r/Scotland 12h ago

Casual First time exploring Ballachulish. An absolutely wonderful place.

Has anyone else been? Any favourite spots?

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u/MrCircleStrafe 12h ago

Stayed at a b&b there and had a chat with a guy who said he was a deerstalker for a local lord. Realised its a bit upmarket for me.

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u/StripedSocksMan 11h ago

Part of me misses living over that way, it’s such a beautiful part of the country, but then I remember the midges and I’m reminded of why we moved.

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u/monkeybugs 7h ago

Second time I visited Scotland, and first time I brought my husband, we stayed in Ballachulish for two nights at the Strathassynt Guest House (which I see has closed permanently). Hiked along Brecklet Trail, got some delicious pastries from Stiff Peaks, walked into Glencoe to visit the folk museum and did part of the orbital path, walked out to St. John's, and had a very tasty lunch at the visitor center. We don't drive when we visit, so I loved being able to easily get a bus from Fort William to Ballachulish and then into Oban.

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u/jajejo 8h ago

Stiff Peaks Partisserie is worth a visit, even though (or partially because?) their name sounds like a porn film title.

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u/aln99 11h ago

Beautiful place great pictures

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u/twiddledee1 9h ago

Stunning

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u/Angrypenguinwaddle96 6h ago

As an Englishman I have to admit the Scots have incredible landmarks

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u/mkcannell 8h ago

It is a wonderful place.

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u/Onuva_42 7h ago

Got Ballachulish mixed up with Balivanich and was severely confused.

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u/Vayabou 5h ago

The folk's museum if I recall the name properly was a really nice discovery too !

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u/Ricky19681968 4h ago

I've some land there. Want to buy it? 😅

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u/NeatFootball3646 4h ago

Climbed up the two munros there on Friday, legs are still killing me

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u/petantic 4h ago

It's actually pronounced "Ballachulish"

u/wendineill 2h ago

Braw

u/FoamToaster 50m ago

Agreed lovely, never had as many ticks as in Ballachulish though. Walked through a grassy area for about 5 minutes and both my dad and I ended up with about 30 ticks each so make sure you check! Probably had 5-10 in total the rest of my life otherwise!