Nearby Accommodation: Teapot Cottage Loch Etive This is a great place for scenic walks, birdwatching and wildlife spotting.Īlso, you can learn about the Jacobite rebellion and the Scottish clan history at the Clan Cameron Museum. SEE ALSO: The Ultimate Guide To The Argyll Coastal Rotute To get to the viewpoint it is a 10-minute walk up a steep hill.
From the car park, you can walk to a viewpoint to get a brilliant view of the viaduct, Glenfinnan monument and Loch Shiel. There is a small car park which is usually busy throughout the year just off the A830. It stands magnificently in the valley between Loch Shiel over the River Finnan. Glenfinnan Viaduct is a large curving bridge, with 21 arches spanning over 380 metres (1,000 feet) long. The bridge has been used as a railway line for all that time. Glenfinnan Viaduct was constructed between July 1907 and October 1898 and opened in 1901. The most famous scene is in Chamber of Secrets with Ron and Harry and the flying car. The location is used in at least three of the movies. Glenfinnan Viaduct is known as “the Harry Potter Bridge” as it is the railway bridge that the Hogwart’s Express train crosses to get to Hogwarts. Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan The Glenfinnan Viaduct
