Gruinyards

Gruinyards is a luxury self catering holiday apartment on the top floor of a historic Abbey with stun It has been graded as 4* Excellent by VisitScotland.

Monastery 18, 'Gruinyards', probably has the most spectacular views of Loch Ness anywhere. On the top floor of a former Benedictine abbey at Fort Augustus, Gruinyards has windows and views on three sides and, weather permitting, enjoys uninterrupted sun throughout the day. It has access to all the facilities of The Highland Club, including the lochside gardens, swimming pool and spa, tennis, croqu

et, fishing, a resident's lounge and games room, and the freedom to roam the wonderful buildings of the abbey. In addition activities such as archery, clay-pigeon shooting, fishing lessons and tomahawk throwing can all be provided in the grounds. The historic abbey buildings, dating from the 19th century but incorporating the remains of an 18th century fort, are set in 17 acres of grounds on the shore of Loch Ness between the Caledonian canal and the river Tarff. It makes the perfect base from which to explore the Highlands or simply enjoy the scenery and attractions of Loch Ness and the Great Glen.

20/03/2024

New resident at Gruinyards!

15/05/2022

If you want something more serious, here's the Mirror:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/inexplicable-loch-ness-video-shows-26838191

But I was watching a duck recently, and it did look exactly like this.

A husband and wife captured the incredible moment the mysterious creature surfaced the water at Loch Ness in Scotland with something swimming and turning below

15/05/2022

Recent (light-hearted) article about another Nessie spotting
Do say: That’s a duck pic.
Don’t say: I preferred the dick pic.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/may/02/loch-ness-monster-video-best-footage-in-decades-or-another-log

Nessie enthusiasts have been getting excited by a holidaying couple’s film of a mysterious ripple in the loch

Address

18, The Monastery, The Highland Club, Street Benedict's Abbey, Loch Ness
Fort Augustus
PH324BJ

Website

http://www.gruinyards.co.uk/

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Glenfinnan Viaduct

Continuing with things to do around Fort Augustus, I will add a brief post about the well known train ride from Fort William (40 minutes down the A82) to Mallaig. I remember Michael Palin doing it as one of the Great Train Journeys of the World, and now it is well known for the Glenfinnan viaduct featuring in one or more of the Harry Potter films. There is a fine steam train that does the route daily during the summer but less well advertised is the fact that you can do the same trip several times a day, and for a fraction of the cost, on a little Scotrail shuttle train. When I did this it was the end of October, and arrival in Mallaig was accompanied by driving rain so there was no option but to seek shelter in a nearby restaurant, more of a cafe really, which redeemed the weather totally with its outstandingly delicious scallops. Fortunately I got to see the viaduct on the way, which you can see in this short bit of video: