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Ben Nevis

Fort William · The Highlands & Skye · United Kingdom

★★★★☆   Beach & outdoors

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

FREE. The highest mountain in Britain at 1,345m, seven to nine hours return on the Mountain Track. THE SUMMIT PLATEAU HAS CORNICES AND CLIFF EDGES AND IS IN CLOUD ABOUT TWO DAYS IN THREE - the descent is where people go wrong, and there are two specific compass bearings the guidebooks give for getting off it safely. Snow lies on top into summer.

The details

Adult ticketFree entry
Child ticketFree entry
Typical visitFull day
Opening hoursFree; NAVIGATION DIFFICULT in cloud; snow on top most of the year
Indoors or outOutdoors
RegionScotland, United Kingdom
Prices quoted inGBP

When to go

The planner warns of wet in January, October, November, December. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.

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Official page: https://www.visitscotland.com/

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