The Old Inn, Carbost – Loch Harport, Open Fires and Music
A few hours.
The route
The Old Inn at Carbost is a whitewashed inn right on the shore of Loch Harport, popular with locals, walkers and climbers alike.
Inside there are open fires, local ales and malts, and traditional music every Thursday. Before you go in, take a short stroll along the waterfront in the evening light. Dogs are welcome.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
The nearest of ours is Skyewalker Hostel, 3 miles away. Sleeps 1.
The day
Carbost
An evening by the water: a few minutes along the shore as the light goes, then a seat by the fire with a pint, a dram and a plate of something warm.
About two hoursAbout 0.5 miles on foot
Carbost
Carbost is on the south shore of Loch Harport. There's parking for a few cars beside the Old Inn, so come in good time. From the inn's terrace, stroll east along the waterfront for 3 minutes, past the distillery, to the view pointer put up in 2026, which names the Cuillin peaks; then wander back as the light goes.
The Old Inn
A drink
Back at the Old Inn, a whitewashed free house on the shore of Loch Harport, the bar opens every day from noon until late, with several open fires, local ales and Scotch malts, and traditional music every Thursday. Meals are served from noon into the evening, first come, first served, as only guests staying at the inn can book a table. Dogs are welcome in the pub, and the inn has toilets for customers. Whoever is driving should stick to soft drinks.
If it rains
On a wet night skip the stroll and go straight in: the Old Inn's fires are the point of the evening.
The Old Inn, a restaurant in Carbost.