Glen Etive
Glen Etive
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Simon JB
Birmingham, UK40 contributions
Sept 2020
It was a miserable, rainy day and we were on the lookout for things to do. We found this on Trip Advisor so decided to follow the track to the Glen. It’s a long, single track road all the way down, but it turned out to be one of our favourite things to do on our trip. The views are spectacular, the driving is fun (bar the odd head to head with another car when it’s not clear who goes backwards to the passing point), and the view at the very end is spectacular. There’s a useful little car park at the end with a pathway to the Lakeside. There was also a fun rope swing. The James Bond view is about a third of the way down. Use google to pinpoint it.
Written 13 September 2020
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jla113
aberdeen351 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
Decided to give it a view as lots of nice reviews on ta. It’s about 12 miles down a single track road with passing spaces so took us 45 mins to get to the loch as it was very busy all the way both with campers parked at the side as well as traffic coming the other way. Lovely views along the way as well as a perfectly timed low valley flyby by the raf. Worth a trip out but we didn’t stay long as just loads or campers all around
Written 22 July 2021
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WitchyYork
Strensall, UK1,403 contributions
May 2021 • Family
Fabulous drive, not only to get the all important Skyfall photo opportunity but to view the beautiful loch at the end of the road. We were also fortunate to see carpets of rhododendrons all over, so pretty purple against the green hills and some red deer grazing by the side of the road.
Tip - take food and drinks with you as it’s quite a way from any kind of stop. You can easily spend a couple of hours driving and stopping to take photos along the no through road to the loch and back.
Tip - take food and drinks with you as it’s quite a way from any kind of stop. You can easily spend a couple of hours driving and stopping to take photos along the no through road to the loch and back.
Written 17 June 2021
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Denny, UK87 contributions
Dec 2020 • Couples
Whilst staying at the Kingshouse Hotel we took a drive to Glen Etive and kept going until we ran out of road at Loch Etive.
Lovely drive with single track and lots of passing places.
It's very peaceful at the Loch and the scenery was hauntingly beautiful.
Lovely drive with single track and lots of passing places.
It's very peaceful at the Loch and the scenery was hauntingly beautiful.
Written 17 December 2020
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PThomas1985
Stourbridge, UK384 contributions
Oct 2021 • Friends
While in the area, and after seeing it on the TV recently, we decided to take a drive off the A82 to get a taste of the Skyfall James Bond drive. The views just get better and better throughout the journey. It can get busy, but there are plenty of passing places. If you are stopping to take photos, expect the drive to take around 45 minutes to the end of the road at Loch Etive, which itself is stunning. If you are passing by, and have the time to spare, make sure you take a look!
Written 11 October 2021
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Sagar D
United Kingdom571 contributions
Oct 2020 • Couples
This is a single track, dead end road approximately 10 miles, ending at a lake. Scenes from Skyfall were shot along the road, next to the river. Ian Flemings actual former home is near the end of the road. Nothing quite like Bond’s ancestral home in Skyfall but has some similarities.
The scenery is stunning along this drive. Best when quiet as negotiating cars coming the opposite direction can become a little tedious.
The scenery is stunning along this drive. Best when quiet as negotiating cars coming the opposite direction can become a little tedious.
Written 9 October 2020
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Graeme
East Kilbride, UK1,191 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
Signposted on the left, just past Kingshouse Hotel, under the looming Buchaille Etive Mhor, this single track road takes you to Loch Etive. The scenery is gorgeous in both directions but the drive can be hairy in icy, snow or heavy rain conditions.
Inconsiderate tourists, ignorant of passing place etiquette, can be a pest but persevere, as it is worth it. Depressing to read travellers saying there are endless parking places. There are very few. A passing place is not a parking place but a vital way to allow flow of traffic.
Red Deer can often be seen and soaring eagles. I leave my photos to tell the rest.
Inconsiderate tourists, ignorant of passing place etiquette, can be a pest but persevere, as it is worth it. Depressing to read travellers saying there are endless parking places. There are very few. A passing place is not a parking place but a vital way to allow flow of traffic.
Red Deer can often be seen and soaring eagles. I leave my photos to tell the rest.
Written 29 December 2021
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JAMel2013
Aberlour, UK41 contributions
Feb 2022
Road was closed due to bad weather conditions. Well they would be if allowed to drive all the way in. The main road was clear but within the valley maybe not. We just temporarily stopped for a quick "Skyfall" mimic shot then back on the main road
Written 13 February 2022
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Kathy O
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Jul 2024 • Couples
This is an amazingly beautiful road to drive through, to the end. You will feel like it's not going to end, but it eventually does. Very very narrow, one-lane road, with very frequent "Passing Place" pullouts on both sides of the road. You can't drive very fast, but then why would you want to! Stunning scenery and well worth the drive. At the time, we knew this was "Skyfall" road from the James Bond movie, but we didn't know the exact spot from the movie. After we got home, we watched Skyfall again and recognized the exact location where M and James Bond stand. Coincidentally, we had gotten a photo from that same spot along the way, which worked out perfectly in the end. Definitely do this drive, but allow a ton of time, because it's over an hour (depending on traffic) just to get to the end and then another hour or more to return.
I wouldn't go there, though, if it's raining and overcast/cloudy, because you wouldn't get to see and enjoy the beauty.
I wouldn't go there, though, if it's raining and overcast/cloudy, because you wouldn't get to see and enjoy the beauty.
Written 13 August 2024
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JCLogan
Kelso, UK600 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
Travelled here to view the area where James Bond and M stop on the way to Skyfall. This area has a location on google maps so is easy to find. The scenery on the way along is pretty and lots of spaces to stop for photos. It can be busy so just wait your turn to recreate the photo. Loch Etive is at the end of the single track road if you want to see this too.
Written 30 August 2020
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Is there enough room for turning in a 6m motor home?
Written 27 May 2021
Bonjour,
le coin est il praticable en camping car
Merci
Written 26 January 2020
Hello! My companion and I are hoping to do the Glen Etive Drive but don't feel comfortable driving ourselves. We were just wondering if there is someone we can hire or a service that is provided by any chance? Thanks!!
Written 2 April 2019
Sorry I don’t live in that area it’s not an actual tourist attraction it’s a place where the deer roam free depends if you’re staying close by a taxi would most probably take you but then that would cost money as you need to find them. The other alternative is a farm in aviemore where reindeer roam free on the hills they have a tour bus and they will take you to feed them exactly the same as the stags. It’s the reindeer farm they have a website sorry only just saw your message. The deer and stags only come down the mountain a certain time of year it’s much warmer now so you may struggle to see any now the reindeer park is on my next list. I live 2 hrs away from there so sorry I couldn’t help more hope this message caught you before you came to 🏴 Scotland try reindeer farm aviemore they charge for the tours.
Written 29 April 2019
Hi, Hatshepsutt. What would you like to know about this attraction? What road are you referring to ?
Written 5 April 2018
I'm gonna go to highland this spring and I would like to ask something.
I’m planning to go to Glencoe by walking.
Which way is more beautiful for walking along A82 road or from Glen Etive to Glencoe through Three Sisters?
Written 16 February 2018
Can anyone give me an estimate of the amount of time needed to drive the Glen Etive road? It says it's about 14 miles, but I know the pace will be slow with some stops. Is one hour enough time to drive to and from the main highway? Thank you!!
Written 19 May 2017
A hour is enough. But better to take your time and take in the scenery and majesty of the Glen.
Written 19 May 2017
I've seen the photos where folks recreate the Bond/M scene from Skyfall (google glen etive skyfall). If I was looking to do the same, what time of year do you suppose it was? Is this late fall? When do the mountain tops start getting dusted with snow?
Written 17 November 2016
Scottish Views
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hi Jeff , This area can have snow topped mountains all year round , it just depends on rainfall , whether it is washed away or not . Last summer , I have pictures from July this year which have a look of icing sugar dusting . My picture of Stob Dearg and the River Coe was taken on the 3rd of November 2016 . I have never seen Stob Dearg (the pyramid of The Bauchaille Etive Mor series of peaks ) without snow this late in the year . Weather is very unpredictable here , but from now until May you are guaranteed snowy tops . I'm there 40-50 times every year , and the place is mesmerising every time I go .
It's a once in a lifetime experience . Kenny
Written 18 November 2016
Hey, looking to camp this weekend and do some walking, ideally would have been Glencoe but heard you're not allowed to camp there, thought glen etive as alternative . Are you allowed to camp there and if anyone can help , where to camp and also best walking routes ? Any help appreciated thanks
Written 26 July 2016
I have seen campers in Glen Etive. In various spots alongside the river as you go down, and also right next to the Loch at the bottom. Plenty of walking around there but I am not sure of specific routes.
Written 2 August 2016
Hi, I'm just wondering which house you saw which you said was the Fleming home? I was under the impression that it was at Gelnelg, not Glen Etive.
Thanks,
Anna
Written 14 March 2016
Hi Anna, there is sometimes a bit of confusion between fact and fiction and this is not surprising with Fleming and Bond!
Ian Fleming's father, Valentine Fleming, owned Arnisdale House near Glenelg (and is listed on the war memorial there overlooking Loch Hourn). The Fleming family apparently owned Dalness Lodge in Glen Etive at some stage and presumably this is the property referred to on TA. Some filming took place in the vicinity of the Lodge and elsewhere at Glen Etive however "Skyfall", Bond's ancestral home in the film of the same name, was a film set built at Hankley Common at Elstead in Surrey.
Ian Fleming lived in London but wrote some of the early Bond books at his holiday home "Goldeneye" at Oracabessa Bay in Jamaica (now a resort).
Skyfall, the house, therefore cannot be seen at Glen Etive however you can see Dalness Lodge (rented for private parties and events nowadays).
Written 19 April 2016
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