Eating Out

• Eilean Donan Hotel (must book) -best food in the village (300 metres)
• Ferry Boat Inn restaurant (must book) (next door)
• Seaforth Inn (300 metres)
• Fish & Chips (300 metres)
• Indian Restaurant & takeaway (400 metres)
• Ceilidh Place Coffee shop (300 metres)
• Tea Store- good for breakfast (200 metres)
• Chinese takeaway (500 metres)
• Argyle Hotel (Next door)

Don't miss

• A peaceful walk around the community - owned Isle Martin -summer only
• Nature cruises to the Summer Isles - seabirds, dolphins, porpoises
• Knockan Crag geology & sculpture trail (highly recommended)
• Corrieshalloch Gorge (National Trust)
• Ullapool Harbour & Pier
• Boat cruises from Kylesku to the remote Kerrachar Gardens
• Handa Island Bird Reserve
• Archaeological sites
• Award-winning Museum of Local History with extensive genealogical records
• Inverpolly Nature Reserve
• Day trips to the Outer Hebrides (Wednesdays + Fridays -July & August)
• Sandy beaches at Gruinard & Achnahaird
• Guided - Ranger led wildlife walks
• Arts and Crafts courses

Nightlife

• Traditional ceilidhs
• Rock bands, theatre, jazz. Classical concerts - mostly summer
• Pipe Band & Highland Dancing (Thursdays) -summer
• Lots of pubs

Festivals

• Guitar Festival
• Feis Rois Gaelic cultural festival
• Fish Festival

Sports

• Indoor swimming pool & sauna
• Leisure/sports centre
• Golf course along the shores of Loch Broom
• Discgolf Association course
• Freshwater fishing - permits locally
• Underwater wrecks for sub aqua
• Jetty on the doorstep for leisure use - canoeing, sub aqua
• Walking along a network of built paths, low level walks or hillwalking - we can give lots of advice & have OS walking maps to rent.

Click here for map showing the Hostel's location

By bus - to/from

Inverness - Ullapool pier; Monday-Saturday 300 metres
Durness (summer only) -Ullapool pier 300 metres
Achiltibuie- Ullapool pier; Monday-Saturday 300 metres
Lochinver/Achmelvich - Ullapool Pier or High School; Monday-Friday 300 metres

By train

Garve - 30miles
Inverness- 55 miles

By car

On the A835 on Ullapool sea front

By ferry

From Stornoway - 300 metres

On foot

300 metres from public transport