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Wester Ross.
A row of whitewashed cottages lines a curving shingle beach beneath misty hills.

Itineraries in Wester Ross.

Days we have driven, stop by stop

All itineraries
Lunch at the Badachro Inn and Redpoint beachA morningLunch at the Badachro Inn and Redpoint beachMore infoA walk up the Beinn Eighe Mountain TrailA morningA walk up the Beinn Eighe Mountain TrailMore infoWhite houses line Plockton's shore below misty hills, seaweed covering the foreshore at low tide.A morningThe Gorge Trail walk at Lael Forest GardenMore infoA sea kayak on Loch CarronA morningA sea kayak on Loch CarronMore infoA white cottage with an autumn-gold tree sits above a seaweed-strewn shore beneath steep hills.A morningA wood-fired sauna at Shieldaig Lodge, GairlochMore infoWhite cottages sit above a shingle beach curving around a calm sea loch beneath dark cliffs.A morningPony trekking at Red Point, by GairlochMore infoA rugged mountain peak catches the last light above a loch-dotted landscape.A morningA round at Ullapool Golf ClubMore infoSupper by the fire at the Old Inn in GairlochA morningSupper by the fire at the Old Inn in GairlochMore infoA wildlife cruise from Gairloch harbourA morningA wildlife cruise from Gairloch harbourMore infoGairloch Museum and the Flowerdale Glen waterfallOne dayGairloch Museum and the Flowerdale Glen waterfallMore infoThe pool and soft play at Lochbroom Leisure Centre in UllapoolOne dayThe pool and soft play at Lochbroom Leisure Centre in UllapoolMore infoCalum's seal trip from Plockton and Castle MoilOne dayCalum's seal trip from Plockton and Castle MoilMore infoInverewe Garden on Loch EweA morningInverewe Garden on Loch EweMore infoAttadale Gardens on Loch CarronA morningAttadale Gardens on Loch CarronMore infoPlockton, Eilean Donan and KyleOne dayPlockton, Eilean Donan and KyleMore infoExploring Northwestern Corners from Shieldaig to UllapoolOne dayExploring Northwestern Corners from Shieldaig to UllapoolMore infoA Daytrip Around the Applecross PeninsulaOne dayA Daytrip Around the Applecross PeninsulaMore info

More of Wester Ross.

Palm trees line a row of harled houses facing a walled garden and bench in Plockton.See and doPlockton, Inverewe Garden and Strome CastleFishing boats rest on the tideline at Plockton harbour, autumn woodland rising behind.Eat, drink and shopSeafood by the harbour and village cafésA white cottage with a lit chimney stands above a seaweed shore, a sailboat anchored offshore.Where to stayA lodge on the loch and houses by the shoreA broken stone arch of Strome Castle on its grassy bluff above Loch Carron.History and storiesSaints, Mackenzies, herring and the Arctic convoysA gravel track follows a curving shingle beach beside a calm loch beneath misty hills.Getting hereThe roads, the train and the busesLow cloud clings to a cliff-edged hill above a calm sea loch in Ross and Cromarty.What is on in Wester RossSomething new from the region every day

Photographs by The Old Inn Gairloch, Carsten Seick, John Mackenzie, Florinel Voicu, Gavin Jones, Edwin Day, Richard Roberts, Craig Townsend, Wenyi Lee Stones, Robert Collins, Jim Ewing, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve Visitor centre, Michael Celentano and Raquel via Google