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(
01847-601286;
www.cloistertal.demon.co.uk
; Talmine; s/d £35/60; )
Vying
for the position of best-located B&B in Scotland, Cloisters has three en suite twin rooms
and brilliant views over the Kyle of Tongue and offshore islands. Breakfast is in the artist-
ically converted church alongside, and it can do evening meals at weekends. To get here
from Tongue, cross the causeway and take the first turning on the right to Melness;
Cloisters is a couple of miles down this road.
Tigh-nan-Ubhal££
(
01847-611281;
www.tigh-nan-ubhal.com
; Main St, Tongue; d £55-70; )
At
the junction of the A836 and A838, and within stumbling distance of two pubs, is this
charming B&B. There are snug, loft-style rooms with plenty of natural light, but the base-
ment double with spa is the pick of the bunch - it's the biggest en suite we've seen in
northern Scotland. There's also accommodation in a caravan in the garden.
B&B
Tongue Hotel££
(
01847-611206;
www.tonguehotel.co.uk
; Tongue; s/d/superior d £75/110/120; )
Tongue Hotel is a welcoming spot that offers attractive, roomy chambers in a former hunt-
ing lodge. It has a restaurant (temporarily closed at the time of research) and bar meals in
the snug Brass Tap bar in the basement, a good spot to chat with locals or shelter from the
weather.
HOTEL
SCOTTISH
Craggan Hotel££
(
01847-601278;
www.thecraggan.co.uk
; Melness; mains £11-20; 11am-9.15pm)
On
the side road to Melness, across the causeway from Tongue village, the Craggan Hotel
doesn't look much from outside, but go in and you'll find smart, formal service and a
menu ranging from exquisite burgers to classy game and seafood dishes, presented beauti-
fully. It also does pizzas and curries to take away and the wine list's not bad for a pub
either.
Getting There & Away
One bus runs to Tongue Tuesday and Friday to/from Thurso. A postbus runs Monday to
Saturday to Lairg. For Durness a bus runs schooldays from Talmine, stopping just west of
the causeway across the kyle. It also goes on to Lairg.
TONGUE TO DURNESS
From Tongue it's 37 miles to Durness - the main road follows a causeway directly across
the
Kyle of Tongue
, while the old road goes around the head of the kyle, with beautiful