What to Do in Wester Ross
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Club House Restaurant, Ullapool Golf Club
Restaurant at Ullapool Golf Club on the north edge of town, open to non-members. Light lunches, dinners and a clubhouse bar with views over Loch Broom.
Gairloch Trekking Centre
Pony trekking from Croft 3 at Red Point, south of Gairloch, guided rides along forest tracks and the coast for all abilities, suitable for beginners and children.
Seascape Expeditions
Marine wildlife boat trips from Ullapool's pier, run by marine biologists. Guided sea-eagle, seal, porpoise and dolphin spotting trips out to the Summer Isles aboard a converted RIB.
Kayak Summer Isles
Sea-kayak guiding and instruction from Ullapool. Half-day, full-day and multi-day trips out to the Summer Isles, with all kit provided and BCU-qualified coaches.
Pool House
Country house hotel on Loch Ewe at Poolewe, beside the National Trust's Inverewe Garden. Suites, dining room and grounds running down to the river that gives the house its name.
Shearwater Cruises
Daily wildlife boat tours from Ullapool to the Summer Isles aboard the Shearwater catamaran, spotting dolphins, seals and seabirds.
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Seascape Expeditions
Marine wildlife boat trips from Ullapool's pier, run by marine biologists. Guided sea-eagle, seal, porpoise and dolphin spotting trips out to the Summer Isles aboard a converted RIB.
Kayak Summer Isles
Sea-kayak guiding and instruction from Ullapool. Half-day, full-day and multi-day trips out to the Summer Isles, with all kit provided and BCU-qualified coaches.
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Arctic Convoy Museum
Museum at Aultbea on Loch Ewe telling the story of the WWII Arctic convoys mustered in the loch. Permanent exhibition, archive and visitor café.
Gairloch Museum
Award-winning local-history museum in a converted Cold War nuclear bunker at Achtercairn, Gairloch. Crofting, fishing and Highland archaeology galleries; Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist 2020.
Ullapool Museum
Local-history museum housed in the former Telford parliamentary church on West Argyle Street, the British Fisheries Society's 1788 founding of the burgh, the Highland Clearances, the herring fishery, emigrant ships and the working harbour.
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Fisk Gallery & Workshop
Working gallery and printmaker's workshop at Polbain on the Coigach peninsula, run by artist Lucy Fisk, original prints and paintings of the Summer Isles, Inverpolly and the north-west coast.
The Ceilidh Place
Hotel, bar, restaurant, bookshop and live-music venue in the heart of Ullapool, a Highland institution since 1970, owned and run by the MacKenzie family.
The Gale Centre
Community-run visitor and information centre at Achtercairn, Gairloch, café, shop, exhibition space and the meeting point for many local events and walking groups.
Inchgowan Fine Art
Working art studio and gallery on Flowerdale Bay in Gairloch. Original landscapes and prints by Inchgowan's resident artist; visitors welcome by appointment or on open days.