Newtonmore is at the
very heart of the Scottish Highlands. Despite it's size and apparent location,
however, Newtonmore is easy to get to -
By road from the south,
you can travel on Motorway almost all the way to Perth, with just a few sections of dual
carriageway here and there, then the fast A9 trunk road takes you the last 64 miles.
By rail,you can travel
on an overnight sleeper service from London, Crewe, Preston and Carlisle, which stops at
Newtonmore Station, or by day on through trains from London on the east coast route via
York, Newcastle and Edinburgh, stopping at Kingussie, just three miles away. A regular
Scotrail service from both Glasgow and Edinburgh also serves Newtonmore and Kingussie
stations.
By air, if you're
planning to hire a car, you can fly to Inverness, Glasgow or Edinburgh and be in
Newtonmore in a couple of hours.
Citylink Coach services
from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness also stop in Newtonmore - connections from the
South are frequent.
If you're a driver, once you get on our roads, the stress of
the south simply melts away - there's room to enjoy driving again, on roads that may not
always be super-wide, but are to excellent standards and often maintained to a level that
might surprise you - particularly outside the peak times of July and August, you'll find
miles and miles of road almost to yourself - apart from the sheep of course!
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