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Other places to stay in and around Spean Bridge
Faegour House B&B offers luxury Bed and Breakfast accommodation in
Spean Bridge in the Lochaber region of the Highlands of Scotland with
fantastic mountain views.
Aside from enjoying the spectacular scenery, a whole range of activities from hill walking, skiing and watersports to fishing and horse trekking are easily available within a short distance from our Spean Bridge B & B.
Wildlife, including golden eagles, red deer, otters and pine martens abounds in the area - you'll never be wanting for something to do, however long you stay and there will always be something to come back to next time. Whether you're looking for peace, romance, wilderness, wildlife, outdoor activities or just a getaway, you're sure to find it at Faegour House Bed and Breakfast in Spean Bridge.
Faegour House Accommodation
Faegour house was purpose built by the proprietors, and all of it's rooms have been carefully decorated and furnished to a high standard. WiFi Internet Access is available for guests to use with their own laptops.
On arrival at Faegour, guests are welcomed with a tray of tea or coffee and our own home baking....Enjoy the spectacular mountain views from our dining / lounge room, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, whilst you have breakfast. We don't serve dinners, but can recommend a number of restaurants a short distance away.
Faegour House has two well-appointed rooms:
The Rose Room
A large and lavishly furnished double / triple room with full length windows
and breathtaking mountain views. En-suite bathroom, TV / DVD player, radio/clock,
tea and coffee making facilities. Hold your mouse over the image for a
different view of the room.
The Bluebell Double Room
This room has views of the garden and the mountains beyond. En-suite shower
room, TV / DVD player, radio/clock, tea and coffee making facilities.
Faegour House B&B is situated just outside the Highland village of Spean Bridge, which lies at the point where the Great Glen and Glen Spean meet. The house enjoys an elevated position well back from the road and was carefully designed by the owners to make the most of the panoramic views towards the Ben Nevis range mountains.
There is plenty to do locally whatever your interests, and Faegour's location also makes it the ideal base for touring further afield in the Highlands of Scotland.
The area
The Highland village of Spean Bridge, named after the structure built
there by Thomas Telford, can be found where the Great Glen meets Glen
Spean, some 12 miles to the NE of Fort William. The village nestles amongst
the foothills of Britain's highest mountains, and some of the best views
of Ben Nevis and its substantial neighbours can be seen in the area.
Glen Spean stretches eastwards from Spean Bridge, towards Roy Bridge and Glen Roy Nature Reserve. The Great Glen, or "Glen Mor" opens up to the NE and SW of the village. The area makes an ideal holiday destination, whether you come for the walking, climbing, fishing, white water canoeing, riding, skiing, any of the other numerous activities available locally, or simply to relax and soak up the beautiful Highland scenery and warm local hospitality.
In Spean Bridge you will find the Woollen Mill, where you can buy traditional knitwear and tartans, and even watch them being made. There is also a tourist office, village store, post office, railway station, bus stop and a number of restaurants.
All within reach of Feagour House you will find:
Aonach Mor
8 miles to the South West of Spean Bridge, just off the A82, is the Aonach
Mor Gondola Station. From here you can travel effortlessly up the slopes
of Aonach Mor to enjoy some of Scotland's best skiing in the winter, or
the walking and spectacular scenery in the summer.
Ben Nevis
The start of the main path up Britain's highest peak, at over 4000ft,
is around 20mins drive from Faegour House. The guide books recommend that
you leave 7 hours to climb and descend the mountain.
Caledonian Canal
Completed in 1822 by Thomas Telford, this canal system links the various
lochs of Glen Mor (the Great Glen) to form a route (which is still navigable
today) from West Coast to East Coast, starting in Fort William and ending
in Inverness. Watch the boats navigate the Locks at Gairlochy and Neptune's
Staircase, or enjoy a leisurely walk along a section of the tow path.
Cille Choirille
Some miles after Roy Bridge on the A86 there is a turning to the left
which proceeds up a steep, narrow road. Here you will find the recently
renovated, picturesque 14th century church and graveyard of Cille Choirille,
with its dramatic views of Glen Spean. In this graveyard many of the leaders
of the last Highland Uprising of 1745 are buried.
There are many pilgrims from around the world who come back to the church year after year, and believe that it possesses special healing powers. If you come back down the hill and cross the main road, the track will lead you to the impressive Monessie Gorge, with a section of the West Highland Railway Line clinging defiantly to its side.
Commando Memorial
A short distance to the NE of Spean Bridge, travelling on the A82, you
will find the Commando Memorial. Sculpted in bronze, the three Second
World War soldiers, whose story is told in the nearby museum, survey their
training area to the West. The views from the memorial are breathtaking.
Highbridge
Leave Spean Bridge on the A82, heading for Fort William, and you will
reach a cross-roads after about two miles. Turn right here and after a
mile or so you come to a small memorial cairn on the right of the road.
From here you can walk down to the river to see the remains, which are impressive even as a ruin, of the High Bridge. Once the main crossing point before Telford built Spean Bridge, it dates from 1736. It was here that an important skirmish of the 1745 Highland Uprising took place when a small but fierce band of Highlanders ambushed two companies of Redcoats and sent them fleeing in terror.
Loch Arkaig
Turn off the A82 at the Commando Memorial and head towards Gairlochy.
Turn left here for a scenic back- road to Fort William, or right to Loch
Arkaig where you will find the Cia-aig Waterfall. There
are also several well-marked forest walks from here. Close by is the Clan
Cameron Museum in the grounds of Achnacarry Castle, home of the Clan Chief.
Monarch Of The Glen Country
Ardverikie House, made famous as the setting for the recent Television
Series, Monarch of The Glen is a short distance away, as is the beautiful
countryside where many of the scenes were shot.
Parallel Roads
Leaving the village to the East on the A86, you travel up Glen Spean towards
Roy Bridge. From here you can follow the narrow road to the Glen Roy Nature
Reserve which reaches a spectacular viewpoint from where the "Parallel
Roads" of the Glen can be seen. These roads run in perfectly parallel
lines along opposing sides of the mountains.
Legend has it that they were built by the mythical giant Fingal, the truth is that they represent the changing levels of the glacier that filled the Great Glen during the last Ice Age.
West Highland Railway
The West Highland Line is a single track railway that runs from Glasgow
to Fort William and then on up to Mallaig. The train journey takes you
through some of the most isolated and stunning scenery in the Highlands,
and in the summertime there is a steam train running between Fort William
and Mallaig. The line is ideal for day trips and hiking, and there is
a convenient sleeper service that runs between London Euston and Spean
Bridge.
A little further afeild, but all within 2 hours drive, you will find:
Aviemore
At the foot of the Cairngorm Mountains, this is the activity capital of
the Highlands: skiing on Cairngorm, climbing, canoeing, white-water rafting,
fishing, canoeing, sailing, horse riding, mountain biking and many more
activities can all be arranged from this centre.
Inverness & Loch Ness
The Highland capital, this picturesque town lies on the River Ness and
is reached by a scenic drive along Loch Ness. The main road on the NW
side of the loch will take you past the famous Urquhart Castle,
and on the SE side of the loch there is a smaller road passing through
some beautiful countryside. Well worth a day trip.
Mallaig and the Road to the Isles
Mallaig is a busy fishing port reached by a magnificent drive along the
Road to the Isles, and passing the brilliant white Sands of Morar.
Oban
A busy ferry town about 1 1/2 hours south of Spean Bridge. Well worth
a visit.
Isle of Skye
A visit to the famous "misty isle" is a must if you're in the
highlands. It can be reached by car ferry from Mallaig or Glenelg or by
bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh.
DIRECTIONS
Faegour House is set back from the north side of the A86 Spean Bridge
to Newtonmore road, 1 mile East of the junction with the A82 in Spean
Bridge and 3 miles west of the village of Roy Bridge. Look out for our
sign on the left hand side (when coming from the Spean Bridge direction)
of the A86, 360m after you leave the 30mph speed limit zone.
Email Faegour House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
