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Boating holiday on the Caledonian Canal

Highlights along the Caledonian Canal

Fantastic scenery and views
A train ride with the West Highland Railway - a must for all Harry Potter fans
The whisky distilleries near Banavie
Learn about the culture of the Highlanders in the picturesque village of Fort Augustus
Amazing mountain biking
The impressive Urquhart Castle
Salmon fishing, dolphin watching and watching for the Loch Ness monster Nessie
Purchase of a kilt Inverness
A railway ride to the top of Ben Nevis for a unique view

About Caledonian Canal

About Caledonian Canal
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Inspiration

Boating Holidays on the Caledonian Canal

The Scottish Highlands invites to long walks in the clear Celtic air, where eagles patrols in the air high above. During your trip, you can enjoy the finest local dishes such as wild salmon, game birds and deer - and you get the chance to taste the local Haggis, followed it with a dram of fine Highland Malt Whisky.

Caledonian Canal stretches 97km across Scotland. The construction of the canals was begun in 1803 and the shortcut from the Atlantic to the North Sea was completed in 1822, the idea was that the merchant would not have to sail north of Scotland, through waters which, at the time were described as treacherous.

But when the canal was completed after 18 years of hard work, the default size of merchant ships was now much larger than when construction began, and Caledonian Canal was never the great commercial success it was intended to be. Today it is used mostly for recreational boats and boating holidays.

It is easy to cruise on the Caledonian Canal.

Ten Secret gems on the Caledonian Canal:

Banavie’s distillerierne
Great Glen Water Park
Urquhart Castle
Clansman Centre in Fort Augustus
Loch Ness Visitors Centre
Inverness’s Fortrose Cathedral
West Highland Railway
Cycling on Ben Nevis
Inverness’s Cawdor Castle
Fort William’s West Highland Museum.

Banavie

Banavie ligger kun 15 minutter fra Fort William. Besøg Ben Nevis-destilleriet for smagsprøver og indkøb af whisky. En flot måde at opleve området er via The Jacobite Steam Train. Pak en picnickurv og kør på en af de flotteste jernbanetogture i verden. Toget kører om formiddagen og vender tilbage til Fort Williams om eftermiddagen (med stop undervejs). Tillægning: Læg til ved pontonen - her er der bl.a. toiletter, bad og mulighed for at tanke vand.

Great Glen Water Park

I Great Glen Water Park er der mange aktiviteter for børnefamilien. Her finder I blandt andet en swimmingpool og en legeplads til børnene. I parken tilbydes der guidede traveture i de omkringliggende bakker. Hvert år, sædvanligvis den første lørdag i juli, afholdes Glengarry Highland Games i Invergarry Shinty Field. Her danses der traditionelle danse og spilles sækkepibemusik, og der vil være lidt forskellige boder at visitere og aktiviteter for børnene.

Loch Oich

Loch Oich ligger mellem Loch Ness og Loch Lochy. Søen har et rigt og varieret dyreliv, og hvert efterår vandrer laksen fra Atlanterhavet via søerne til Loch Ness for at gyde. I området finder du gode vandrestier. Blandt andet langs det gamle spor fra Spean Bridge til Fort Augustus. Den gamle landsby Invergarry ligger lige i nærheden. Her ligger en lille pub, hvor lokale musikere mødes og underholder i weekenderne.

Urquhart Castle

Her finder du gode caféer og restauranter, kunsthåndværksbutikker og andre mindre forretninger. Der er hele 2 besøgscentre i Drumnadrochit, som begge er dedikerede til det store spørgsmål om hvorvidt der findes et Loch Ness Uhyre. Urquhart Castle er en af de største borge i Skotland. Nyd den fantastiske udsigt fra det 5 etagers høje tårn i den nordlige del af komplekset. Tillægning: Læg til ved Urquhart Bay Harbour. Her kan man få vand og strøm, men vær obs på at der betales havnepenge. Der er 20 minutters gang til byen.

Inverness

Inverness er en historisk by, som er let at gå på opdagelse i. Nyd den fantastiske udsigt fra borgen og flodbredden og gå en tur i den gamle bydel eller det nyere Eastgate-kompleks. Hvis du vil opleve traditionel, skotsk musik og dans, er der næsten altid livemusik i byens gader. I den gamle bydel finder du Victoria Market, som er en overdækket arkade med nogle af byens travleste butikker og finurlige specialforretninter. Du finder desuden flere nationale kædebutikker i Eastgate Center. Tillægning: Læg til ved pontonerne ved golfbanen. Det er gratis, men der er heller ingen faciliteter, som man kan låne. Får man brug for at tanke vand eller landstrøm, må man derfor fortsætte under broen til Caley Cruiser's base, hvor man kan få lov at lægge til.

Banavie

Great Glen Water Park

Loch Oich

Urquhart Castle

Inverness

Laggan (Le Boat)

Le Boat Harbour - An enchanting history and dramatic scenery await you when you get to the Scottish Highlands. The green hills reminiscent of Celtic legends and myths.

Laggan (Le Boat)

Inspiration for sailing on the Caledonian Canal in Scotland

For Harry Potter fans - take the adventurous train line West Highland Railway one of the world's most spectacular train routes described as the Hogwarts Express. It runs from Banavie to the small fishing village of Mallaig.

Sail to Banavie and take the train to Scotland's highest mountain Ben Nevis - and you´ll be rewarded with a breathtaking view. At the top is the Snow Goose restaurant as well as the nature centre Mountain Discovery Centre.

A boating holiday on a Scottish canal is the perfect escape from the stresses of everyday life. Discover the amazing highlights of boating in Scotland - with the stunning hills and mountains in the highlands and be surrounded by beautiful scenery as far as the eye can see.

The channel contains several spectacular lock systems (28 locks in total) - the largest is Neptune's staircase by Benavie that lifts boats 64 feet up through eight locks - it took 900 men over 4 years to build the impressive lock system.

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