Lochinver, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The potholed and narrow road north from Achiltibuie through Inverkirkaig is unremittingly spectacular, threading its way through a tumultuous landscape of secret valleys, moorland and bare rock, past the startling shapes of Cul Beag (2523ft), Cul Mòr (2785ft) and the distinctive sugar-loaf Suilven (2398ft). A scattering of pebble-dashed bungalows around a sheltered bay heralds your arrival at LOCHINVER , 16 miles due north of Ullapool (although more than twice that by road). There's a better-than-average tourist office (April–Oct Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, July & Aug also Sun … more »