Arisaig

Most Away Gamers arrived by train to Arisaig, then took the boat to Eigg (return crossing and weekend camping was included in the £90 festival ticket).

Weird and wonderful: Scotland's Away Game music festival Luke Bainbridge 2010

Tickets on the Caledonian Sleeper (08457 550033, scotrail. co.uk) from London to Arisaig cost from £27.50 one way, if booked in advance

Weird and wonderful: Scotland's Away Game music festival Luke Bainbridge 2010

We relished our razor clams ( "spoots" in Scottish dialect) from Arisaig, cooked with the Spanish touch of chorizo; hand-dived Orkney scallops; roasted bone marrow with Devon snails and generously scattered Perthshire girolles; an unrecognizable circle of boned and rolled pig's head accompanied by roasted langoustine from Anstruther and a crunchy salad of shredded pig's ear; and the brilliantly conceived disk of foie-gras-cum-haggis, neeps and tatties.

From Ships to Michelin Stars Paul Levy 2010

We made Arisaig by teatime to catch the small boat to the festival.

Weird and wonderful: Scotland's Away Game music festival Luke Bainbridge 2010

From there she dropped down to Arisaig and reached Fort William in time for lunch.

My Bones Will Keep Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1977

The memory of the hospitality which we enjoyed at Arisaig Inn will not be forgotten by any of our party; and we hope that the then occupier, Mr Routledge, will be there when we go back again.

Scotch Loch-Fishing William Senior

It is about thirty-eight miles from Fort-William to Arisaig, but the drive is something to be remembered during a lifetime.

Scotch Loch-Fishing William Senior

During our sojourn in 1876 at Arisaig, the nearest village to the loch, which is six miles off, and necessitating a drive over what was then a road sadly in need of General Wade's good offices, we had the services of a boatman, Angus by name, and his two boys, who could not speak a word of English, -- Angus managing one boat, and his boys the other.

Scotch Loch-Fishing William Senior

Rebellion, he at first sought shelter in Borodale and Arisaig; he afterwards proceeded to Edinburgh, with the view of teaching children in the Jacobite connexion.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

The easiest way to Arisaig is by steamer, which usually goes once a-week; but the angler should, if possible, go to Banavie or Fort-William, -- the latter for choice, as Banavie Hotel is famous for long bills (and we can testify that its notoriety in this respect is deserved), -- and then drive to Arisaig.

Scotch Loch-Fishing William Senior