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Caledonian Canal Visitor Centre

Fort Augustus, Scotland
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4.0 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Aberdeen, Scotland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

This quaint little exhibition is a great wee place to learn about the history of the Caledonian Canal. Given some of the rip offs we experienced on our travels around Loch Ness, it was refreshing to visit a completely FREE exhibition, which was both informative and interesting.

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Chesterfield, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

Loved the helpful staff,plenty of freebies inside ,diliked people walking inside eating pasties.

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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 October 2011 via mobile
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When i read other reviews i really don't know What people expect. Weve visited the canal centre many times as we go up there every year, there is a small display of the history of the canal along with some pictures this is both educational and interesting, there is quite a lot of free leaflets with various information and a... More

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2010
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If you're in the lovely picturesque Fort Augustus be sure to pop in here. This tiny room with a few posters and an old wetsuit is far and away the worst tourist attraction I've ever seen and is worth visiting for this reason alone. This is truely and spectacularly terrible. However, a word of warning is that if you take... More

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Bilzen, Limburg, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012
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