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Glen in the Highlands of Scotland
Photo: Peter Graham, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Glencoe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Comhann) is a hauntingly scenic valley in the western Scottish Highlands, a branch of The Great Glen which carves coast to coast. It's also the name of the village at its foot, where the glen meets the sea at Loch Leven.
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In a long low thatched cottage, this displays local history, including the clan system, the Glencoe Massacre and the Ballachulish Slate Quarry.
An explanation of the geology and history of Glencoe. They also organise various activities in the glen.
Outdoor activity centre. Activities (depending on the season) include skiing, hill walking, climbing & abseiling, archery, orienteering, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing and team-building exercises. Most visitors are school parties and similar groups, who check into the dorm for several days. Other visitors have to work around those.
At the base there's a cafe and bar open daily until 8AM. From here the access chairlift goes up to the ski area at 650 m. There are beginners' slopes just above here, a sledging area and the Plateau Cafe. Further up are intermediate slopes and a couple of blacks, down from Meall a' Bhuiridh at 1108 m. The chairlift also runs in summer for mountain biking. Always check the resort website for the weather outlook, which includes a webcam.
Pub bistro with great meals, gets busy so book ahead.
Simple value-for-money hostel open all year.
Open all year, with 39 dorm beds plus 32 in the Lodge. They are now only available for exclusive booking, so bring your Scout troop. Plus glamping pods and campsite.
Hotel with 23 rooms all en suite. Mixture of traditional, modern and motel-style rooms (dogs only in latter), plus self-catering. The bars and restaurant serve non-residents.
Self-catering cottage overlooking Loch Leven.
Clean comfy B&B in woodlands near lochan just north of Glencoe Village.
This is only available for self-catering.
Friendly comfy B&B open Mar-Oct, their self-catering cottage is available all year.
Welcoming Victorian villa with five rooms en suite, open all year. Assistance dogs only, and max two people per room, so a child must share with one adult.
Open Feb-Nov, this is on A82 just before the descent into Glencoe, so there's hiking access to the glen and western Rannoch Moor. It has modern rooms for B&B and a bunkhouse. Highlight of the restaurant is the panoramic window framing the view of cloud-wreathed Buachaille Etive Mor.
The A82 from Glasgow runs along Loch Lomond to Crianlarich, Tyndrum and Bridge of Orchy then over bleak moors to come down Glencoe.
Read in the guideYou need a car. The villages are small, and you can just about do the south bank by bus.
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