The Jacobite: Steam Over the Glenfinnan Viaduct
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The Jacobite: Steam Over the Glenfinnan Viaduct
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The Jacobite steam train runs the West Highland Line from Fort William to Mallaig and back, over the Glenfinnan Viaduct: 21 arches and 380m of mass concrete, built between 1897 and 1901 by Robert McAlpine, 'Concrete Bob', and known to a generation as the Harry Potter bridge from four of the films. At the head of Loch Shiel below it, the Glenfinnan Monument commemorates the raising of Bonnie Prince Charlie's standard at Glenfinnan in 1745. The line ends at the fishing harbour of Mallaig.
Required Activities
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of 4
Ride the Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, 21 arches and 380m long, built in mass concrete between 1897 and 1901 by the firm of Robert McAlpine, 'Concrete Bob'
2
of 4
Walk to the viewpoint over the viaduct, familiar as the 'Harry Potter bridge' from four of the films
3
of 4
Visit the Glenfinnan Monument on Loch Shiel, commemorating the raising of Bonnie Prince Charlie's standard in 1745
4
of 4
Explore the fishing village of Mallaig at the end of the West Highland Line
Ride the Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, 21 arches and 380m long, built in mass concrete between 1897 and 1901 by the firm of Robert McAlpine, 'Concrete Bob'
Walk to the viewpoint over the viaduct, familiar as the 'Harry Potter bridge' from four of the films
Visit the Glenfinnan Monument on Loch Shiel, commemorating the raising of Bonnie Prince Charlie's standard in 1745
Explore the fishing village of Mallaig at the end of the West Highland Line
Before you go
In 2026 the Jacobite runs from 1 June to 23 October.
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