Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
THE GLENELG PENINSULA
GLENELG
By bus
The post bus and Skyeways bus service (both Mon-Fri
1 daily; 50min) operate from Kyle of Lochalsh via Shiel Bridge.
By ferry
The six-car Glenelg-Kylerhea ferry (daily:
Easter-Oct 9am-6pm; June-Aug 10am-7pm;
T
01599
522313,
W
skyeferry.co.uk) shuttles to and from Skye every
15min, taking 5min.
ARNISDALE
By bus
In a word, tricky. The MacRae Kintail community
bus from Kyle of Lochalsh goes to Arnisdale on request via
Shiel Bridge,
Ratagan Youth Hostel
and Glenelg (1 daily
Mon-Fri). Booking required on
T
01599 511384.
ACCOMMODAT ION AND EATING
Ì
The Glenelg Inn
Glenelg
T
01599 522273,
W
glenelg-inn.com.
Snug, eclectic, with a fire in the grate
and the occasional fisherman at the bar, this is all you could
want of a Highland pub, with a spectacular lochside setting
to boot. Luxurious rooms and a top-notch gastropub menu
that showcases local seafood from that fisherman - fish,
crabcakes, mussels (mains average £14) - confirm this is
a class act.
Feb-Nov Mon-Thurs 11.30am-11pm, Fri &
Sat 11.30a
m-m
idnight; food served noon-2.30pm &
6-9.30pm.
£120
Plockton
With its picture-postcard cottages curved behind a tiny harbour and views across
Loch Carron to mountains,
PLOCKTON
is one of the most picturesque settlements of
the west coast. Until the end of the eighteenth century, Am Ploc, as the settlement was
then known, was just another crofting hamlet. Then a local laird transformed it with a
prosperous fishery, funding a planned village that was renamed “Plocktown”. It's
packed in high season with tourists, yachties - a popular regatta fills the bay over a
fortnight from late July - and second-home owners, and the brilliance of the light has
made it something of an artists' hangout. It may look familiar to first-time visitors - its
flower and palm-filled seafront featured in cult horror film
The Wicker Man
and BBC's
Hamish Macbeth
series.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
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PLOCKTON
By train
Trains from Inverness (2hr 15min) to Kyle
of Lochalsh (13min) also stop in Plockton (Mon-Sat
3-4 daily, Sun 1-2 daily).
INFORMAT ION AND ACTIVITIES
Information
W
plockton.com.
Calum's Seal Trips
T
01599 544306 or
T
07761
263828,
W
calums-sealtrips.com.
This outfit promises
“better views than the QE2”
aboard its pretty, traditional
cruiser. Perhaps true if you like seals (1hr; £10 or free if no
seals) or dolphins (2hr; £16) on an evening sail.
Plockton Boat Hire
33 Harbour St
T
01599 544306
or
T
07584 044241,
W
plocktonboathire.co.uk.
Rents
rowing boats and canoes as well as offering dinghy sailing
tasters and two-day courses provided by an accredited
RYA instructor.
ACCOMMODAT ION
An Caladh
25 Harbour St
T
01599 544356,
W
plockton
.uk.com.
Anna MacAulay's whitewashed fisherman's
cottage is one of the best of Plockton's many B&Bs, boast-
ing a central location, sea views from front r
oom
s and
mod cons like wi-fi - though not en suites in all.
£65
Duncraig Castle
Turn-off midway between Duirnish
and Plockton
T
01599 544295,
W
duncraigcastle
.com.
On the opposite side of the bay from Plockton
village, this Scots Baronial pile reopened in spring 2014
after top-to-bottom renovation to restore its former
Victorian grandeur. It now has grand rooms, shabby-chic
decor, chandeliers, roll-top baths and stone floors,
befitting of
its r
omantic location opposite Plockton.
April-Sept.
£149
Plockton Hotel
41 Harbour St
T
01599 544274,
W
plocktonhotel.co.uk.
This friendly, small hotel provides
cosy, contemporary-cottage decor in rooms, of which the
best come with a view at the front. A four-room annexe on
the harbour appeals for its shared kitchen as much as its
cheaper rates that still
inclu
de brea
kfast.
Closed first
fortnight in Jan.
Annexe
£80
; doubles
£130
Station Bunkhouse
Opposite train station
T
01599
544235,
E
mickcoe@btinternet.com.
A pleasant wee
bunkhouse bang opposite the railway station, with rather
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