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Eating & Sleeping

century villa set in its own landscaped grounds,
Glen Coe 1 the Grange is crammed with antiques and fitted
with log fires, chaise lounges and Victorian
4 Clachaig Inn Hotel ££ roll-top baths. The Turret Room, with its window
(%01855-811252; www.clachaig.com; s/d seat in the turret overlooking Loch Linnhe, is
£53/106; pW) The Clachaig, 2 miles east our favourite. It’s 500m southwest of the town
of Glencoe village, has long been a favourite centre. No children.
haunt of hill walkers and climbers. As well as 5 Lime Tree Scottish ££
comfortable en suite accommodation, there’s a
smart, modern lounge bar with snug booths and (%01397-701806; www.limetreefortwilliam.
high refectory tables, mountaineering photos co.uk; Achintore Rd; mains £16-20; h6.30-
and bric-a-brac, and climbing magazines to leaf 9.30pm; pW) Fort William is not over-
through. endowed with great places to eat, but the GREAT BRITAIN 20 GREAT GLEN
restaurant at this small hotel and art gallery
5 Glencoe Café Cafe £ has put the UK’s Outdoor Capital on the
(%01855-811168; www.glencoecafe.co.uk; gastronomic map. The chef turns out delicious
Glencoe village; mains £4-8; h10am-4pm dishes built around fresh Scottish produce,
daily, to 5pm May-Sep, closed Nov; pW) ranging from Loch Fyne oysters to Loch Awe
This friendly cafe is the social hub of Glencoe trout and Ardnamurchan venison.
village, serving breakfast fry-ups till 11.30am
(including vegetarian versions), light lunches
based around local produce (think Cullen skink, Beauly 8
smoked salmon quiche, venison burgers), and Cafe £
the best cappuccino in the glen. 5 Corner on the Square
(%01463-783000; www.corneronthesquare.
co.uk; 1 High St; mains £7-13; h8.30am-5.30pm
Kinlochleven 2 Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5pm Sat, 9.30am-5pm Sun)
Beauly’s best lunch spot is this superb little
5 Lochleven Seafood Cafe Seafood ££ delicatessen and cafe that serves breakfast
(%01855-821048; www.lochlevenseafoodcafe. (till 11.30am), daily lunch specials (11.30am to
co.uk; mains £11-23, whole lobster £40; hmeals 4.30pm) and excellent coffee.
noon-3pm & 6-9pm, coffee & cake 10am-noon &
3-5pm mid-Mar–Oct; pc) This outstanding
place serves superb shellfish freshly plucked Inverness 9
from live tanks – oysters on the half shell, razor
clams, scallops, lobster and crab – plus a daily 4 Heathmount
fish special and some non-seafood dishes. For Hotel Boutique Hotel ££
warm days, there’s an outdoor terrace with a (%01463-235877; www.heathmounthotel.
view across the loch to the Pap of Glencoe, a com; Kingsmills Rd; s/d from £75/105; pW)
distinctive conical mountain. Small and friendly, the Heathmount combines
a popular local bar and restaurant with eight
designer hotel rooms, each one different,
Fort William 3 ranging from a boldly coloured family room in
purple and gold to a slinky black velvet four-
4 Grange B&B £££ poster double. Five minutes’ walk east of the
(%01397-705516; www.grangefortwilliam.com; city centre.
Grange Rd; d £145; pW) An exceptional 19th-

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