North West Area Attractions

Braes:
Approximately ½ mile from Kilbrannan, lies the Ullapool Hill Path: A magnificent walk (1-1½ hours duration) into centre of Ullapool itself over the hills and through the forest nearby. Other shorter walks are also available from Kilbrannan.

Ullapool:
See local website for current events:
or www.ullapool.com as well as local Newspaper: Ullapool News (available weekly)

Activities Within Ullapool:

• Leisure Centre: Loch Broom Leisure Centre / Swimming Pool
• Ullapool Museum: Ullapool Museum & Visitor Centre
• 9 hole golf course: Ullapool Golf
• Boat Trips to The Summer Isles (The Summer Queen)
• Seafood and other high quality restaurants:
• The Ceilidh Place, West Argyle Street; The Frigate Cafe, Shore Street; The Ferry Boat Inn, Shore Street or The Seaforth, Quay Street, to only mention a few!
• Highland Stoneware (Pottery)
• Local Bookshop: The Ullapool Bookshop and The Ceildih Place
• Many art, craft, knitwear and giftshops.

Day Trip Suggestions:

• Hill-walking: within Lael Forest, with Corrieshalloch Gorge (Falls of Messach) approx 12 miles from Braes.
• Details of Ullapool and Assynt Walks from Walk Highlands
• Magnificent beaches 15 mins-2 hours away: Ardmair Bay / Clachtoll Beach (5 miles from Lochinver) / Stoer Beach (6 miles from Lochinver) and Achmelvich Beach (3 miles from Lochinver). Lochinver is approx 38 miles from Ullapool (A835).
• Fishing (available locally), please ask at Ullapool Tourist Information Centre for further information.
• Inverewe Gardens (National Trust for Scotland property)
• Highland Stoneware (Pottery @ Lochinver and Ullapool)
• Culag Heronry and Culag Community Woods (Lochinver)
• Assynt Visitor Centre (Lochinver)
• Summer Isles Cruises from Badentarbet, near Achiltibuie
• Camusnagaul (near Dundonnell)