The Highland Cinema – a Pizza by the Stove and a Film
A few hours, from Fort William station and back.
The route
Fort William's community cinema, built of red stone from Glen Nevis and slate from Ballachulish to look like a Highland bothy (a mountain hut), stands on Cameron Square under a red corrugated roof.
Inside are two screens showing everything from new releases to classics and live opera, and a cosy restaurant with a wood-burning stove and its own pizza oven. It's an easy way to spend a wet evening.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
The nearest of ours is Woodlands Glencoe, 10 miles away. Sleeps 2.
Book seats at the Highland Cinema and a table in the Highland Cinema Restaurant & Bar
Book your film seats online with the Highland Cinema, and a restaurant table for about an hour before the film on its website or on 01397 609696: seats are allocated, films run from 10.30am every day, the restaurant's last food orders are at 8pm, and a same-day ticket gives 10% off food.
The day
Fort William
A short walk down the High Street, supper by the stove, then a film in the town's own community cinema.
About three and a half hours
Highland Cinema Restaurant & Bar
Supper
It's a 7-minute walk from the station down the High Street to Cameron Square, where the Highland Cinema stands under its red roof. Eat first, in its restaurant, open every day from 11am, with lunch and dinner from noon and last food orders at 8pm. The pizzas come from its own oven, with burgers and salads too. A same-day cinema ticket gets you 10% off your food. Dry dogs are welcome, and the bar stays open until 10pm. Book a table for about an hour before the film.
7 min on foot
Highland Cinema
Then it's through to the cinema itself, in the same building. Book your film online first: seats are allocated, films run from 10.30am every day, and the prices include a £1.50 booking fee a ticket. Children under 12 must come with an adult. The whole building is step-free, with wheelchair spaces in both screens. It's 7 minutes' walk back to the station.
If it rains
All of it is under a roof: only the 7-minute walk from the station is out in the rain.
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