A listing of local activity providers situated near Inchree - most activites are suitable for all the family. Please make any enquiries and book directly with the operator. Contact details through website links.
Please note, some activities may be offered during the summer holiday season
only - check direct with the operator, reference this.
Archery
Instruction
Available from Tulloch
Outdoor Activity Centre, situated at Tulloch, north of
Fort William.
Abseiling
Instruction
Available with Vertical
Descents.
Boat
& Dinghy Hire
At Ballachulish marina, a 10 minute drive from Inchree. Includes canoe,
dinghy, rowing and sailing boat hire / instruction and fast-rib trips.
Contact
Lochaber Watersports. Boat hire also available at Linnhe
Marina,
Boat
Moorings & Launch Points
Launching point for private boats and short-term moorings at
Lochaber
Watersports or Linnhe
Marina.
Canadian-style
Canoeing
Available to hire from Caledonian
Activity Breaks, located at the Caledonian Canal, 2 miles
outside Fort William. Paddle your own canoe along this historic waterway.
Canyoning
Canyoning is the art of descending a water-course by abseiling, jumping,
sliding and swimming. Originally started in the Alps, Vertical
Descents were the first company to set up commercial canyoning
in Scotland, at nearby Inchree Waterfalls. Trips run on demand.

Clay
Pigeon Shooting
Available from Tulloch
Outdoor Activity Centre,
Climbing
Instruction
Learn how to ice or rock climb in an indoor, controlled environment
at The Ice Factor.
Taster rock-climbing sessions also available with Vertical
Descents.
For multi-day courses in technical rock & ice climbing,
(all standards.) we recommend local guiding companies: Abacus
Mountaineering with Mike Pescod or West
Coast Mountain Guides with Alan Kimber, both of whom hold
the highest international guiding qualification, the
covetted IFMGA carnet.
Climbing
Wall
An exciting development at Kinlochleven, 15 miles from Inchree,
The Ice
Factor houses the UK's first indoor, real-ice climbing
wall. Perfect for honing your technique, or on those bad-weather days
in winter. Open all year, so experience the surrealness of ice-climbing
in Scotland in August!
The Ice Factor also has the UK's largest articulated rock-climbing wall
as well as a bouldering training wall.
Beginner's are most welcome at The Ice Factor, where you can get tuition
on both walls from the centre's experienced and qualified staff. Inchree
guests get a 10% discount on tuition or courses.
Diving
Centres & Training Courses
The
Western Highland's Coastline, and in particular, The Sound of Mull,
offer world-renowned diving. Puffin
Dive Centre, near Oban, and Lochaline
Dive Centre, on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, run leisure
diver training.
Diving
Charters
Skippered charters & boat hire by Seaventures
Scotland, from Oban.
Fishing
Tackle Hire / River Fishing Permits
Fishing
Scotland, provides coaching in fly fishing for trout, salmon
and pike, as well as guided excursions to secluded local streams and
lochs.
Fishing tackle hire / sales, as well as permits for trout fishing at the beautiful Glencoe Lochan, (6 miles from Inchree.) can be got from Ballachulish Tourist Information Office.
Advice and equipment hire can also be got from The Rod and Gun Shop on Fort William High St. Tel: 01397 702656. View a detailed guide on all fishable rivers in the Lochaber area, and any regulations on them / permits required.
Fun-Yakking
Tear down Highland white-water rivers in your own 2-man inflatable
kayak. Run by Vertical
Descents

Golf
A number of golf courses are situated near Inchree, all in
picturesque settings. Have a look at the Lochaber directory of Golf
Highland for full details, with links to each course's
website.
Gyms
(Cardio and Weights)
At Lochaber
Leisure Centre, in Fort William.
Horse-Riding
Situated at Lettershauna
Riding Centre, Appin, on the road to Oban. (30 minutes
from Inchree.) Contact: Lettershuna Riding Centre on 01631 730227.

Mountain-Bike
Hire & Purpose-Built Biking Trails
Bike hire available from local mountain-biking guros,
Off-beat Bikes, situated on Fort William High St., and
Crank
It Up Gear in Glencoe Village. Repair service, spare-parts
and accessories available from both.
Bike hire
also available during summer season at Nevis
Range, situated 5 miles north of Fort William, which has
world-championship standard biking tracks. Take the gondola up to the
top station and enjoy nearly 2000 feet of exhilirating descent! There's
also miles of forest tracks & other courses to pedal on around the
bottom gondola station.
Nevis Range hosts world-cup mountain-biking events annually. Check out
the Fort
William World Cup website for more details.
Guided mountain-biking available from Vertical Descents.

Off-road
Landrover 4 X4 Driving
Manoeuvre your own 4 x 4 landrover across rugged terrain, rivers
& courses. Available at Tulloch
Activity Centre, a 40 minute drive north from Inchree.
Paintball
Run by Vertical
Descents.
Quad
Bike Tours
Guided, off-road Quad-bike tours at Tulloch
Activity Centre.

Sea
Kayaking
Guided sea-kayaking instruction and
trips from Rockhopper.
Try this increasingly popular activity and explore the Western
Highland's world-class coastline & inland lochs.
You can also try a superb beginner's sea-kayaking course run by Glenmore Lodge, Scotland's national outdoor centre, and based at Inchree for 5 days. As well as covering the practicalities of handling a kayak, you'll also learn about tides and navigating on the water.

Skiing
& Snowboarding Centres
Inchree is situated exactly midway between the Glencoe
(White Corries.) & Nevis
Range ski areas, (20 minute drive to each.) both of which
offer equipment hire and tuition. Each website has daily reports on
piste conditions.
Squash
Courts
At Lochaber
Leisure Centre, in Fort William.
Swimming
Pool
With slide. at Lochaber
Leisure Centre, in Fort William.
White-water
Rafting
Available with Vertical
Descents.