Things to do

Walking, climbing, archaeology, angling, sport, rambling, music, sight- seeing, bird-watching, water-sports, wildlife, history, genealogy, quiet and contemplation - and of course - geology.

Lochinver:

Stroll round the Harbour, walk in Culag Woods, buy gifts and attend a village ceilidh or dance. Accommodation, shops, Bank, Post Office and Assynt Visitor Centre with displays and information.

Kylesku:

Boat trips and accommodation.  The famous Glencoul Thrust is here and the UK’s highest waterfall - Eas an Chual Aluinn.

Scourie:

Shop, Post Office, accommodation, crafts, a very fine beach, traditional architecture and the famous Scourie Dykes - igneous intrusions of some renown.

Handa Island Bird Sanctuary - Puffins and Cliff-top Walks:

For the best of the birds, visit in the nesting season but don’t forget the history, the ghosts and the views either!

Kinlochbervie - Fishing Port:

Shops, crafts, Post Office and accommodation.  Find Tourist Information at the office at the Harbour.

Sandwood Bay - Isolated Sands and Machair Meadows:

A daytrip since it is a 4 hour walk there and back.  Rare plants like mountain avens on the machair. (Dogs must be kept under STRICT control!)

Durness - An Ancient Mackay Stronghold:

Shops, Post Office, accommodation and Tourist Information Office, Balnakeil Craft Village and the rare Scottish primrose in the summer.

Cape Wrath - A Turning Point:

Minibus trips (summer only) - ferry from Keoldale Pier.  The cliffs at Cape Wrath are the highest vertical cliffs in mainland Britain.

Smoo Cave - A Limestone Cavern:

One of the largest cave entrances in Britain - Stone Age middens and stalactites.  Explore on your own or ask the guide.

Achiltibuie - Experience the Space:

See Achnahaird Sands, cruise round The Summer Isles and visit The Hydroponicum.  Accommodation, shops, Post Office and The Piping School.

Visitor Centre at Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve - Visit Knockan and Discover the Planet:

The story of Scotland’s turbulent past as it journeyed from “pole to pole” - interactive displays, cartoons, panels and trails.

Stac Pollaidh - The Geopark’s Little Mountain:

Great views and a good quality path right to the eastern col.

Suilven - Our Classic Inselberg:

This ‘Island Mountain’ is our most distinctive.  A long walk in but worth the effort! The Bone Caves - A Time Capsule for 47,000 Years:  Limestone caves where remains of polar bears, reindeer, wolves, brown bear and ancient ancestors have been found.

Inchnadamph National Nature Reserve:

Walk the Tralligill Glen.  The name means ‘Valley of the Trolls’ in Norse and the limestone produces rare flowers like mountain avens and globe flower.