Activities


Activities You are more likely to run out of time than things to do in Ullapool. The prime activities undertaken in the region are those involving the landscape and nature. The highlands offer some of the best scenery and a closeness to unspoilt natural resources that is hard to rival. Locations of interest include The Lael Forest Walk and Garden; The Knockan Nature Trail; The Falls of Mesach; and the Inverewe Tropical Gardens. View from Braes over Lochbroom
Local companies such as North West Frontiers offer assistance in organising treks at all levels of ability and desire, and mountain bikes can be hired on a daily basis. There are also local cruise boats such as the Summer Queen that sail Lochbroom and to Tanera Mhor, one of the Summer Isles. Ullapool also offers: pony trekking, sea and loch angling, golfing (there is a nine hole course adjacent to the site), sailing, boating, and more.		M.V. Summer Queen
Ullapool has a number of local bars and restaurants where music and entertainers perform and some of the fine local seafood and produce can be sampled in the evening and day. The Seaforth and Ceilidh Place are a few minutes from Broomfield and have both won awards for music and food.
Ferry to Lewis from Broomfield	The ferry to Lewis departs from Ullapool pier every morning and evening, offering the chance to venture to the historic Hebrides for those wishing to travel further afield.
If the weather takes a turn for the worse, there is a local leisure centre with a full range of sports facilities and swimming pool, a museum that covers the local history from Pictish times and offers language guides in 7 languages, and many craft shops specialising in handmade jewelry and clothing. Ullapool Tourist Office can supply further information about local activities on 01854 612135.