Around and About in Moidart

Ardnamurchan is the best-kept secret of the Highlands of Scotland, a stunningly beautiful area with spectacular coastal and mountain scenery all around and many glorious empty beaches with clean, clear seas.

We have a fascinating history - this is the land of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and evidence of the Highland Clearances, and even earlier prehistoric remains, are everywhere.

The area teems with wildlife, much of it rare - otters, golden and sea eagles, black-throated divers, pine martens and the not-so-rare red deer are all local residents.

Ardnamurchan was once a huge volcano and the evidence is everywhere - the whole of Moidart and Ardnamurchan is a geologist's dream.

Walkers will find paradise here. Our highest mountains rise to just under 3000 feet - it is normal to walk all day in peaceful, hidden glens or on our spectacular hills and see no-one.

Visits to such places as the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, the most westerly point in mainland Britain, or the excellent Sunart Oakwoods wildlife hide on Loch Sunart cannot be missed.  

Almost from the doorstep at Chimneys you can take a trip on the MV Sileas along Loch Shiel, 17 miles of inland loch running from Acharacle to Glenfinnan, passing on the way the hauntingly-lovely St. Finan's Isle, almost certainly a pre-Christian burial island.

Cycling is another popular activity on our uncrowded and scenic roads.

Eating out is no problem - the area has a wide variety of excellent pubs and restaurants within easy reach - and you can walk to several of them from Chimneys.