Travel & Accommodation
Travel Note
**VERY IMPORTANT** - ETA & Passport Info
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Travel Note
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Inverness (INV) is the closest airport to the venue, approximately 2 hours by bus or car or 3 hours by train. If going by train, the nearest station to the venue is Kyle of Lochalsh, which is 8 miles from Dornie, where Eilean Donan Castle is located. Skye Car Hire is located across from the train station in Kyle. There is also a taxi service that can take you from the Kyle train station to your accommodation. If you choose to fly into Glasgow (GLA) or Edinburgh (EDI), you will probably want to either rent a car or take a bus, as all trains to Kyle of Lochalsh are routed up through Inverness & will make for a VERY long travel day. Glasgow is about 4 hours by car & 5.5 hours by bus. Edinburgh is about 4 hours by car & almost 7 hours by bus. It is also possible to take a 3-4 hour train ride from Glasgow to Ft. William & then take a 2 hour bus ride into Kyle of Lochalsh. **If you plan on renting a car, please note that you will be driving on the left side of the road & it may be difficult to find an automatic transmission vehicle.** Train tickets can be purchased in advance from https://www.scotrail.co.uk/ or https://www.thetrainline.com/ & prices are generally cheaper the further out you book. If you want to explore more of the UK, you could also fly into London (LHR is the most user-friendly airport) & then take a regional flight directly to Inverness OR book at ticket on the overnight sleeper train (approximately 11.5 hours) from London Euston station to Inverness. Tickets for the Caledonian Sleeper can be booked at https://www.sleeper.scot/. Please note that the Caledonian Sleeper does not run on Saturdays. There is also a LNER train that runs from London King's Cross to Inverness once daily & the journey is approximately 8 hours. The wedding party will most likely be flying into London in order to spend some time in Ashley's favourite city prior to journeying north to the wedding!
Hotel
The Dornie Hotel
We will be having our reception dinner at The Dornie, which is located just half a mile from the castle. We have also booked out 8 rooms in the B&B for September 14-17. If you would like to stay in one of these rooms, please let us know no later than July. Daily breakfast is included. Details are below. Room #1: Two twin beds & ensuite bathroom. - £170/night Room #2: One king bed & ensuite bathroom with views over the loch & Dornie. - £170/night Room #3: One king bed & ensuite bathroom with a side view over the loch & Dornie. - £150/night Room #4: One double bed & ensuite bathroom. - £150/night Room #5: Bright and cosy – one room with two twin beds with an additional room attached with a small single bed, the perfect size for 3. These two rooms share 1 bathroom which has a new walk in shower. This room is located at the back with no views of the loch. - £200/night Room #7: One king bed & ensuite bathroom with views over the loch & Dornie. - £170/night Room #8: One super king bed & ensuite bathroom with views over the loch & Dornie. - £170/night Room #9: In its own privately contained area and consists of one double bed room and one room with two twin beds – it has the capacity to sleep 4 people. These rooms have a separate external shower room with a recently refurbished walk in power shower. This comfortable room with shared bathroom works well for a family or a group of friends. - £250/night