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A great location for walking, cycling and chilling out. Very busy during the day and a lot quieter at night. Plenty to do if you are an outdoorsy type and not too far from Inverness and Nessie is on your doorstep.

Lovely place but unfortunately it seems most of the best eateries close on Thursday. Might be a good idea for them to get together and arrange different days to close? Other than that a nice place. Loxh Ness boat trips, Telford's locks for the canal. Lots of history.

We didn't shop in Fort Augustus but there were plenty of attractive shops there. Fort William has a retail park and large supermarkets and the M&S store is far better than our local stores in Basingstoke, Hants! We loved the location of Fort Augustus as it is midway between Fort William and Inverness, so you can visit either place within an hour and have an enjoyable scenic route either way. The Isles of Skye are well worth a visit and the road from Fort Augustus takes you through some breathtaking scenery - we thought we were back in Peru!! Absolutely stunning!! We had sunshine & showers, and more rainbows in 3 days than we have seen in two years! It's a long, long drive from the South of England, which is why we booked a stopover on the way there and back. I would love to come back, but would do it differently next time, and fly (should have told you I've developed feathers!!) then hire a car or camper van. There are so many places available for campsites! We would have loved to have seen red squirrels, but maybe next time......

Fort Augustus is a wonderful village on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness. It can be busy during the day with walkers, cyclists and of course ‘Nessie’ hunters, but a wonderfully quiet village in the evening which can offer great food for those staying. I stayed in the excellent accommodation above the Caledonian Canal Centre and had breakfast there before my departure. I can recommend’The Lock Inn’ my choice for my evening meal.

The downstairs was very modern and clean. Upstairs is in need of modernisation. The bedroom was very small and had a mini fridge which takes up too much space in what is already a small room. The en-suite was massive, equally the same size as the bedroom. This should have been made smaller to give more space to the bedroom. Also there was no wardrobe in the room only a few hooks on the wall to hang your clothes. Overall very disappointed with the room.

Loved the Caledonian canal and locks. Café below our apartment was very nice with outside seating close to the canal lock. We ate at the Lock Inn which was very nice - good beer, food and service. Forget the Boffy if you want a drink. Overworked restaurant meant that whilst we were standing at the bar waiting to order, only the regulars got acknowledged by the single barman (who is the owner we were told), so we left after about 5 minutes of being totally blanked!