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The Great Hall at Inverlochy Castle at night, with glass chandeliers, tall curtained windows, armchairs and a piano.
Fort William

Seasgair by Michel Roux Jr

Michel Roux Jr's restaurant at Inverlochy Castle, below Ben Nevis outside Fort William: drinks in the Great Hall at seven, then five courses from local produce.

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Seasgair is the Gaelic for warm and comfortable, and it's the name of the evening restaurant at Inverlochy Castle, a 19th-century castle hotel in the foothills of Ben Nevis, just outside Fort William.

The menu is overseen by Michel Roux Jr, and the evening runs the same way for everyone. You're welcomed in the Great Hall with drinks and canapés at seven, then sit down to five courses built on ingredients from local producers, finishing with petits fours and tea or coffee. The menu changes with the seasons, and you can add paired wines. It's a dressed-up night out: gentlemen are asked to wear a jacket, and children are welcome if they're happy in a formal setting. Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy in 1873, sketching and painting, and wrote that she had never seen a lovelier or more romantic spot. Non-residents are welcome, and booking ahead is highly recommended.

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Before you go

One sitting each evening, open to non-residents.

Book ahead.

Where
Inverlochy Castle, Torlundy, Fort William, PH33 6SN.
Dinner
Drinks and canapés in the Great Hall at 7pm, then a five-course set menu, petits fours and tea or coffee.
Price
£145 a head, with paired wines extra.
Booking
Highly recommended, online; for more than eight, email the restaurant.
Dress
Gentlemen are asked to wear a jacket.
Children
Welcome if they are comfortable in a formal setting.
Phone
01397 702177

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Where it is

At Inverlochy Castle, off the A82 at Torlundy, just north-east of Fort William, PH33 6SN.

Close byFort William and Lochaber.
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  2. The Highland Soap Company Fort WilliamThe Highland Soap Company Fort WilliamThe Highland Soap Company's visitor centre by Old Inverlochy Castle, with a shop, soap-making workshops and a café.1 mile as the crow flies
  3. Old Inverlochy CastleOld Inverlochy CastleA four-towered castle of the 1280s at the mouth of the River Lochy, closed for now for conservation, with parts of the grounds open.1 mile as the crow flies
  4. Nevis Range Mountain ResortNevis Range Mountain ResortThe only mountain gondola of its kind in Britain, fifteen minutes up Aonach Mòr to 650 metres, with viewpoint walks and a café.2 miles as the crow flies
  5. Fort WilliamFort WilliamThe town under Ben Nevis at the head of Loch Linnhe, where the West Highland Way ends and the Jacobite leaves.3 miles as the crow flies
  6. Stone perimeter wall with "Historic Area, No Camping, No Fires" sign beside a gravel pathThe Old FortWhat remains of the fort that gave Fort William its name: grassy ramparts and a sally port by Loch Linnhe, and the start of the Great Glen Way.3 miles as the crow flies
  7. Jacobite Steam TrainJacobite Steam TrainA steam train from Fort William to Mallaig and back, 84 miles over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, in summer.3 miles as the crow flies
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