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Harbor
Ullapool harbour and Loch Broom
Deep natural harbour on Loch Broom used by the Stornoway ferry, fishing boats, leisure craft and cruise ships.
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A mini guide to
Ullapool, Coigach & Assynt
The ferry port on Loch Broom, with the Summer Isles, Assynt's mountains and Corrieshalloch Gorge close by
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1 / 5Welcome to the area
The ferry port on Loch Broom, with the Summer Isles, Assynt's mountains and Corrieshalloch Gorge close by
Ullapool is a village and port on Loch Broom, about 45 miles north-west of Inverness, and the largest settlement in Wester Ross. CalMac ferries sail from its pier to Stornoway on Lewis, and fishing boats and leisure craft use the harbour. The North Coast 500 passes through on the A835.
South of the village, Corrieshalloch Gorge and the Falls of Measach are close to the A835 and A832 junction, and Inverewe Garden is further west at Poolewe. To the north lie the Coigach peninsula, the Summer Isles, Stac Pollaidh, Knockan Crag in the North West Highlands Geopark, and Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Museum
Ullapool Museum
Local museum on West Argyle Street covering fishing, maritime history, Gaelic culture and everyday life in Ullapool. It opens seasonally.
Island
Isle Martin
Uninhabited island in Loch Broom, once a monastery site, herring curing station and flour mill, now owned by a community trust.
Gorge and waterfall
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Gorge about 60 m deep where the 46 m Falls of Measach are seen from a Victorian suspension bridge; National Trust for Scotland.
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Mountain
An Teallach
Torridonian sandstone mountain group south of Little Loch Broom; its highest top, Bidean a' Ghlas Thuill, reaches 1,062 m.
Islands
Summer Isles
Archipelago at the mouth of Loch Broom, seen from the Coigach coast around Achiltibuie and Altandhu.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Ullapool, Coigach & Assynt and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Book the Lewis ferry with a car
CalMac recommends vehicle reservations on the Ullapool to Stornoway route, so book before you plan the rest of the trip.
2
Check seasonal opening
Ullapool Museum opens seasonally, and some hotels and restaurants in Assynt close for the winter. Check websites before you drive out.
3
Use passing places properly
Roads to Achiltibuie and Lochinver are largely single-track with passing places. Use them to let other vehicles pass, and never park in one.
4
Large motorhomes: avoid the coast road from Lochinver to Kylesku
The North Coast 500 FAQ advises large vehicles to take the A837 back from Lochinver instead of the narrow coastal road to Kylesku.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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Photo credits
- Ullapool, Coigach & Assynt (area photo): Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ullapool harbour and Loch Broom: Thewhale (Walter A. Lüthi), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ullapool Museum: GentryGraves, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Isle Martin: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Corrieshalloch Gorge: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- An Teallach: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Summer Isles: David Fowlie, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stac Pollaidh: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Knockan Crag: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Suilven: Grinner (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ardvreck Castle: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Inverewe Garden: Alexandre Dulaunoy from Les Bulles, Chiny, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats: Paul Hermans (derivative work: Hogweard), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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