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is a
Port in
Lochaber , on the west coast of the
Highland s of
Scotland . The
Station is the terminus of the
West Highland Railway Line , completed in
1901 , and the town is linked to
Fort William by the
A830 Road – the "
Road To The Isles ".
Mallaig has grown hugely since the railway arrived, and now
Ferries operated by
Caledonian MacBrayne and Bruce Watt Sea Cruises sail from the village to
Armadale on
Skye ,
Inverie in
Knoydart , and to the isles of
Rùm ,
Eigg ,
Muck , and
Canna . Mallaig is the main Commercial Fishing Port on the West Coast of Scotland, and during the 1970's was the main Herring Port of Europe.
Mallaig and the surrounding area is a recommended area for a vacation, with loads of outdoor activities, and a warm welcoming population.
Mallaig has extensive Distance Learning facilities allowing the local population access to all forms of education from leisure classes to University degrees through Lochaber College and the
UHI Millennium Institute . Mallaig Learning Centre is the most successful of its kind in the UK, with more than 8% of the local population accessing its facilities.
The Mallaig railway is used during the filming of the
Harry Potter series of films, and the
Hogwarts Express can be seen during periods of filming during the summer months. Many other local areas are used for location filming too.
The
1996 film ''
Breaking The Waves '' was largely filmed in Mallaig and the surrounding area, and the beach scenes of ''
Local Hero '' were filmed at nearby Morar. The smaller villages of
Arisaig and
Morar are located a few miles south of Mallaig.
