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APPLECROSS PENINSULA
and Wester Ross
2008: Mondays 2 June
through 29 September
&
Fridays 6 June through 26 September
The beginning of the road to the Bealach na Ba
Depart Inverness 0930hrs from Castle
Wynd
Depart Strathpeffer 1015hrs from the Square - advance
notification essential if you wish picked up here
Return Strathpeffer c. 1815hrs; return Inverness c. 1845hrs
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Book JOHN O'GROATS and APPLECROSS trips at the same time for just £ 49 - a saving of £ 5! These two full-day tours visit contrasting areas and are complementary. On our JoG trip the striking scenery is coastal, with magnificent cliffs and coastal rock stacks. In Applecross and Wester Ross it's the soaring hills that draw one's eye.
Bookings must be made in advance, through the web, to get discount.
Lunch: budget lunch at the Flower Tunnel Restaurant; or at the inn (award-winning seafood - Applecross
Inn); or take a picnic - lots of beautiful
spots to eat alfresco. This tour is available as a private
tour any day of the year
This tour visits some of the most spectacular scenery to be found anywhere in the British Isles.
We depart Inverness and cross the Black Isle before turning towards Dingwall,
county town of Ross & Cromarty. A brief stop in Strathpeffer for passengers
joining there before we continue to Lochcarron, on the shores of beautiful "Loch Carron".
We have a forty-minute stop in this village with its beautiful seaside location and pleasant café.
View across Loch Kishorn of the road up the Bealach na Ba
We leave the village and make a short detour to Ardarroch from which we get fine views of our mountain route (above). Thence to the Bealach na Ba - the Pass of the Cattle - which climbs to over 2,000' (>600m). This is the third-highest public road in Britain, and much more spectacular than its rivals in NE Scotland.
Our picture shows the road climbing up from Loch Kishorn.
We stop at the summit of the road for breathtaking views - weather permitting! - across Raasay to the Isle of Skye (see below). We commence our descent to Applecross Village.
Please visit the Applecross
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Looking west from the Bealach na Ba to Skye - we can't always promise the pony-boy and his friends will be there!
We spend over an hour in Applecross Village and spots nearby. Possibilities include:
Lunch at either the Applecross Inn or the Flower Tunnel café
Picnic lunch at many delightful spots by the shore (see below) or on the hills above;
Short walks, or walks of several miles;
A visit to the acclaimed Heritage Centre (entrance fee applies)
A view north from the Applecross peninsula
After our time at Applecross we take the low-level road north and then south-east to Shieldaig. A short stop in this picturesque little village and then we commence our return journey to Inverness.