Glenfinnan Monument - National Trust for Scotland Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "Car park, coffee, gift shop, toilets available."
• "There's a cafe, toilets and a car park too (chargeable for cars)."
• "There's parking and shop with facilities too."
• "Paid Parking available by the Visitor Centre and a Mile's hike to Glenfinnan Viaduct view point."
• "The car park across the bridge is free anyway."
• "Parking and visitor centre available too."
• "If you park in the visitor centre car park there us a charge, but that is for the day."

Cons:

• "Parking is sparse during the busy season and is £3."
• "The car park can often be full and also very expensive to park. £3."
• "Parking was hard work for us but then we were in a long wheelbase converted van."
• "Couldn't park as car park was full at first attempt 10:30am."
• "People don't know how to park, they double park so that you can't get out until they are done with what ever they want to do."
• "Parking can be a problem."
• "The car park could do with upsizing by a lot."

Visitor Experience

Pros:

• "This is a very beautiful place, as well as an historic one."
• "A very popular visitors attraction."
• "Walk up to the viaduct and watch the Jacobite steam train go by."
• "Beautiful walks around up to the viewpoint and down to the monument where the view is spectacular."
• "Incredible experience."
• "Awesome place that just makes your spine tingle when you know the history."
• "Lovely monument with a well laid out path around it."

Cons:

• "It's ok i guess. There's not really much to see."
• "Just a shame about the midges."
• "I would avoid this place in peak tourist season as it is rammed, impossible to park and full of International Harry Potter Weebs."
• "With the Covid safe distancing, not safe for more than 15 people there in the view point."
• "Facilities including toilets (!) were closed and there were lots of midges."
• "Horrible place, full of tourists, disrespectful parking staff."
• "Nothing really special to see."

Facilities

Pros:

• "The Trust also operates a small cafe at this location."
• "There is a cafe, shop & toilets at the car park."
• "The cafe and visitors centre was lovely."
• "Amazing views and the Harry Potter viaduct as well as a really interesting wee visitors center with a great cafe and lovely staff."
• "A good visitor centre and cafe."
• "Small but informative visitor centre, helpful staff."
• "Visitor centre is well appointed, cafe, toilets, gifts etc."

Cons:

• "The National Trust visitor centre was closed when we arrived (5:30pm)."
• "The Monument should be torn down. Most of the highlanders were not on the Pretenders side and only fought because their Laird said if you don't fight someone will set alight to your turf roof."
• "The shop is super expensive, and I recommend you to bring your own food unless you want to pay mortgage."
• "Visited the visitors centre today with family and was really shocked by the experience."
• "The monument itself was closed as my visit was too early in the season."
• "The woodlands walk is currently cut short because the bridge is out for work."
• "Fantastic view, history abounds, totally spoiled by disgraceful visitor centre, cafe and toilets."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were lovely and very polite."
• "The staff are all very friendly, welcoming and helpful."
• "Small informative display room about Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Highland rebellion."

Cons:

• "The staff is neither very helpful nor nice in the parking lot and in the bar."
• "A woman from the visitor centre came running out, shouting and screaming at the couple in the van."
• "We could not talk with her, she preferred to go back and laugh with other people than make the job."