointer sign indication Achnabobane Farmhouse.
If you get to Torlundy, turn round, you have gone too far! Turn up
that lane and keep going straight up the hill, past the house with a red telephone box on the right, until you reach a gate with our name on it! Open the
gate and park up, sensibly please and come on in and say ''Hello''!
By Train: from London Euston, through to Glasgow then onto Fort William, there is a Station
in Spean Bridge. If you let us know, we can arrange transport to collect you from the Station but you will require a vehicle to explore the Highlands.
Further information regarding Trains services, please see
Network Rail; GNER; Scot Rail or Virgin Trains.
By Air: This is probably the the most convenient method. Fly from any of the major airports
to Inverness,
Glasgow or Prestwick airports.
If you research and plan your flights to take advantage of the various fares that Airlines offer,
then hire a car at Inverness and explore the Highlands at your leisure.
EasyJet offers the most competetive prices if booked in advance.
