Local Things
to Do
You like Sailing ?
Lochbroom
Sailing Club by the Wee Pier in Ullapool
welcomes visting sailors
Dinghy
sailing - Lochbroom
You
like Swimming ?
Visit
our excellent 25m pool and the Sauna
No
bathers ? No worries - hire some at the
pool
You like Walking ?
There
can be few places with so many beautiful
walks for you to
enjoy - anywhere on earth !!
Organised walking
(and other tours)?
Daily Tours and
Walks from Ullapool. http://www.pointnorthwest.co.uk
Tour, walk, explore, discover, enjoy our wildlife,
landscapes and history.
You
like Fishing ?
Plenty
of shores and rocks for sea fishing or bring a boat !
Fly
fishing for brown trout is available, and inexpensive,
on
many local lochs.
Salmon fishing is also available but a
bit more expensive.
Well to remember that West Coast
rivers are spate rivers
- no spate - no salmon
!!
Trout fishing on Loch Cam
Fine catch
of brownies
You like sub aqua diving ?
We
have the clearest and cleanest waters in the UK -
an
underwater wonderland. Best to bring an air supply.
In
emergency air can be obtained from Daryl Campbell,
of
Ullapool Diving Club (01854 612383)
You like watching wildlife ?
Red Deer,
Sitka deer, Roe Deer, Pine Martens,
Rabbits, Foxes,
Badgers, Grey seals, Common Seals,
Sea otters, Harbour
porpoises, dolphins, Orca, etc all found in the
area
Red Deer in winter .
Young Red deer
Hind
Young
Red Deer stag - 'in velvet'
Otter at
Ardmair (photo D.
Underwood)
Young
Common Seal
You
like Tennis ?
Two
good hard courts at the leisure Centre
and if its raining
- short tennis is available in the gym
(+ Badminton,
weight training etc etc !)
Forgotten
your gear - no worries its available for
hire at the
Leisure Centre !
You
like Golf ?
A
new, professionally laid out 9 hole, par 70,
course and
the
Ullapool Golf Club is waiting
to
welcome you .
(photos
Ullapool Golf Club)
(Single, daily and weekly tickets are available)
Or try
the
Durness Golf Course
(about 65 miles
- 108 km - North)
the most Northerly Golf Course on UK
mainland
You like Photography ?
The
opportunities are limitless - can you even
imagine
anywhere more photogenic than the Western
Highlands
You like Sandy Beaches ?
Choose
from
Badenscalie,
Mellon Udrigle beach
(photo
Richard Fisher)
Gruinard Bay, Clashnessie, Achmelvich,
Sandwood Bay,
Balnakiel, Durness
and dozens of
fine shingle beaches within
easy reach of
Ullapool
Durness
Beach (Photo D.
Underwood)
You like Birdwatching ?
Golden
eagles, Hen harriers, Buzzards, Red Kites,
Peregrine
Falcons, Herons, Shags, Cormorants,
Razorbills,
Guillemots, Skuas, Fulmers, Puffins,
Great Northern
Divers, Black Throated Divers,
Kittiwakes and Gulls of all
sorts and in large numbers
Razorbills
Puffins (photo John
Smith)
Don't Forget your Binoculars !!
You like Climbing ?
Stac
Polaidh in Autumn
Bienn Ghobhlach, An Teallach, Ben Mohr Coigach,
Suilven,
Cul Mor, Cul Beag, Canisp, etc etc
and
that's just for starters !!
To see some
more of the beautiful mountains of NW
Scotland visit the
website of the
Ullapool based
walking
group NW Frontiers
(http://www.nwfrontiers.co.uk)
Woodlands
and
Ullapool
are just
waiting to welcome you
to our wonderful
area
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