Old Harbour Master's, Fort William, Scotland

30/09/2024

🎺 CLOSED TOMORROW Saturday 28.09.24. 🎺

We have been working hard all summer to supply our lovely customers with excellent coffee and yummy vegan goodies, so now it’s time for us to celebrate the end of the busy season as a team! Instead of working, we’ll be having fun in Kinlochleven doing Via Ferrata and later have a wee staff lock-in to catch up with each other - not easy to do when there’s a constant queue out the door every day! We want to say a massive thanks to all the amazing humans (and doggos) coming in through our door to support us! And tomorrow we’ll be thanking each other for support and kindness during the busiest of shifts. 🦆We couldn’t have done it without each other! ❤️

We’ll be back open on Sunday as usual (most probably that is - let’s see how the staff lock-in goes 😃)

01/09/2024

Its managed not to rain long enough to tidy up the garden. Also, its 1st September today and we can recommence hedge cutting after nesting season.

17/06/2024

Oven grill element replaced. Please do not hesitate to let me know if something is broken, needs repairing or replaced.

25/05/2024

Some changeovers are harder than others. Dealt with garden admin', with assistance. Much appreciated.

30/04/2024

Cuckoo flowers all over the garden I'm allowing them to flower before cutting to encourage insect life and pollination.

18/03/2024

Some would doubt you'd find a pot of gold in . I remain optimistic. Breakfast time view from upstairs lounge.

18/03/2024

Another new shower, thanks to Morrison Plumbing & Heating Engineers. I have to say I would prefer if Mira Showers electric showers lasted slightly longer than the 2 year warranty period, especially as this is the top of the range product.

05/03/2024

Big thank you to The Stove & Fireplace Builder from Skye. A safe and correct installation of a wood burning stove in the ground floor flat. Thank you.

14/01/2024

Late afternoon January winter before the snow arrives.

26/11/2023

07/11/2023

You've got to be in to win it! Get creative.

Enter the Creatives November Flash Competition!

Thank you to everyone who entered our October competition, we've received incredible responses. Our next competition launches today. The theme is HORIZONS and the genre is NONFICTION.

This competition is supported by Fort William Mountain Festival and the Highland Bookshop. The winner of each contest will receive a weekend pass to Fort William Mountain Festival 2024, as well as have their work featured in our Creatives publication and festival events. The runners-up in each contest will be published on our website as part of a feature article. There will be one more contest announced in December.

Theme: HORIZONS
Genre: NONFICTION
Word count: 150 words
Submit to: [email protected]

Visual artists are also invited to submit ONE image on the theme
Submission deadline: 30 November

View our submissions guidelines: https://scottishmountaineeringpress.com/news/creatives-november-flash-contest-nonfiction/

04/11/2023

Get ready for a night full of inspiring stories and entertainment.

Joining our exciting headline event on Saturday 17th February 2024 is the wonderful Hamza Yassin! A British Wildlife Cameraman and Presenter who is best known for his work in BBC productions such as Countryfile and Animal Park, as well as his recent triumph as winner of 2022 Strictly Come Dancing 🦅🕺

In his keynote titled ‘My Life Behind the Lens’, Hamza will discuss a wide range of topics including his early life in Sudan, overcoming adversity and his educational journey with dyslexia and his career as a wildlife cameraman. In true Hamza fashion, a selection of spectacular photographs of his life and travels will be shared with the audience throughout the evening! 📸

Tickets for this event are available now! You can find them at our website https://mountainfestival.co.uk or hit the link in our bio! 🏔️🤩

26/10/2023

⚠️ Closure of A82 Glencoe Three Sisters parking areas for improvement works from 30 Oct for eight weeks ⚒️

🅿️⛔ From 7am on Monday, the larger Three Sisters parking area, known as the Coire Gabhail / Hidden Valley car park, will be closed until around Friday 22 December, for redesign and resurfacing, including the introduction of marked parking bays to ensure a safer and more organised parking capacity 🚗🚐🛵🚲

🅿️⛔ From end of November, the smaller Three Sisters parking layby, known as the Coire nan Lochan layby, will also be closed for up to four weeks, in order to undertake improvement works and resurfacing. In the future, this layby will be dedicated to buses and coaches 🚌🚌

Most of this work will be taking place off-road, limiting disruption to road users, though there will be several occasions when traffic management on the A82 will be in place🚦

⚠️ While the parking areas are closed, drivers are asked to respect road signage, stop only in other designated car parks and laybys, and not park illegally on the roadside, which is a Clearway throughout the Glencoe area 🚧

Footpaths into the mountains around the Three Sisters will not be affected 🥾

This work has been programmed to avoid the height of the tourist season, as well as the traditional winter climbing season, to help minimise impact on visitors and walkers, however we understand it may cause inconvenience to some, and thank everyone for their patience 😊🙏

We hope it will bring much-needed improvements to road and parking safety, landscape presentation and the visitor experience at this popular location for sightseers and walkers in the heart of Glencoe National Nature Reserve NTS 🏔️💚

Plans have been developed in collaboration with Transport Scotland and .Scotland, in line with mandatory design standards for trunk roads.

We are grateful for funding support from the Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund for this project, which is a partnership with The Highland Council and our local community.

If you have any questions, please message us here 👍👍



National Trust for Scotland ~ Discover Glencoe, Scotland ~ The Outdoor Capital of the UK ~ VisitScotland ~ Traffic Scotland ~ Walkhighlands ~ Mountaineering Scotland

18/10/2023

03/10/2023

For the record it has so far cost the best part of £2000 to comply and apply for a Short-term Let License.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce ASSC Scotland

19/09/2023

Join the Ranger Team for a guided walk in Glen Nevis, discovering more about the trees, plants, and wildlife that call it home.

25/08/2023

Get those bikes ready!

09/08/2023

Please note.

Important information!!!

For reasons beyond out control we are not able to open the pumptrack up until we can have the insurance issue resolved. It’s incredibly important that locals and other riders don’t use the pumptrack until this issue has come to a resolution.

The track is fenced and locked up with signage to say it is closed, please respect this and remain patient for now.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We hope to get back to riding the track soon. Thanks for your understanding. 🙏