Lochaber has two main towns Fort William and Mallaig with Fort William housing circa 11,000 of the the circa 19,000 Lochaber population. There are many ways to get between Mallaig and Fort William, you could drive with one of the businesses offering Fort William Car Hire or hop on the Jacobite Steam Train a.k.a The Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter movies. Lochaber also has a number of smaller villages spread over the whole area.
From the visually impressive Glen Nevis where scenes from both the Harry Potter and Braveheart movies were shot, to Spean Bridge just outside Fort William which was a prolific training ground for Commandos during WWII. It is also home to the Commando Monument and the Spean Bridge Commando Museum, which is inside the Spean Bridge Hotel. To learn more about the villages in Fort William and Lochaber, just click the listings below.
1 South Laggan, Spean Bridge, PH34 4EA
Laggan (Scottish Gaelic: An Lagan) is a village in the Great Glen, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is on the main A82 road alongside the Caledonian Canal
Kentallen Duror Community Centre, Appin, PA38 4BU
Duror and Kentallen are in the southern part of Lochaber, and sit on the A828 road from Fort William towards Appin and Oban.Find out more details about local services, what's
Strontian Showfield, Acharacle, PH36 4HY
Strontian is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the
Corpach, Fort William, PH33 7JG
Corpach (Scottish Gaelic: A' Chorpaich) is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The Basin at Corpach marks the start of the Caledonian Canal and
Glenuig Hall, Lochailort, PH38 4NG
Glenuig is a tiny community of just over thirty folk located in the Parish of Moidart in remote west Lochaber. Nowadays it is taken to include the neighbouring settlements of
, Arisaig, PH39 4NH
Arisaig (Scottish Gaelic: Àrasaig) is a small village in Lochaber, Invernessshire, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. It lies on the Road to the Isles, the A830 which
Kilchoan Community Centre, Acharacle, PH36 4LJ
Kilchoan is a remote crofting village at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, a two-hour drive to the west of Fort William. Its white houses are strung like pearls
Glen Nevis, Fort William, PH33 6ST
Glen Nevis and Steall Gorge Glen Nevis, from the Gaelic Gleann Nibheis, is a stunning and much visited glen right at the heart of Lochaber. At the South end
, Spean Bridge, PH34 4EP
Spean Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Aonachain) is a village, in the Highland region of Scotland. The village takes its name from the bridge over the River Spean on General
Canal Locks, Spean Bridge, PH34 4EQ
Gairlochy (Scottish Gaelic: Geàrr Lòchaidh) is a clachan, or hamlet, of population approx. 100. It lies on the southern shores of Loch Lochy, a large freshwater loch in the district
, Invergarry, PH35 4HJ
Invergarry (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Garadh) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Great Glen, near where the River Garry flows into Loch Oich. Near
Roy Bridge Post Office, Roy Bridge, PH31 4AE
Roybridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Ruaidh, "the bridge over the Roy") is a small village, that lies at the confluence of the rivers River Roy and River Spean, located 3 miles
Mallaig and Morar Community Centre, Mallaig, PH41 4PX
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort
Town Centre, Kinlochleven, PH50 4XX
Kinlochleven (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Lìobhann) is a village in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores
Nts Visitor Centre, Glenfinnan, PH37 4LT
Glenfinnan (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionghain) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland. It is located at the northern end of Loch Shiel, at the foot of
High Street, Fort William, PH33 9AF