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Harry Potter (Jacobite) train tour

9-12-2017 A scenic day tour from Glasgow that featured panoramic locations from Harry Potter movies, Highlander, Local Hero and James Bond epic Skyfall. After a fast train to Glasgow, we set out on a Highland road trip to Glencoe and the ‘Road to the Isles’, from Fort William to Mallaig, one of Scotland’s most scenic routes. Then we jumped on the Jacobite Steam Train for a two-hour trip on one of the world’s greatest railway train journeys. Including the Glenfinnan Viaduct, a Scottish icon that’s famous for its classic Victorian engineering and as the ‘Harry Potter bridge’ that takes the boy wizard to Hogwarts.
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Views of the Scottish Highlands from the bus
Views of the Scottish Highlands from the bus		 Europe’s last remaining wildernesses, desolate Rannoch Moor
Europe’s last remaining wildernesses, desolate Rannoch Moor		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
The Rannoch Moor has a famous trekking route- the West Highland Way
The Rannoch Moor has a famous trekking route- the West Highland Way		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Four Munros (Scottish mountains over 3000 feet high) known as the Black Mount make way for the dramatic peaks of Glencoe
Four Munros (Scottish mountains over 3000 feet high) known as the Black Mount make way for the dramatic peaks of Glencoe		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
This bleak but beautiful place is filled with heather, rocky outcrops, birds and lochans (small lochs)
This bleak but beautiful place is filled with heather, rocky outcrops, birds and lochans (small lochs)		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Buachaille Etive Mor, an intimidating climb but a photographer’s favourite
Buachaille Etive Mor, an intimidating climb but a photographer’s favourite		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor		 The Scots pines of the Caledonian Forest are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in Scotland
The Scots pines of the Caledonian Forest are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in Scotland		 Caledonian Forest remnants at the foot of Ben Nevis(highest mountain in the British Isles)
Caledonian Forest remnants at the foot of Ben Nevis(highest mountain in the British Isles)		 Loch Leven near Glencoe
Loch Leven near Glencoe
Loch Leven near Glencoe a filming location from Harry Potter and James Bond epic Skyfall
Loch Leven near Glencoe a filming location from Harry Potter and James Bond epic Skyfall		 Loch Leven near Glencoe
Loch Leven near Glencoe		 Loch Leven near Glencoe
Loch Leven near Glencoe		 Loch Leven near Glencoe
Loch Leven near Glencoe
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland		 Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Shiel
Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Shiel		 The longest concrete railway bridge in Scotland at 416 yards and crosses the River Finnan at a height of 100 feet
The longest concrete railway bridge in Scotland at 416 yards and crosses the River Finnan at a height of 100 feet		 The viaduct is built from mass concrete, and has 21 semicircular spans of 50 feet
The viaduct is built from mass concrete, and has 21 semicircular spans of 50 feet
The Hogwarts Express, is filmed crossing the viaduct in several of the Harry Potter films
The Hogwarts Express, is filmed crossing the viaduct in several of the Harry Potter films 		The train filmed is the Jacobite Steam-Locomotive Train, a tourist train
The train filmed is the Jacobite Steam-Locomotive Train, a tourist train		 Glenfinnan is a hamlet in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland
Glenfinnan is a hamlet in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland		 In 1745 the Jacobite rising began here when Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
In 1745 the Jacobite rising began here when Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie")
raised his standard on the shores of Loch Shiel
raised his standard on the shores of Loch Shiel		 Eight months later, the Jacobite claim to the throne ended in failure at the Battle of Culloden
Eight months later, the Jacobite claim to the throne ended in failure at the Battle of Culloden		 Charles Stuart returned to the area after Culloden during his flight to evade the Government troopers of Prince William
Charles Stuart returned to the area after Culloden during his flight to evade the Government troopers of Prince William		 Taking refuge with loyal supporters, he boarded a French frigate on the shores of Loch nan Uamh
Taking refuge with loyal supporters, he boarded a French frigate on the shores of Loch nan Uamh
The Young Pretender died in Rome in 1788 without setting foot on Scottish soil again
The Young Pretender died in Rome in 1788 without setting foot on Scottish soil again		 Glenfinnan Monument(1815) at the head of Loch Shiel, a tribute to the Jacobites who fought & died for Prince Charles
Glenfinnan Monument(1815) at the head of Loch Shiel, a tribute to the Jacobites who fought & died for Prince Charles 		Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale, built a memorial tower at Glenfinnan to commemorate the raising of the standard by Charles
Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale, built a memorial tower at Glenfinnan to commemorate the raising of the standard by Charles		 The statue of an anonymous highlander, referred to at the point of commission as Charles Edward Stewart, was added in 1835
The statue of an anonymous highlander, referred to at the point of commission as Charles Edward Stewart, was added in 1835
Jacobite enthusiasts gather at the tower each year on 19 August to remember the Rising of '45
Jacobite enthusiasts gather at the tower each year on 19 August to remember the Rising of '45		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Loch Shiel Cruises tour
Loch Shiel Cruises tour 		Beautiful home on the shores of Loch Shiel just across from the Monument
Beautiful home on the shores of Loch Shiel just across from the Monument
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Monument		 Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Monument		 Possibly George Clooney was on the tour with us?
Possibly George Clooney was on the tour with us?		 Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel
Nature at Glenfinnan Monument
Nature at Glenfinnan Monument		 Nature at Glenfinnan Monument
Nature at Glenfinnan Monument		 Nature at Glenfinnan Monument
Nature at Glenfinnan Monument		 Just after going under the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct(not pictured but would be to the left) lies the Prince's Cairn
Just after going under the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct(not pictured but would be to the left) lies the Prince's Cairn
The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Bonnie Prince Charlie embarked for France from Scotland in 1746
The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Bonnie Prince Charlie embarked for France from Scotland in 1746 		Loch nan Uamh is also where the Young Pretender first stepped ashore on mainland Great Britain in 1745
Loch nan Uamh is also where the Young Pretender first stepped ashore on mainland Great Britain in 1745		 Marking both beginning & poignant end of one of the most intriguing & ultimately tragic tales in British history
Marking both beginning & poignant end of one of the most intriguing & ultimately tragic tales in British history		 Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh, whose name translates as 'Loch of the Caves'
Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh, whose name translates as 'Loch of the Caves'
Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh
Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh		 Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh with lushious ferns growing everywhere
Rocky shore of Loch nan Uamh with lushious ferns growing everywhere		 View across to the other shore of Loch nan Uamh with lots of rocky outcroppings
View across to the other shore of Loch nan Uamh with lots of rocky outcroppings		 Loch nan Uamh
Loch nan Uamh
Mountain Peak just inland of Loch nan Uamh
Mountain Peak just inland of Loch nan Uamh		 Right behind the Prince's Cairn parking on top of this rocky cliff is the railway the Jacobite Steam Train travels
Right behind the Prince's Cairn parking on top of this rocky cliff is the railway the Jacobite Steam Train travels		 Right behind the Prince's Cairn parking on top of this rocky cliff is the railway the Jacobite Steam Train travels
Right behind the Prince's Cairn parking on top of this rocky cliff is the railway the Jacobite Steam Train travels		 Close up of the cool house on the opposite shore of Loch nan Uamh
Close up of the cool house on the opposite shore of Loch nan Uamh
Loch nan Uamh
Loch nan Uamh		 Loch nan Uamh
Loch nan Uamh		 Silver Sands of Morar are a stunning string of white sandy beaches on the banks of the River Moidart
Silver Sands of Morar are a stunning string of white sandy beaches on the banks of the River Moidart		 The small Isle Eigg with the cliff from Traigh Beach
The small Isle Eigg with the cliff from Traigh Beach
Eigg to the left with the much larger Isle of Rum covered by clouds
Eigg to the left with the much larger Isle of Rum covered by clouds		 Somewhere over there under or behind those clouds is the Isle of Skye
Somewhere over there under or behind those clouds is the Isle of Skye		 Trekking down to Traigh Beach
Trekking down to Traigh Beach		 Eigg and Rum from Traigh Beach
Eigg and Rum from Traigh Beach
Traigh Beach
Traigh Beach		 Pretty fields/golf course across from Traigh Beach
Pretty fields/golf course across from Traigh Beach		 Picture from the train as we were late getting there and barely had time to grab food and get settled!
Picture from the train as we were late getting there and barely had time to grab food and get settled!		 Little white church on the hill just outside of Mallaig
Little white church on the hill just outside of Mallaig
Our view of Loch nan Uamh from above the cliff
Our view of Loch nan Uamh from above the cliff		 Tammy on the Hogwarts Express steaming through mysteriously misty lochs and the green hills of the Scottish Highlands
Tammy on the Hogwarts Express steaming through mysteriously misty lochs and the green hills of the Scottish Highlands		 Going over the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct
Going over the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct 		Another stand of Caledonian Pines
Another stand of Caledonian Pines
The Jacobite steam train doesn’t just look like the famously magical train, it is the actual vehicle used for filming
The Jacobite steam train doesn’t just look like the famously magical train, it is the actual vehicle used for filming		 The Jacobite company provided Warner Brothers with the train used as the Hogwarts Express in all of the movies
The Jacobite company provided Warner Brothers with the train used as the Hogwarts Express in all of the movies		 and allowed them use of the Jacobite's route for filming
and allowed them use of the Jacobite's route for filming		 The locomotive used to pull the Hogwarts Express in the films is presently located at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
The locomotive used to pull the Hogwarts Express in the films is presently located at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
About to head over the famous bridge to the entrance to Hogwarts (or really Glenfinnan viaduct)
About to head over the famous bridge to the entrance to Hogwarts (or really Glenfinnan viaduct) 		Vistas straight from scenes in the Harry Potter films
Vistas straight from scenes in the Harry Potter films		 Where is that Hogwarts Express tea trolley, a chocolate frog would be great right now
Where is that Hogwarts Express tea trolley, a chocolate frog would be great right now		 Just imagine the flying car with Harry and Ron in hot pursuit of the train after escaping his suburban prison at the Dursley’s
Just imagine the flying car with Harry and Ron in hot pursuit of the train after escaping his suburban prison at the Dursley’s
Wait don't just imagine.... I found my wand!
Wait don't just imagine.... I found my wand!		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express platform 1 at Fort Williams.... not 9¾
The Hogwarts Express platform 1 at Fort Williams.... not 9¾		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams		 The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams
The Hogwarts Express after we arrived at Fort Williams		 Castle Stalker(1320) in the Gaelic, Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer-situated on an island in Loch Linnhe
Castle Stalker(1320) in the Gaelic, Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer-situated on an island in Loch Linnhe		 Opened in 1705, The Drovers Inn is one of the oldest licensed premises in Scotland, located at the northern tip of Loch Lomond
Opened in 1705, The Drovers Inn is one of the oldest licensed premises in Scotland, located at the northern tip of Loch Lomond
It takes its name from the Highland drovers who used to drive their cattle down the side of Loch Lomond to the markets
It takes its name from the Highland drovers who used to drive their cattle down the side of Loch Lomond to the markets		 One of the most famous drovers was Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), the famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw
One of the most famous drovers was Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), the famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw		 With its 300 year history there have been many reported ghost sightings at this iconic place
With its 300 year history there have been many reported ghost sightings at this iconic place		 including the ghost of an ancient cattle drover who can sometimes be seen wandering the hallways late at night
including the ghost of an ancient cattle drover who can sometimes be seen wandering the hallways late at night
Drovers Inn greets it's visitors with worn antiques, old photos and paintings, and a huge collection of taxidermy
Drovers Inn greets it's visitors with worn antiques, old photos and paintings, and a huge collection of taxidermy		 Drovers Inn is featured as a location in the 2012 Halle Berry and Tom Hanks fantasy Cloud Atlas
Drovers Inn is featured as a location in the 2012 Halle Berry and Tom Hanks fantasy Cloud Atlas		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn Haggis.... What?
Drovers Inn Haggis.... What?
Drovers Inn Haggis, well now we know!
Drovers Inn Haggis, well now we know!		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn
Drovers Inn		 Drovers Inn waterfall on the hillside behind the Inn
Drovers Inn waterfall on the hillside behind the Inn
Drovers Inn- Super cool place!
Drovers Inn- Super cool place!		 Loch Lomond 'Lake of the Elms' is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault
Loch Lomond 'Lake of the Elms' is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault		 The boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands
The boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands		 The Loch forms part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park which was established in 2002
The Loch forms part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park which was established in 2002
The loch is featured in a well-known song which was first published around 1841, The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
The loch is featured in a well-known song which was first published around 1841, The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond		 By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,		 Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,		 Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.		 O ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road,
O ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road,		 And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye,
And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye,		 But me and my true love will never meet again,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.		 'Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen,
'Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen,		 On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond,
On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond,		 Where in soft purple hue, the highland hills we view,
Where in soft purple hue, the highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.		 O braw Charlie Stewart, dear true, true heart,
O braw Charlie Stewart, dear true, true heart,		 Wha could refuse thee protection,
Wha could refuse thee protection,		 Like the weeping birk on the wild hillside,
Like the weeping birk on the wild hillside,
How graceful he looked in dejection
How graceful he looked in dejection		 The wee birdies sing and the wildflowers spring,
The wee birdies sing and the wildflowers spring,		 And in sunshine the waters are sleeping.
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping.		 But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Though the waeful may cease frae their grieving.
Though the waeful may cease frae their grieving.		 The original author is unknown.
The original author is unknown.		 One story is that during the Jacobite rising a soldier on his way back to Scotland in retreat from England wrote the song
One story is that during the Jacobite rising a soldier on his way back to Scotland in retreat from England wrote the song		 The low road may be a reference to the Celtic belief that if someone died away from his homeland,
The "low road" may be a reference to the Celtic belief that if someone died away from his homeland,
then the fairies would provide a route of this name for his soul to return home
then the fairies would provide a route of this name for his soul to return home		 Within this theory, it is possible that the soldier awaiting death may have been writing
Within this theory, it is possible that the soldier awaiting death may have been writing		 either to a friend who was allowed to live and return home,
either to a friend who was allowed to live and return home,		 or to a lover back in Scotland.
or to a lover back in Scotland.
Crossing the Highland Boundary Fault back into the Lowlands
Crossing the Highland Boundary Fault back into the "Lowlands"		 Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery		 Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery		 Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery		 Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery		 Beautiful Scottish scenery
Beautiful Scottish scenery
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