Moorings Hotel

Smack beside the historic Caledonian Canal and Neptune's Staircase, the famous flight of eight locks, the Moorings is a modern hotel and pub that enjoys panoramic views on clear days towards Ben Nevis. The view is best savoured from the Upper Deck lounge bar and the bedrooms. Food, served in the nautically themed Mariners cellar bar, the lounge and the fine-dining Jacobean Restaurant features local fish and seafood. Dishes in the bar and lounge include steak and ale pie, Irish stew with colcannon, pork steak with mash and peppercorn sauce, and lemon tart. There is access to the canal towpath from the gardens.