CountrysideHighlandNational Trust for Scotland4.6
Free entry for National Trust members
This place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland, a separate charity. Under the INTO reciprocal visiting arrangement, National Trust members from England, Wales and Northern Ireland get free standard entry. Show your current membership card at admissions.
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Free for everyone. The car park charge is waived for National Trust for Scotland members and, under the INTO reciprocal arrangement, National Trust members.
£4 for non-members
Car park beside the visitor centre, £4 per car for non-members, which also covers the visitor centre exhibition; free for National Trust for Scotland members and, under the INTO arrangement, National Trust members.
Cycle parking for six bikes at the top of the car park. No charge for coaches.
Glencoe is the most famous glen in Scotland, a 14,000-acre National Nature Reserve cared for by the National Trust for Scotland where the A82 runs beneath the Three Sisters, Buachaille Etive Mor and eight Munros. It is also the scene of the Massacre of 1692, when 38 MacDonalds were killed by government soldiers they had been hosting, a story told in the eco-built visitor centre a mile south of Glencoe village beside a reconstructed turf and creel house of the kind the clan lived in. Film crews come constantly, from Skyfall to Harry Potter, and walkers set off for the Lost Valley, the Pap of Glencoe and the ridges above. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the visitor centre and, under close control, throughout the glen. Reviewers rate the viewpoint, the short trails around the centre and the friendly staff, and many mention the resident Highland cows. Tips from regulars: the postcode covers a wide area, so look for the centre on the A82 a mile before the village coming from the south; members park free; and the cafe closes at four.
Visitor centre open daily all year except 24 to 26 December and 31 December to 1 January: 09:30 to 17:30 until 4 October, 09:30 to 17:00 until 1 November, then 09:30 to 16:00 through the winter.
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Dog friendly
Circular from Glencoe Visitor Centre; 3 miles (5km), or 4 1/2 miles (7km) including Signal Rock; 2 hours, moderate; accessible except the Signal Rock section; car park charge, free for members.
Dog access not confirmed
Blue, Black and Yellow trails from the An Torr car park; 3/4 to 1 1/4 miles, 25 minutes to 1 hour, easy.
Dog access not confirmed
Blue, Black and Yellow trails around the visitor centre; 300m to just over 1 mile, about 30 minutes, easy; the Yellow Trail is all-access.
