Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
HOTEL
Summer Isles Hotel£££
(
01854-622282;
www.summerisleshotel.co.uk
; Achiltibuie; s £115-175, d £155-220;
Easter-Oct; )
The Summer Isles Hotel is a special place, with wonderfully ro-
mantic, commodious rooms - one is themed on Charlie Chaplin, who stayed here, others
are suites in separate cottages - plus cracking views and a snug bar with convivial outdoor
seating. The restaurant (dinner £58) is of high quality, with local lobster usually featuring,
as well as the renowned cheese and dessert trolleys - and there's a great wine list consid-
ering you're in the middle of nowhere. It's the perfect spot for a romantic getaway or
some quality time off life's treadmill.
Achininver SYHA£
(
01854-622482;
www.syha.org.uk
; Achininver; dm £18; May-Aug)
The rudimentary
20-bed Achininver hostel is designed for walkers and outdoor enthusiasts - you have to
walk half a mile off the main road to reach it. Its remote, serene location has to be one of
the best in the country.
HOSTEL
Getting There & Around
There are one to two daily buses Monday to Saturday from Ullapool to Badenscallie (half
a mile from Achininver SYHA) and Achiltibuie (1½ hours).
Ullapool
POP 1300
The pretty port of Ullapool, on the shores of Loch Broom, is the largest settlement in
Wester Ross and one of the most alluring spots in the Highlands, a wonderful destination
in itself as well as a gateway to the Western Isles. Offering a row of whitewashed cottages
arrayed along the harbour and special views of the loch and its flanking hills, the town has
a very distinctive appeal. The harbour served as an emigration point during the Clear-
ances, with thousands of Scots watching the loch recede behind them as the diaspora cast
them across the world.
