What to Do on Wester Ross
10 places across 5 sub-categories.
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Kayak Summer Isles
Sea-kayak guiding and instruction from Ullapool. Half-day, full-day and multi-day trips out to the Summer Isles, with all kit provided and BCU-qualified coaches.
Seascape Expeditions
Marine wildlife boat trips from Ullapool's pier, run by marine biologists. Guided sea-eagle, seal, porpoise and dolphin spotting trips out to the Summer Isles aboard a converted RIB.
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Gairloch Museum
Award-winning local-history museum in a converted Cold War nuclear bunker at Achtercairn, Gairloch. Crofting, fishing and Highland archaeology galleries; Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist 2020.
Russian Arctic Convoy Museum
Museum at Aultbea on Loch Ewe telling the story of the WWII Arctic convoys mustered in the loch. Permanent exhibition, archive and visitor café.
Ullapool Museum
Local-history museum housed in the former Telford parliamentary church on West Argyle Street, the British Fisheries Society's 1788 founding of the burgh, the Highland Clearances, the herring fishery, emigrant ships and the working harbour.
Other what to do
Fisk Gallery & Workshop
Working gallery and printmaker's workshop at Polbain on the Coigach peninsula, run by artist Lucy Fisk, original prints and paintings of the Summer Isles, Inverpolly and the north-west coast.
Inchgowan Fine Art
Working art studio and gallery on Flowerdale Bay in Gairloch. Original landscapes and prints by Inchgowan's resident artist; visitors welcome by appointment or on open days.
The Gale Centre
Community-run visitor and information centre at Achtercairn, Gairloch, café, shop, exhibition space and the meeting point for many local events and walking groups.