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Additional Information About the North West
Places of Interest
Achiltibuie
HydroponicumIn Achiltibuie Tel 01854 622202 Open:
April to October, daily.
Tours at 10am & noon, 2pm, & 5pm.
Ardvreck Castle
A837 11 miles (18km) north-east of Lochinver
Open: At all times.
Bettyhill
Strathnaver Museum
A836 near Bettyhill
Tel 01641 521418
Open: Mon-Sat 2-5pm.
Castle Tioram
On islet on Loch Moidart, approached by an unclassified road of the A861, 6 miles
(l0km)
north-west of Salen
Open: at all times.
Corpach
Treasures of the Earth
Near Fort William
Tel 01397 772283
Open: Daily, summer, 9.30am-7pm and winter, 10am-5pm. Closed in January.
Durness
Balnakeil Craft Village
Tel 01971 511277
Open: 9am-5pm daily most of the year.
Smoo Cave
A838 in Durness
Tel 01971 511259
Open: At all reasonable times.
Eilean Donan Castle
Off A87, 9 miles (14km) east of Kyle of Lochalsh
Tel 01599 555202
Open: Easter-Sept daily, 10am-6pm.
Fort William
West Highland Museum
Cameron Square
Tel 10397 702169
Open: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm. July & August, Sundays, 2-5pm.
Ben Nevis Distillery
Tel 01397 700200
Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. July & August Saturdays 10am-5pm.
Caledonian Canal
From Inverness to Fort William
Tel 0141 332 6936 or Tel 01463 233140
Open: At all times.
Glenfinnan Monument
Off the A830 18 miles (29km) west of Fort William
Tel 01397 722250
Open: Apr, May, Sept & Oct, daily, 10am-5pm, Jun-Aug, 9.30am-6.30pm.
Gairloch
Gairloch Heritage Museum
A832
Tel 01445 741243
Open: Easter-Sept, 10am-5pm, Mon-Sat.
Glenborrodale
Ardnamurchan Natural History and Visitor Centre
Tel 01972 500209
Open: Easter-Oct, Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 12-5.30pm.
Glencoe
National Trust Visitor Centre Glencoe
A82, 3 miles (5km) of Glencoe Cross
Tel 01855 811307
Open: Easter-Oct, daily 10am-5.30pm.
Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum
In Glencoe village off the A82
Open: May-Sept, Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.
Glencoe Ski Centre with Chairlift.
Off the A82 by Kings House
Tel 01855 851226
Open: Daily Mid May-Mid Oct. Closes until the snow season begins.
Phone to confirm opening hours.
Glenfinnan
Glenfinnan Railway Museum
Road to the Isles
Tel 01397 722295
Open: Daily, Jun-Sept and by appointment during the winter.
Handa Island Nature Reserve
3 miles (5km) north of Scourie; access by boat from Tarbert
Tel 0131 557 3136
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Inverewe
Inverewe Gardens
Tel 01445 781200
Open: Mar-Oct, daily 9.30am-9pm, Nov-Mar, daily 9.30am-5pm.
Visitor Centre and shop open Mar-Oct, 9.30am-5.30pm.
Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven Visitor Centre
Tel 01855 831233
Open: Daily, Jun-Oct, 10am-4pm and Oct-Jun, Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 2-5pm.
Lochinver
Lochinver Visitor Centre
Open: End of March to October.
Mallaig
Marine World
At the harbour
Tel 01687 462292
Open: All year, Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Sun 10am-6pm.
Torridon
Torridon Range
Off the A896, 9 miles (14km) south-west of Kinlochewe
Tel 01445 791221
Open: At all times.
Torridon Visitor Centre
Tel 01445 791221
Countryside centre
Open: 28 Apr-Oct, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm.
The Estate, Deer Park and Deer Museum is unstaffed and open all year, daily.
Ullapool
Corrieshalloch Gorge
A835 at Braemore
Tel 01463 232084
Open: All times.
Highland & Rare Breeds Farm
Elphin, near Ullapool
01854 666204
Open: Mid May to September, 10am to 5pm
Ullapool Museum
7/8 Argyll Street
Open: Late Mar-Nov, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm and Jun-Sept, 10am-9pm.
Accommodation
Achiltibuie
The Summer Isles Hotel*
Tel 01854 622282
Arisaig
Arisaig House***
Tel 01687 450622
Fort William
The Moorings Hotel**
Tel 01397 772797
Crolinnhe Deluxe B&B*
Grange Road
Tel 01397 702709
Near Fort William
Ballachulish
The Isles of Glencoe Hotel**
Tel 01855 581602
Lochinver
Mrs Garner B&B*
Veyatie
Tel 01571 844424
Lochcarron
The Bank House B&B
Tel 01520 722332
Corpach
Fort William
Mr and Mrs Moreland B&B*
Tel 01397 772309
Sheildaig
Tigh- an- Eilean*
Tel 01520 755251
Ullapool
The Ceilidh Place**
14 West Argyle Street
Tel 01854 612103
Tourist Information Offices
Ballachulish
Tel 01855 811296
Bettyhill
Clachan
Tel 01641 2342
Dornoch (Sutherland)
The Square
Tel 01862 810400
Durness
Sango
Tel 01971 511259
Fort William
Cameron Square
Tel 01397 703781
Glenshiel
Tel 01599 511164
Kilchoan
Tel 01972 510222
Kyle of Lochalsh
Tel 01599 534276
Lochcarron
Tel 01520 722357
Mallaig
Tel 01687 462170
Spean Bridge
Tel 01397 712576
Strontian
Tel 01967 402131
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