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Mardon.
Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus

Where the canal descends into Loch Ness

Drive from Mardon
50 min
Best season
Summer (canal boats active)
Time to spend
Half day
Family suitability
Excellent

A village of stone bridges and boat locks at the loch's southern tip. Slow lunch country.

Highlights

  • Caledonian Canal locks
  • Loch Ness cruise
  • Boathouse Restaurant
  • The Highland Club abbey

Watch a boat drop 40 feet

The five-lock staircase at Fort Augustus is a working piece of Thomas Telford's Caledonian Canal. Sit outside the Lock Inn with a coffee and watch a yacht descend into Loch Ness. This is not a spectacle you can rush.

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£145 / night

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