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About the Surrounding Area
- Scenery pictures
- Gairloch
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Ullapool
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Poolewe:
Poolewe is a small village in Wester Ross at the head of Loch
Ewe where the very pretty River Ewe flows into the sea loch from
Loch Maree. It is surrounded by magnificent scenery and also boasts
the world renowned Inverewe Gardens.
Poolewe is 6 miles from Gairloch and 70 miles from Inverness,
the nearest city and airport.
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Caberfeidh
from Poolewe Village Green
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Main
Street Poolewe
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Poolewe
Village Green |
River
Ewe and Poolewe Village Green |
Mouth
of River Ewe |
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River
Ewe and evening light in April
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fields
by Poolewe |
Looking
over from inverewe |
Gorse
and Poolewe |
The
war memorial in Poolewe |
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Shops and Amenities in Poolewe:
Groceries/Post Office: There is a Post Office
combined with the licensed village shop, including a small bakery,
a couple of minutes walk down the street. The shop normally stays
open till 8pm during the summer months. It is closed on Sundays.
Hotel
Bar and Restaurant: The Poolewe Hotel which is a few
minutes totter from Caberfeidh, has a bar stocking a wide range
of malt whiskies and beers as well as local ales. They also serve
bar snacks and and have a restaurant open to non-residents.
Coffee
Shop/Art Gallery: There is also a very friendly coffee
shop selling excellent coffee, homemade soups, light meals and
cakes etc. a few doors down the street from Caberfeidh; it has
an adjoining, small gallery with pictures, jewellery etc from
Scottish artists and craftspeople.
Mobile Shops: There are various vans which serve
the village, including the mobile Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank.
Swimming
Pool:
In the village there is an excellent small public indoor heated
swimming pool, some two minutes walk from Caberfeidh.
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Inverewe
Garden:
About half a mile from the house, round the head of Loch
Ewe, is the remarkable and beautiful Inverewe Garden (pronounced
Inver-Ewe) which is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.
Its Ranger service runs guided walks to various interesting local
places on summer weekdays. There is a good Information Centre and
NTS shop and restaurant at the Garden.
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Looking
into the Walled Garden at Inverewe |
Huge
leaves of Gunnera manicata |
Blue
Himalayan Poppy in the Walled Garden |
Tree
Ferns at Inverewe |
Rhododendrons
in June |
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The
rare Variegated Turkey Oak |
Rhododendron
'Christmas Cheer' in February |
Autumn
colour: Birch trees |
View
from walled garden |
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Click
here for more Inverewe Pictures |
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The
Surrounding Area:
The village is a particularly good base from which to explore Wester
Ross with all it has to offer. This includes excellent sandy beaches
nearby ( though not in the village), exceptional opportunities for
hill walking and climbing; bird watching; hill loch, river and sea
fishing; wind surfing and sailing, to mention the more energetic
pursuits.
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Scenery
Photos:
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Gairloch:
The very pleasant larger village of Gairloch is six miles to the
south. In addition to its fine beach and view over to the north
end of the Isle of Skye, it has a Tourist Office, a supermarket,
the small but very good Gairloch Heritage Museum, a golf course,
a range of shops and restaurants and the Bank of Scotland with an
auto-bank. There is also a marine life centre operating short two
hour cruises from Gairloch Pier.
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Looking
down onto Gairloch |
Gairloch Main Street |
Gairloch
Main street |
Looking
over Loch Gairloch to the town (Free Church in foreground) |
Gairloch
rocky shore beside Main street, Gairloch |
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Gairloch
beach |
Porpoise
on Marine Trip Gairloch |
Porpoises
seen from boat on Marine Trip Gairloch |
Looking
out to Skye from Gairloch shoreline |
Looking
over Loch Gairloch to Slioch and Beinn Eighe Mountains |
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View
to Skye and Gairloch |
Viewpoint
looking over to Gairloch beach |
Gairloch
Golf Course beside beach |
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Other
attractions:
For those wishing to explore further afield, to the south
is the Beinn
Eighe Nature Reserve and Torridon; to the
north there is the small fishing port of Ullapool
with the car ferry to Stornaway in the Outer Hebrides. A few miles
beyond Ullapool is the National
Nature Reserve at Knockan Crag and which is also situated
on the edge of the spectacular Assynt area.
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Updated 23/02/09 |