Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Fort William (Ben Nevis), Verenigd Koninkrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Avalanche forecast season (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Nevis Range ski season (20 dec – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — February half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Fort William Mountain Festival

  8–20 feb · meestalGroot festival

  Four days of films, talks and guided days in the middle of February, timed for when the town would otherwise be empty and the hills are at their most serious. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Avalanche forecast season (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Nevis Range ski season (20 dec – 15 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Feestdag

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Avalanche forecast season (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Nevis Range ski season (20 dec – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter bank holidays, West Highland Way season

• Seizoen

  West Highland Way season

  1 apr – 15 okt · meestalWandelseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  Fort William is the finish, so the town's beds fill from the walkers' side of the season rather than the tourists'. Bunkhouses along the last stages book out months ahead for May and June. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter bank holidays (3–6 apr), Avalanche forecast season (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Nevis Range ski season (20 dec – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — West Highland Way season, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Risico

  Midge season

  25 mei – 15 sep · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  Lochaber is the worst of it in Scotland — still, damp evenings in Glen Nevis in July and August are genuinely unusable without a head net. Wind and bright sun are the only reliable relief. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — West Highland Way season, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Opening

  Jacobite steam train season

  1 jun – 23 okt · meestalZomerseizoen opentBoek vroeg

  The steam service to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan viaduct runs a summer timetable only, roughly June to late October. Tickets go the day they are released and the viaduct viewpoint is free. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Midge season (25 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — West Highland Way season, Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Midge season (25 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Jacobite steam train season (1 jun – 23 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — West Highland Way season, Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Midge season (25 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Jacobite steam train season (1 jun – 23 okt (meestal))

Druk — West Highland Way season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Ben Nevis Race

  5 sepSportevenement

  Six hundred runners go up and down the mountain on the first Saturday of September, the fastest in about an hour and a half. Entries are capped and the town turns out for the finish. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Midge season (25 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Jacobite steam train season (1 jun – 23 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — West Highland Way season, October half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: West Highland Way season (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Jacobite steam train season (1 jun – 23 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Risico

  Avalanche forecast season

  15 dec – 15 apr · meestalLawinegevaar

  The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs. The north face gullies are a winter climbing venue, not a walk, whatever the summit path suggests. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Nevis Range ski season

  20 dec – 15 apr · meestal

  The gondola runs all year but the snowsports season is roughly Christmas to April, and in a thin winter it is a fortnight of it. The hill's own report the same morning is the only useful forecast. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24–28 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Day and Boxing Day are bank holidays. Public transport is minimal or absent on 25 December and thin on the 26th, and most shops, attractions and many pubs and restaurants close on Christmas Day, so plan travel and meals ahead. Bron ↗