A busy fishing port with shops, restaurants, cafés, Marine World, Mallaig Heritage Centre, Swimming Pool & Leisure Centre, fish shops, craft shops, book shop, banks, Post Office, Tourist Information Centre, ferry to Skye and Small Isles, boat trips to Knoydart, up Loch Nevis and other destinations, railway station - the termination of the West Highland Line, sea fishing trips on the MV Grimsay Isle with Ewan Nicholson.

Knoydart 7mls. by road plus 7mls. by boat

A great day out from Ach na skia Croft is to take a boat to Knoydart, where you can go for a walk or a guided tour, have lunch in mainland Britain's remotest pub, climb a Munro, spot some sealife and wildlife, ruins and monuments. You'll find good food, good craic and likely some good music at The Old Forge (the pub that is). They are CAMRA and Good Food Guide accredited. Check out a recent sample dinner menu and light lunch menu. If you fancy bagging a Munro (or 3) check out Drew's 3D OVERVIEW of the Knoydart munros and routes. There is even a taxi service to get you closer to the hill! Get to Inverie and back with time for lunch and a walk from Mallaig daily in summer with Bruce Watt sea cruises (Knoydart Ferry) , or stay longer and return with the fast Brightwater Experience rib. Other transport options can be found on the Knoydart Foundation website

A day out on the Isle of Skye is a favourite with many guests. Taking the the first ferry and coming back on the last fery of the day allows time to explore at least one of the many and varied regions of the island.
The Armadale Castle Gardens and Museum and The Clan Donald Centre can be reached on foot from the ferry terminal at Armadale and the Sleat peninsular has a character all its own, quite different from the mainland. The Skye Museum of Island life at Uig, at the far north west of the island, is a group of thatched cottages showing how people on Skye lived 100 years or so ago.
Dunvegan Castle, dating from around 1200 is the ancestral home of the chieftans of the Clan MacLeod.

The Cuillin ridge in the south west and the Quirang in the north east, with its dramatic rocky prominences, provide some spectacular scenery for walking.

Fort William, the "Outdoor Capital of the UK", home to Ben Nevis and Nevis Range, Morrison's for food shopping en route, railway station, Glen Nevis, where scenes from Braveheart were shot - beautiful for a drive or walk. Nevis Range ski resort at Aonach Mhor - the gondola is open all year. Also home to the annual UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP, Nevis Range and Lochaber are a mecca for mountain bikers! Exciting cross country trails, exhilarating downhills and gentle forest routes there is something for all standards of rider. Download a Visit Scotland leaflet of biking trails in Lochaber and visit "Ride Fort William" for more great mountain biking suggestions. The annual Fort William Mountain Festival is an exciting week long programme of events.

Visit the West Highland Museum which houses many Jacobite treasures, Treasures of the Earth in Corpach, Loch Linnhe Cruises, Ben Nevis Distillery, the Nevis Centre for 10-pin bowling, snooker, pool, large indoor play area, bar. the West Highland Way, the Great Glen Way, Neptune's Staircase and the Caledonian Canal.
The Clan Cameron Museum at Achnacarry, a few miles out of Fort William.
The Ice Factor - the biggest indoor ice climbing facility in the world, The Ice Factor features the UK's largest articulated rock climbing wall and a competition-standard bouldering hall, as well as a range of other facilities. You will find The Ice Factor in the village of Kinlochleven, nestling between the world-famous Ben Nevis and Glencoe mountain ranges, just 10 minutes drive from Glencoe and half an hour from Fort William.

Torlundy Trout Fishery - fly fishing on 3 lochans. 3mls. north of Fort William on the A83. Tel.01397 703 015.

Drive along the side of Loch Ness, spot Nessie and visit Urquhart Castle, Drumnadrochit and the Nessie Centres, Fort Augustus and the abbey. Take a Jacobite cruise on the loch.