Shared facilities,
food & drink
All guests have the use of these quirky shared areas in the Sleeping Car during their stay, including a very well-equipped kitchen for bringing your own food for making meals. You can also buy craft ales direct from us. Next door is the Glenfinnan Dining Car (a cafe in another vintage carriage) where you can buy breakfast, lunch and (on Wednesday nights) dinner - please check opening days/hours below! You can also order ready meals from the Dining Car to heat up in the Sleeping Car kitchen...
Kitchen
The solid 1990s vintage wooden kitchen was hand-made especially for the Sleeping Car by a local craftswoman.
It is well-equipped for making meals, with a full-size cooker, workspace, kettle, microwave, toaster, and filter coffee maker.
There are two fridges for ample cold food storage, and even a washing machine in case you need to spruce up your clothes for your onward journey.
You can also order ready-made, takeaway meals from the Dining Car next door if you don't want to cook in the evenings! Plus you can buy 500ml bottles of 'Glenfinnan Gold' or 'Snowgoose' locasl beers to accompany your meal. See below...
Drying Cupboard
Just inside the main door, on the right, is the Drying Cupboard, with a clothes airer to hang up wet outdoor gear and to dry boots etc.
There is a heated towel rail which you switch on to provide the heat. And there is a light inside so you can see what you are doing!
Please be mindful that a full load of washing will take more than overnight to dry, as the towel rail is not very powerful! So please be kind and think of other guests who may just have a wet coats or socks to dry when leaving your washing out!!
(Communal) seating area
Be as sociable as you like, or curl up with a book in your own wee corner. The original 1950s sprung seating in the seating area takes you back in time to the days of steam.
The countryside won't be flashing past the window, but you can still dip into our board games, books, jigsaws and cards to pass the time in between adventures.
Shower room
A nice, big, double shower with an electric shower and a wash basin are great for scrubbing up after a day out in the hills or in the loch.
It's not The Ritz, but there's plenty of hot water, space, and a heated towel rail.
There are hooks for clothes and wash bags etc and the original British Rail washroom mirror is handy for a quick smile check.
We leave an organic cotton bath mat (by Anorak, a British, sustainable, independent company) for you to use, plus Vegan/eco 'Seaweed & Citrus' body wash by Faith in Nature.
The eco shower curtain is hand-made by us from waxed cotton - a 'green' alternative to a plastic shower curtain!
There are eco-cleaning products too, so that you can leave the shower room clean and tidy for the next person.
Washroom and toilet
There's plenty of storage in the washroom on sturdy wooden shelving - perfect for your toiletries. The shelves were made for the Sleeping Car by a volunteer.
The yellow hand basin is an original vintage train washroom basin, there is an original British Rail vanity mirror and a shaver point (12V).
Off the washroom is the toilet, with a wee hand basin. The roller towel holder is a standard, original British Rail towel holder.
The same craftswoman who made the cupboard doors for the kitchen units also encased the cistern in wood.
Eco toilet paper is provided, as are eco-cleaning products for leaving the washroom spick and span for the next user.
Car parking
We would love for everyone to come to the Glenfinnan Sleeping Car on public transport (we give a 10% discount for guests travelling by train, bus, walking or cycling, but we appreciate that guests will still travel to us by car. We only have 2 (free) dedicated parking spaces at the Sleeping Car.
There is also a small car park, and a few spaces beside the Station buildings. Glenfinnan has almost 600k visitors a year so the Station parking is VERY BUSY with day visitors in cars looking for parking to watch the steam train. However, spaces tend to become available from 1600/1700 onwards, so the later you can check in (our check in is 1600 onwards), the better.
NB: due to the compact site, we cannot accept guests with large vehicles (such as campervans and motorhomes) over 4.5 metres/15 feet in length or any vehicles with trailers, sorry. The Station site is small and the turning area is too tight for campervans and motorhomes. Please ask on booking if in doubt.
Outdoor space
The 'sitooterie' runs along the opposite side of the Sleeping Car to the Station, and is accessed by the wee gate near the entrance.
It has seating where you can sit and enjoy sunny days. It's also possible to hang out any washing here on a dry, windy day (pegs - made from recycled ocean plastic - are under the kitchen sink).
Recycling & waste
As a green business, we encourage guests to use the two bins provided in the kitchen - one for General Waste (green) and one for Recyclables (Blue).
There is also a Food Waste Caddy in the kitchen for any food waste, which is then fed to our chickens.
(NB: like you, hens can't eat tea bags, grape stems or orange peel etc, so please put these in the green bin with the General Waste)
Glass is placed in crates in our glass recycling collection point outside the Sleeping Car, and we then take it to the bottle bank at the Glenfinnan House Hotel.
(Some pics here are courtesy of The Flying Fluskey)
Food & Drinks to order
Doing the Cape Wrath Trail or walking in to Knoydart? Or just had a long train ride? Imagine arriving at the Sleeping Car and there's a bottle of locally-brewed craft ale in the the fridge with your name on it. Perfect!
You can also contact the Dining Car next door and buy ready meals from them too... or dine in on Wednesday nights... they also have a 'Chippy Trailer' serving delicious take-away fish and chips on some Fridays (see times/dates below)
And, of course, they serve the most delicious breakfasts!
'Snowgoose' craft lager
A smooth, refreshing and full-bodied lager from the Glen Spean Brewery, named for the patch of snow left in a gully on Aonach Mor (in English, the Big Ridge) after the Spring melt each year which is in the distinctive shape of a snowgoose.
Aonach Mor is a mountain overlooking the brewery, and is part of the Nevis Range of mountains which includes Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain.
'Snowgoose' is a premium craft lager in a 500ml bottle which has light citrus notes and and a mild Chinook Hop finish (ABV 4.5).
ORDER YOURS at £4.50/bottle WHEN BOOKING - We'll write your name on it and put it in the fridge!
'Glenfinnan Gold' craft ale
Brewed locally by at Glen Spean, originally made right here in Glenfinnan to a neighbour's recipe
Brewed north of Fort William in Gen Spean, by the Glen Spean Brewing Co, 'Glenfinnan Gold' (ABV 4.2) comes in a 500ml bottle and is a beautifully golden brew. It is called a 'single malt' ale as it is made from a variety of Scottish single origin malt, supplied by a farm in the Fife region which malts its own barley. Glen Spean's blend of fresh flower and cryo hops give a refreshing and deliciously balanced taste.
The original recipe for the ale came from the now-defunct Glenfinnan Brewery, which was run by some of our neighbours, most notably DJ Robertson.
The label features the Glenfinnan Monument, the world-famous Viaduct and the beautiful hills by Loch Shiel, with a hint of gold.
ORDER YOURS at £4.50/bottle WHEN BOOKING - We'll write your name on it and put it in the fridge!
(Also available to buy on site from the station's Dining Car during opening hours)
Takeaway food menu - order from the Dining Car (right next door!)
Order in advance for pick up whilst you are staying at the Sleeping Car, to heat up in the oven - details of how to order are on the menu (left). Bon apetit!
If you are staying on a Wednesday, the Dining Car is OPEN in the evening, 1730-2000 (last kitchen orders 1845), so you can dine in! (best to book)
Breakfast is served Tuesday-Saturday from 0830-1045
Lunch is from 1100-1530 (Fridays until 1500)
(Sample breakfast, lunch and Wednesday dinner menus are in our Digital Guide and on the Sleeping Car noticeboard)
PLEASE NOTE, ON DAYS THAT THE DINING CAR IS CLOSED, THEY CANNOT PROVIDE READY MEALS!
The Chippy Trailer
Takeaway fish & chips from a mobile chip shop - in a horse trailer. The quirkiness just continues!
The team from the Dining Car also run a mobile fish & chip shop in a horse trailer.
Find it outside the Dining Car - on Fridays only, 1700-1900, 2025 dates are:
4th, 18th April
2nd, 16th, 30th May
6th, 20th June
4th, 18th July
1st, 15th, 29th August
5th, 19th September
3rd, 17th, 31st October
Order on the DMG Catering Instagram page here
Menu includes:
- fish & chips
- haggis and chips
- breaded chicken & chips
- plant-based chicken & chips
- delicious home-made tartar sauce
(pic: Manja and Duncan, of DMG Catering, in their Chippy Trailer)
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