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Lit wooden shelves of handmade pottery, bowls and plates inside gallery48 in Cromarty.
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gallery48

A gift shop and two small galleries in a cottage on Cromarty's Shore Street, with fine gifts downstairs and changing paintings and prints above.

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In an old cottage on Shore Street in Cromarty, gallery48 is a gift shop and two small galleries under one roof.

It opened in 2015, and it has become one of the pleasures of a wander round this handsome little town.

The ground floor is a gift shop of unusual, high quality things: handmade pottery on lit wooden shelves, cards, textiles, woollens, ornaments and jewellery from many different makers. Upstairs, two small gallery rooms show paintings and prints by a wide range of artists, many of them local. The work changes regularly and is affordable as well as good, so there is always something new to see.

In spring and summer gallery48 opens every day from half past ten until five; in winter it closes on Mondays, it keeps shorter hours in December, and it closes for all of January. The harbour, the cinema and the old town's shops are all close by.

Round the cornerThe Fishertown InnA gastropub in the old town of Cromarty, with a wide menu, plenty to drink and a cosy nook of books by the fire.1 min by roadSee itInside the Fishertown Inn in Cromarty, a long bar of blue panelling and wooden floors with tables by the windows.
Before you go

Spring and summer, open every day 10.30am to 5pm; winter, Tuesday to Sunday; closed all January.

Where
48 Shore Street, Cromarty, IV11 8XL.
Upstairs
Paintings and prints.
Closed
All of January.
Where it is

On Shore Street in Cromarty, IV11 8XL.

Close byCromarty.
  1. A hand-painted Cromarty Pottery dish with a striped cat, on a wooden shelf.Cromarty PotteryUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Ingrid's HouseScandinavian gifts on Church Street.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Calluna clothing shop with hanging baskets on Church StreetCallunaAn independent clothes shop in the town.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. CromartyCromartyUnder a mile1 min by road
  5. Yellow "cinema" lettering on a dark corrugated building beside the waterCromarty CinemaThe little cinema by the ferry slipway.Under a mile2 min by road
Directions
Inside the Fishertown Inn in Cromarty, a long bar of blue panelling and wooden floors with tables by the windows.BarsThe Fishertown InnA step away
Ochre-painted shop with slate roof and outdoor benches under a grey skyCafeSutor Creek Café0.3 miles
Cromarty lighthouse's white tower and keepers' cottages behind the sea wall under a stormy sky.WalksCromarty Lighthouse0.3 miles
Orange sign reading "Cromarty-Nigg Ferry" on a post above grey waterAttractionsCromarty Ferry0.4 miles
The Renfrew Rose ferry docks at a slipway, an oil rig visible across the firthAttractionsCromarty Ferry Terminal0.4 miles
A Micro Can canning machine fills tins beside steel brewery fermentation tanksAttractionsCromarty Brewing Company3.3 miles
Wooden cabin with sloped roof and ramp, surrounded by autumn treesAttractionsRSPB Udale Bay5.3 miles
Kirkmichael's restored red sandstone church among old gravestones, a gravel path winding through the grass.AttractionsKirkmichael6.5 miles
Living room with red sofa, patterned ottoman and staircase behindBalblairNewhall MainsPlace to stay · 7.1 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the gallery, and when each is next free.

Living room with red sofa, patterned ottoman and staircase behindNewhall Mains
  • To stay
  • In Balblair
  • 6 miles from gallery48
Check datesA curved cabin clad in overlapping wooden shingles stands on gravel among wildflowers, arched windows and a door along one side.Boath Cabin
  • Sleeps 4
  • In The Black Isle
  • 10 miles from gallery48
Free 16–18 OctCulbin Edge, Inverness-shireCulbin Edge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In The Black Isle
  • 12 miles from gallery48
Free 9–11 NovA grand stone mansion glows with lit windows at dusk, bare autumn branches framing the facade.Links House at Royal Dornoch
  • To stay
  • In Dornoch
  • 14 miles from gallery48
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