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Birchburn Road, Aultbea, Ross-shire, IV22
2HU, Scotland Tel:
+44 (0)1445 731375
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Aultbea
is set amongst the most beautiful scenery on the North West coast of Scotland,
70 miles from the Highland City of Inverness. The area offers a wide
variety of outdoor activities - hillwalking/climbing,
birdwatching, fishing, golf, pony trekking, wildlife,
marine life.
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There
are several sandy beaches nearby at Mellon Udrigle,
Slaggan, Gruinard Bay,
Cove, Big Sand, Gairloch, Opinan
and Red Point, offering safe bathing (on hot days!) with views of
mountains to the North.
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The
famous Inverewe
Garden is 6 miles
away. This is a tropical garden with plants and trees from all corners of
the world. These tropical plants are able to grow outside due to the Gulf Stream which keeps the temperature mild, even
in winter!
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For hillwalkers/climbers there is perhaps the best
collection of mountain walks and climbs in Britain. The mountains of Slioch 980m, Beinn Airigh Charr 791m, Beinn Eighe 972m, Benn Alligan 922m, Liatach Range 1054m, An Teallach Range 1062m, and many more are all within
easy travelling distance. More level walks are to Shenavall
bothy, Scoraig, and Ardessie
Falls, all from Dundonnell. The Beinn Eighe nature and mountain trails on Loch Maree are nearby.
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Suggestions
for places to visit:
Gairloch - There is an excellent beach,
9 hole golf course, award winning heritage
museum covering all aspects of the history of the area from the earliest
times to the present day. Marine Life Cruises operate trips from the
harbour where you can see dolphins, seals, seabirds, porpoises etc.
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To the
north of Aultbea is the small fishing village of Ullapool
- approximately 1 hour’s drive. En-route visit the Corrieshalloch Gorge and Leckmelm Gardens. Ullapool is also a small
port with ferry links to the Outer Hebrides.
There are also boat excursions to the Summer Isles. Further north is the Hydroponicum
Garden of the
future at Achiltibuie.
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To the
south of Aultbea is the village of Torridon; the Applecross Peninsula
with views across the sea to the Isle of Skye; Lochcarron
and the picturesque village
of Plockton
with its palm trees and pretty bay (the tv
series ‘Hamish Macbeth’ was filmed here).
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All photos on this page © Gordon C. Harrison
Not to be reproduced without permission.
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