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Ardnamurchan Point
Kilchoan, Scotland
Lighthouse at the westernmost tip of the British mainland, at the end of a long single-track road.
- Price
- Lighthouse tour is paid, headland is free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
The drive from Salen is slow, narrow and long. At the end the 1849 lighthouse and visitor centre sit on rugged cliffs, with whales, dolphins and eagles seen on good days. The cafe and exhibits make it a proper stop, not just a viewpoint.
Good to know
- Allow 90 minutes each way from Salen, mostly single-track
- Fuel up in advance, nothing out there
- Petrol is in Strontian or Kilchoan only
- Best time
- Summer afternoon
- Getting there
- Single-track B8007, passing places, car park at the lighthouse
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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