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Glenfinnan Monument

Planning your visit

Getting here

Glenfinnan Monument is at Glenfinnan, 18½ miles west of Fort William on the A830.

Address Glenfinnan Monument Glenfinnan PH37 4LT

Glenfinnan Visitor Centre can be reached by car following the A830 from Fort William or Mallaig.

If our car park is full, try the adjacent community car park. If there are no spaces there, please try again later or visit another day. Please do not park on roadside verges, pavements or driveways. Traffic police monitor the area regularly, and vehicles parked illegally may be towed away.

Buses from Fort William run daily and stop in the village.

ScotRail train services stop at Glenfinnan railway station – a 1km walk (approx. 15 minutes) will then take you along a pavement to the visitor centre, located at the edge of the village. Alternatively, you can walk 2km to the visitor centre (approx. 40 minutes) via the Glenfinnan Viaduct footpath.

Contact information

Telephone: 01397 722250

Email address: glenfinnan@nts.org.uk

Get directions

Provided by Google Maps

Opening times

Visitor Centre: Current period23 Mar–27 Oct, daily, 09.30–17.00 28 Oct–23 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00 24 Dec–26 Dec, closed 27 Dec–30 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00
Café: Current period23 Mar–27 Oct, daily, 10.00–16.00 28 Oct–23 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00 24 Dec–26 Dec, closed 27 Dec–30 Dec, daily, 10.00–16.00
Monument Tickets to climb the Monument should be booked in advance online (see the Events tab above). Our car park is extremely busy, so arrive early if you can or consider arriving by bus or train. | Christmas closures: 24, 25, 26, 31 Dec & 1 Jan.: Current period2 Jan–31 Dec, daily, 11.00–11.30 and 14.00–14.30
Grounds: Current period1 Jan–31 Dec, open daily

Entry prices

Monument

Adult: £5.50
Concession: £4.00
Child: £4.00
Family: £13.00
One adult family: £8.00
Young Scot: £1.00

Visitor Centre

Adult: Free
Child: Free

Car park

Car park: £5.00

Members go free

At all Trust places, admission is free for members.

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Planning your visit

If you plan to see the Jacobite ‘Hogwarts Express’ steam train, we recommend allowing plenty of time to get parked to avoid disappointment – the car park is closed when full, for safety reasons.

Please note that under-18s must be accompanied by an adult if climbing the monument.

View some of the terrain at Glenfinnan Monument in advance of your visit using this Google Street View.

Please see our drop-down Facilities below for helpful information about planning your visit. For more information about planning your visit please see our frequently asked questions.

Facilities & access

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. We have created a detailed Accessibility Guide for Glenfinnan Monument to assist with your visit.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

3G/4G coverage

Accessible parking

Disabled parking bays are available beside the main entrance to the visitor centre.

Accessible toilet

App or audio guide

Baby changing

Bike facilities

Bike racks are available.

Buggy access

Café

Our café at the visitor centre has a takeaway offering this year, selling hot drinks along with delicious soup, sandwiches and cakes.

Coach parking

Parking is available for coaches close to the visitor centre and costs £10.

Dogs welcome

Dogs are welcome in the grounds but please keep them on a lead.

Only assistance dogs are permitted in the visitor centre.

Guided tour

Hearing loop

There’s an audio commentary (7–8 minutes) about the 1745 Jacobite Rising in the exhibition, which has an induction loop.

Highchair

Large print

Parking

Car parking is available for cars close to the visitor centre. It costs £5 (free for members).

The Glenfinnan Community parking area is now open next door. It is linked to our picnic area and car park via a pedestrian bridge – please use this to reach our visitor centre and the Monument.

Picnics

Shop

Browse our well-stocked gift shop and find the perfect Scottish gift to take home. You’ll also have the chance to buy from our Harry Potter range of products.

Toilet

Walks

Wheelchair access

The exhibition, café, shop and toilets in the visitor centre are accessible for wheelchair users.

A wheelchair is available at the visitor centre.