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Four Star Quality Scottish Bed and Breakfast Homes in the Highlands of Scotland - West Coast |
Members on this page offer accommodation in:
Laide (2) - Lochcarron (1) - Isle of Skye (2)
Please note that double/twin room prices are per person per night based on two persons sharing. To make enquiries or bookings, please contact the proprietor direct via phone, fax or email as detailed on the relevant entry. If you are outside the UK, first dial the appropriate international dialing code for your country (011 from the States for example), then dial 44 and omit the initial 0 of the number given in these pages, before dialing the remaining digits.
In this, the western part of the Highlands there is something for everyone. The coastal and mountain scenery is some of the finest in the world. The mountains may not be the highest but they are certainly spectacular and include several Munros (mountains over 3,000 feet high) - Slioch (the Spear), Beinn Eighe, Liathach (the Grey One), Ben Alligin and An Teallach (the Anvil) all of which offer challenges for the serious hill-walker and mountaineer. For the less energetic there are low level and coastal paths to walk, island-strewn lochs to photograph, paint or just look at, rocky shores to explore and sandy beaches on which to relax.
From Ullapool, the road south travels along Loch Broom where factory ships lie at anchor waiting for boats to bring them fish for processing or freezing. At one time there used to be hundreds of these ships, from all around the world, eager to harvest Scotland's waters. Now there are restrictions and fewer ships.
Laide (The Old Smiddy and The Sheiling) looks out over Gruinard Bay and, whilst a side road nearby leads along a promontory to the beach at Mellon Udrigle, the main road continues to Poolewe and the world famous Inverewe Gardens (National Trust for Scotland), perhaps the best known visitor attraction of Wester Ross. Here sub-tropical trees and plants are to be found - on roughly the same latitude as St. Petersburg and Churchill on Hudson Bay! This northerly latitude provides long daylight hours in the summer - it is possible to have over 16 hours of sunshine - and the North Atlantic Drift ensures a mild climate in the coastal fringes.
A few miles from Poolewe is Gairloch set around a beautiful beach and with stunning views to the Torridon Mountains and the Isle of Skye. Sharing these views, is Gairloch's superb 9-hole golf course. From Ullapool and Gairloch, are boat trips watching for seals, dolphins, shark and even whales. River and sea angling and freshwater fishing are available and local people can advise on the best spots. The award winning museums of local life in Gairloch and Ullapool are worth a visit.
From Gairloch the road winds south-east along the beautiful Loch Maree before dividing at Kinlochewe to go either east to Inverness or south, via the awesomely fissured mountains of Torridon to Shieldaig, Lochcarron (Shore House) and Kyle of Lochalsh.
At Kyle comes the decision: whether to go over the bridge to Isle of Skye (Kilmuir Park and Strathgorm), and then through the southern part of Skye and via the ferry to Mallaig and road to Fort William or go there via Glen Shiel, past Eilean Donan Castle and Invergarry, into the southern part of the Highland area.
The romantic Misty Isle, the Winged Isle, Skye is well known for its scenery, its mountains, its history, its castles, its distilleries, its legends and its people. Whichever interests you, you'll find it here.
THE OLD SMIDDY GUEST HOUSE
Kate & Steve Macdonald
Laide
Ross-shire
IV22 2NB
Tel: 01445 731425 / Fax: 01445 731425
Email:
Full details on own web page
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A little haven with genuine friendly hospitality. Tables of fine food from Scotland's natural larder. 'Taste of Scotland' certificate. Excellent service & cuisine. Enjoy majestic mountains, coasts, wilderness and wildlife by day, returning to innovative candlelit dinners. Relax into crisp cotton linen at night.             
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THE SHEILING
Annabell MacIver
Achgarve
Laide (near Gairloch)
Ross-shire
IV22 2NS
Tel: 01445 731487
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A warm welcome awaits you in our modern bungalow, situated in a small crofting village on the Gruinard peninsula, amidst beautiful scenery with sandy beaches. Ideal for wildlife and outdoor activities. Very comfortable accommodation with TV and tea/coffee making facilities.  
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SHORE HOUSE
Douglas & Maureen Gray
Ardarroch
Kishorn
Strathcarron
Wester Ross IV54 8XA
Tel: / Fax: 01520 733333
Email:
Own web site
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Beside Loch Kishorn, over the sea from romantic Skye, is Shore House - a very special place in a land of mountains, glens and beaches and your base for hill-walking, fishing, golf, touring and watching Highland wildlife. Experience the best food from Scotland's larder.  
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STRATHGORM
Neil & Alison Graham
15 Upper Breakish
Breakish
near Broadford
Isle of Skye
IV42 8PY
Tel: 01471 822508 / Fax: 01471 822508
E-mail:
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Strathgorm is a spacious modern Bed and Breakfast, situated close by the sea, with spectacular panoramic views of Broadford Bay, the Cuillin mountains and nearby islands. All rooms are decorated to a high standard. A warm Highland welcome awaits you in our family home.  
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KILMUIR PARK
George & Mairi Milne
Dunvegan
Isle of Skye
IV55 8GU
Tel: / Fax: 01470 521586
Email:
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George and Mairi extend a warm welcome in their recently built home, situated near to Dunvegan Castle and enjoying panoramic views of "MacLeod's Tables". Quality accommodation is complemented by freshly prepared traditional meals. Ideal base for touring Skye.
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To make enquiries or bookings, please contact the proprietor direct via phone, fax or email as detailed on the relevant entry. If you are outside the UK, first dial the appropriate international dialing code for your country (011 from the States for example), then dial 44 and omit the initial 0 of the number given in these pages, before dialing the remaining digits.
Practical information including currency exchange rates, transport, driving times, maps, weather, etc. is provided to assist you on our travel info page.
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Argyll & Loch Lomond - Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway
Please note that all details of establishments are as provided by the proprietors
who are solely responsible for the standards of their establishments
and for the accuracy of information displayed on this web site concerning them.
July 2000
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