Glencoe Visitor Centre
Surrounded by towering mountains, Glencoe is one of Scotland's most spectacular places and provides outstanding opportunities for walking and climbing. Learn all about Glencoe's remarkable history, landscape and wildlife in the National Trust for Scotland's visitor centre.
Some of the finest climbing and walking country in the Highlands is to be found within the 5,680 ha (14,035 a) in the National Trust for Scotland's care, in an area of dramatic landscapes and historical fact and legend.
The infamous massacre of 1692 took place at many sites throughout the glen, but one of the main locations is just a short walk from the Trust's eco-friendly Visitor Centre.
Geologically, the Glencoe hills are significant as an example of a volcano collapsing in on itself during a series of violent eruptions. This is also an area of international botanical importance, particularly for the woodlands and Arctic alpine flora.
The A82 Glasgow to Fort William road runs through this spectacular glen and the Visitor Centre is a perfect stopping place for the traveller going north or south.
Enjoy Living on the Edge, an interactive exhibition exploring the landscape, wildlife and history of this special place. Find out what it feels like to climb on ice; discover how the glen was formed; and try your hand at solving the conservation problems faced by the Trust.
Facilities available inlcude: Café, toilets, shop, outlook station (weather reports, maps & help with walks etc.) and fabulous exhibition area
Opening Hours
1st Mar - 31st Mar - daily - 10am - 4pm
1st April- 31st Aug – daily 9.30am – 5.30pm
1 Sept to 31 Oct, daily 10-5
1Nov to 16 Dec, Thur-Sun 10-4
27 to 31 Dec, daily 10-4
Contact
Glencoe Visitor Centre
Glencoe
Ballachulish
Argyll
PH49 4LA
Scotland
Tel: +44 (0844) 4932222
Fax: +44 (0844) 4932223
E-Mail: glencoe@nts.org.uk
WWW: http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/98/
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