How to find Spean Lodge…
Spean Lodge is located in the centre of the village of Spean Bridge, which lies on the main A82 Fort William to Inverness road.
Our GPS co-ordinates. Latitude: 56.8922122 Longitude: -4.9212725
Arriving by road
Travelling north from Fort William, enter the village and the Lodge is sign posted on the left, opposite the Spean Bridge Hotel. Turn into this tree lined cul-de-sac and Spean Lodge is the large country house on the right.
Travelling south from Inverness on the A82 or west on the A86 from Dalwhinnie and the A9. Enter the village and drive over the river bridge. The turning into Spean Lodge is sign posted on the right, opposite the Spean Bridge Hotel.
Arriving by rail
Spean Bridge railway station is just 5 mins walk from Spean Lodge. Mondays to Saturdays there are four/five daily arrivals/departures to and from Glasgow, including the Caledonian Sleeper service from London Euston. Sundays there are two/three arrivals/departures, including the southbound Caledonian Sleeper.
Arriving by air
Inverness Airport is 90 mins road journey along scenic Loch Ness. Glasgow International and Edinburgh Airports are each a drive of around 3 hours. You can enjoy the magnificent Highland scenery on the journey to Spean Lodge.
Useful Numbers:
- Airlines: British Airways: 0870 – 850 9850 Easy Jet: 0905 – 821 0905
- Car Hire (Fort William), Easydrive: 01397 – 701616 www.practical.co.uk: 01397 -772404 www.kmfcars.com: 01397 704624
- Car Hire (Inverness) Avis: 0870 608 6341 Budget: 0845 -643 8616 Hertz: 01667 – 462652 www.focusvehiclerental.co.uk : 01463 – 709517
- National Rail Enquiries: 08457 – 484950 (from within UK)
- National Rail Enquiries from overseas: +44(0)20 7278 5240
- Tourist Information: 0845 2255 121 (from within the UK) +44 (0)1506 832 121 (from outside the UK)
Useful Links:
- British Airways – Flights to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness.
- Caledonian MacBrayne – Ferries serving most of the Scottish Isles.
- Citylink – Bus information for Scotland.
- Easyjet – No frills flight specialists.
- National Express – Bus information for the UK.
- Ordnance Survey – Download and purchase detailed maps online.
- Northlink Ferries – Ferries to the Islands of Shetland and Orkney.
- www.scotrail.co.uk – useful guide and timetables for the Scottish railway network.
- www.westcoastrailways.co.uk – Bookings and information on the Jacobite steam train.
- www.scotlandsbestbandbs.co.uk: Lists 45 of the best 4 & 5 Star B&Bs in Scotland (including Spean Lodge).