holiday accommodation in the highlands of scotland
Stay with us if you are looking for comfortable self catering accommodation in our apartments, hostel or bunkhouse near the base of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Snowgoose Mountain Centre offers an ideal base to take part in our adventure activities or to independently explore the surrounding west coast with its unique blend of landscape and a huge variety of outdoor activities for all levels.
Snowgoose Apartments, the Smiddy Bunkhouse & Blacksmiths Backpackers Hostel, near Fort William is our family run self-catering accommodation in the heart of the fantastic Scottish Highlands. The flexible options for accommodation are ideal for family holidays or short breaks as well as groups or clubs. Snowgoose offers one of Scotland's premier independent holiday hostels and bunkhouses ideal for cost effective backpacking and budget touring around Scotland and is some of the very best you will find in Scotland. This is an ideal holiday accommodation destination for independent outdoor enthusiasts - all year round – or just chilling out! We also have additional facilities for bike and canoe storage, two efficient drying rooms as well as a well equipped meeting / lecture room for hire for groups of 12 persons.
Choose your accommodation ...
farriers apartment
Sleeps 6/8 ( 3 bedrooms )
forge apartment
Sleeps 2-4 ( 1 bedroom )
anvil
apartment
Sleeps 2-4 ( 2 bedroom )
backpackers' hostel
Sleeps 14 ( 3 bunkrooms )
smiddy bunkhouse
Sleeps 10 ( 2 bunkrooms )
Ideally located near the SW end of the Caledonian Canal there is easy access to the Great Glen Way, Great Glen Canoe Trail & Mountain Bike route – as well as the West Highland Way. We are close to Ben Nevis with skiing at nearby Nevis Range and its all year round gondola facility, snowsports and mountain bike trails. Glen Nevis, Glencoe (ski-ing), Glenfinnan, Ardnamurchan and the Road to the Isles are all within easy reach. Experience our unique mountain, coastal and marine landscape of the west coast, a huge variety of other local outdoor activities, local history and heritage, fishing wild life, geology and flora.
The accommodation and activity centre have been run by John & Tina Cuthbertson for the past 30 odd years. John is a highly experienced mountain and paddlesports instructor who offers guiding services, adventure activity holidays & courses with instruction in canoeing, kayaking, sailing and mountain walking holidays. Winter climbing courses, mountain guides for Ben Nevis and wilderness expeditions are highly acclaimed by our students through his inspirational outdoor skills training.
If you have some previous experience and skills then independently enjoy the great outdoors with our full range of outdoor equipment hire – sailing dinghy hire; open boating; white water kayaking; sea kayaking; boot, ice axe & crampons; plus full expedition camping gear.
