Sian’s guidebook
Food scene
The Elphin Tearooms
Our local cafe - does great coffee. You can also buy local farm produce here.
'The Alt' is our local pub. It's in a beautiful setting on Loch Borrolan. It serves lunches and evening meals.
Altnacealgach
'The Alt' is our local pub. It's in a beautiful setting on Loch Borrolan. It serves lunches and evening meals.
Great seafood takeaway - winners of lots of awards. Don't miss their Haddock Wrap!
26 locals recommend
Seafood Shack
9 W Argyle StGreat seafood takeaway - winners of lots of awards. Don't miss their Haddock Wrap!
Kylesku Hotel
Really good seafood restaurant - booking essential!
Nice cafe - delicious home baking with a wide range of dairy-free and gluten-free cakes
Achiltibuie Piping School Cafe
Nice cafe - delicious home baking with a wide range of dairy-free and gluten-free cakes
Really characterful cafe-bar with a nice bookshop. Good vegetarian options.
25 locals recommend
Ceilidh Place Ullapool
14 W Argyle StReally characterful cafe-bar with a nice bookshop. Good vegetarian options.
The Jammery Culkein
Tiny little cafe - delicious cakes and pizza
Lovely little open air tea garden
6 locals recommend
Assynt Aromas Candle Shop & The Secret Tea Garden
Lovely little open air tea garden
City/town information
Ullapool's a really pretty harbour town. It's got an important fishing fleet and the ferry to Stornoway leaves from here. It's got good bookshops, a supermarket, nice cafes and a great fish shop.
52 locals recommend
Ullapool
Ullapool's a really pretty harbour town. It's got an important fishing fleet and the ferry to Stornoway leaves from here. It's got good bookshops, a supermarket, nice cafes and a great fish shop.
Lochinver is a lovely fishing village on the mouth of the River Inver. It's got a great butchers shop. It's the gateway to the beautiful sandy beaches of Assynt.
9 locals recommend
Lochinver
Lochinver is a lovely fishing village on the mouth of the River Inver. It's got a great butchers shop. It's the gateway to the beautiful sandy beaches of Assynt.
Sightseeing
This is a fascinating place to learn about the geology of Elphin.
17 locals recommend
Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
Knockan CragThis is a fascinating place to learn about the geology of Elphin.
A beautiful walk up an iconic wee mountain. The carpark is right at the base of the mountain so with no walk in, it's a great summit for children to conquer.
19 locals recommend
Stac Pollaidh
A beautiful walk up an iconic wee mountain. The carpark is right at the base of the mountain so with no walk in, it's a great summit for children to conquer.
Very picturesque ruined castle that hints at the violent history of clan warfare.
10 locals recommend
Ardvreck Castle station
Very picturesque ruined castle that hints at the violent history of clan warfare.
Absolutely beautiful sandy beach with a really good fish & chip shop (open Tuesday - Saturday, 5-8pm). A really special place for families.
8 locals recommend
Achmelvich
Absolutely beautiful sandy beach with a really good fish & chip shop (open Tuesday - Saturday, 5-8pm). A really special place for families.
The caves are an entry point to a cave system that stretches from Durness to Elphin. Animal bones from the last Ice Age have been discovered here - including polar bear bones!
11 locals recommend
Allt nan Uamh Car Park (The Bone Caves)
The caves are an entry point to a cave system that stretches from Durness to Elphin. Animal bones from the last Ice Age have been discovered here - including polar bear bones!
Brochs are Iron Age forts, typical for the north of Scotland. This broch was recently excavated and is unusually well-preserved.
Make a day of it by going to Clachtoll Beach and Flossie's Beach Hut for coffee.
8 locals recommend
Clachtoll Broch
Brochs are Iron Age forts, typical for the north of Scotland. This broch was recently excavated and is unusually well-preserved.
Make a day of it by going to Clachtoll Beach and Flossie's Beach Hut for coffee.
James Curley FlyFishing
Learn how to flyfish on our local lochs and rivers.
Summer Isles Sea Kayaking
Learn to sea kayak - great way to see the coastline at Achiltibuie.
Do you dare go over this suspension bridge over the high gorge?
20 locals recommend
Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve
Do you dare go over this suspension bridge over the high gorge?
Mckenzie Mountaineering - Guided Walking Adventures
Hillcrest BraesLocal mountain guide