Nearest Airport
: Inverness
at 85
Miles
Nearest Ferry
: Ullapool
at 25
Miles
Nearest Train
: Inverness
at 81
Miles
Nearest Motorway
: Perth
at 183
Miles
Nearest Beach
: Achnahaird
at 3
Miles
Nearest Barpub
: Achiltibuie
at 3
Miles
Nearest Ski
: Aviemore
at 109
Miles
Nearest Golf
: Ullapool
at 25
Miles
Nearest Restaurant
: Achiltibuie
at 3
Miles
Car: necessary
Polbain by Achiltibuie is one of a number of small hamlets on a peninsula that abuts from the mountainous Northwest cost of the Highlands into the Minch, a broad waterway between the Scottish mainland and the Outer Hebrides. It forms part of the Assynt and Coiogach National Scenic Area. The revered Scottish poet Norman MacCaig called this landscape 'masterless and intractable in any terms that are human.' It is one of the most unspoiled and outstandingly beautiful areas of Europe. One might observe a sea eagle hunting for fish. Porpoises and minke come this way. Occasionally, pods of bottle nose dolphins pass by, jumping in and out of the water as if for pure joy. Seals are always around. Despite its remote location, there is a Michelin star restaurant in the vicinity. There are opportunities for hill walking, climbing, sea kajaking, sailing and motor cuises. The Brochs of Coigach are located within four acres at the end of a private farm track.
Other Activities: sea kayaking