Useful Links

Below is a list of links to other websites which may be of interest. Please scroll down the page to find the information you require.

Lochcarron - General Information

• Alex Ingram's excellent local interest site

Road Travel Information

• RAC Route Planner
• AA Route Planner

Air Travel Information

• Highlands & Islands Airports Limited - operators of Inverness Airport
• British Airways - with flights available to Inverness Airport.
• Easyjet - the web's favourite airline.
• Flybe - offering a wide choice of flights to Inverness.

Railway Information

• Scotrail - for rail travel information.
• Kyle of Lochalsh Railway - for information about the spectacular railway line from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.

Car Hire

• Avis Car Rental
• Budget Car Hire
• Europcar
• Focus Vehicle Rental
• Hertz Car Rental
• National Car Rental
• Practical Car & Van Rental
• Thrifty Car & Van Rental

Food Shops

• Lochcarron Food Centre - well-stocked local Spar Shop. Will provide deliveries to holiday homes - more information .....

Places To Eat and Drink

• Lochcarron Hotel, Main Street, Lochcarron
• Kishorn Seafood Bar - fresh local seafood served in a superb location
• Bealach Café and Gallery - at the beginning of the road to Applecross
• Carron Restaurant - family-run restaurant on the south shore of Loch Carron
• The Applecross Inn - renowned for its superb seafood
• Applecross Walled Garden Restaurant - using produce fresh from the garden!
• Tigh an Eilean Hotel - "Taste of Scotland" recommended, in Shieldaig, just a few miles to the north of Lochcarron

Golf in Lochcarron and Neighbouring Areas

• Lochcarron Golf Club - our local 9-hole golf course situated just outside the village; has superb views; open to visitors.
• Gairloch Golf Club - occupies a fabulous location above a beautiful long sandy beach.
• Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club - Peter Allis has described the course as a jewel in the Highlands of Scotland.

Applecross

• reached via the spectacular Bealach na Ba and the subject of Monty Halls' Great Escape on BBC2 recently.
• Mountain and Sea Guides - walking, climbing and kayaking.

Torridon

• a neighbouring area to Lochcarron with spectacular mountain scenery. Very attractive to walkers and climbers.

Tours and Trips

• See The Highlands" - private guided taxi tours of the Scottish Highlands and Islands
• Glasgow Airport Millennium Taxis  - authorised Glasgow Airport Taxis catering for business, single journeys, hotel and conference transfers. Tours throughout Scotland. Credit cards accepted, including American Express. Internet booking facility 24hrs 7days a week. Website includes links to Scottish accommodation, information and attractions, etc.

Diving and Boat Trips

• Calum's Seal Boat Trips - free if no seals!
• Torridon Sea Tours - boat trips departing from Shieldaig pier, including day trips to to the island of Rona.
• Seaprobe Atlantis - trips from Kyle of Lochalsh by glass-bottom boat, to see the hidden mysteries of the deep!
• Bella Jane - trips from Elgol on Skye to Loch Coruisk and also to the islands of Rhum and Canna.
• Mountain and Sea Guides - kayaking

Places of Interest

• Attadale Gardens - just across the water from Lochcarron.
• Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve - Britain's first National Nature Reserve.
• Bright Water Visitor Centre - located in Kyleakin on Skye, just across the water from Kyle of Lochalsh. For information about the Eilean Ban Trust and Gavin Maxwell, and for Boat Trips.
• Dunvegan Castle - the ancestral home of the Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, still in use today. The castle is open to visitors all year round - opening times are shown on the website.
• Eilean Donan Castle - the famous castle on Loch Duich which repeatedly appears in photos and film sequences. Open to visitors.
• Inverewe Gardens - despite being on a latitude more northerly than Moscow, these gardens are home to exotic plants from all over the world, courtesy of the warm currents of the Gulf Stream.
• Lochcarron Weavers - situated just beyond the far west end of Lochcarron village, the Weavers' shop has a wide range of tartans, luxury knitwear, kilts and tweed clothing.
• Shards Stained Glass - at Arrina on the Applecross coast road, about 10 miles from Shieldaig and 15 miles from Applecross. Manufacturers and suppliers of a unique and unusual range of stained glass suncatchers.
• Strome Castle - now just a ruin, having been blown up in 1602 during a clan feud, but has a superb position on a rocky promontory with views across to the Isle of Skye.

Whisky Distilleries

• Dalmore Distillery. - on the banks of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle Its malt whisky has a characteristic full flavour and body, and a long lingering aftertaste. A classic Highland malt.
• Glenmorangie Distillery - at Tain, just south of the Dornoch Firth.
• Glen Ord Distillery - at Muir of Ord, just about the nearest distillery to Lochcarron.
• Loch Ewe Distillery - at Aultbea just to the north of Gairloch. Probably the smallest distillery you have ever visited!

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