Welcome to Ullapool

WELCOME TO ULLAPOOL!

Saturday 14 June 2025 – WORLD VOYAGER

Here in the visitor pavilion we’re more than happy to help out so please don’t hesitate to come and talk to us!

Ullapool Village Map

ULLAPOOL MUSEUM

Explore our tiny museum on West Argyle Street. ​​​​​Located in a former Thomas Telford Church, learn ​​​​​about Ullapool’s rich fishing heritage, emigration and ​​​​​our own local story of the Clearances. The museum ​​​​also hosts a highly regarded genealogy service. A small ​​​​retail area at the entrance has an array of Scottish/local ​​​​produce including internationally renowned Highland ​​​​Stoneware and a range of locally made textiles.

ART at AN TALLA SOLAIS

On Market Street just behind the Village Hall you’ll find An Talla Solais, Community Art Gallery showing an exciting programme of local and international art exhibitions.  The gallery shop has a wide selection of beautiful handmade paintings, ceramics and prints by local artists.  Entry is free from 10am to 4pm with a lunch break from 1:30pm to 2:00pm.

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FOOD & DRINK

• The Seaforth directly opposite harbour entrance.  Ask for fish & chip taster cones  – a great opportunity to enjoy local fish and chips without consuming enormous portions of food.  Try out locally crafted beer from their sister distillery in Inverness.
• The Highland Liquor Company on Shore Street just opposite the harbour -an array of whisky, gin and other goodies.  Their locally-distilled gin is selling in vast quantities around the globe.
• The Ceilidh Place, an old white building at the very end of West Argyle Street boasts a café, restaurant, bookshop and bar. Its laid-back atmosphere will give you a real flavour of Highland life.
• JoJo’s Cafe (West Argyle Street) stocks ingredients sourced from local estates and she also makes her own chocolates.
• Cross the road to the Seafood Shack (opens noon daily).  Pals Fenella and Kirsty serve up food fresh caught from Kirsty’s husband’s boat.
• For cheese lovers, West Coast Deli, on Argyle Street is a must
• Cult Cafe is great for coffee and cakes

SHOPPING

Pretty much every shop in our wee village is family-owned; our retailers love interacting with visitors and are genuinely happy to help.

• The Captain’s Cabin (upstairs just opposite harbour entrance):  one of Ullapool’s oldest buildings is great for gifts, pottery, clothing, textiles and an array of other gifts.
• The West Highland Woollen Company on  Shore Street stocks cashmere, Harris tweed and tartan textiles together with a range of whiskies and gifts
• Ceol na Mara (also Shore Street) sells more great gifts, clothes and Scottish jewellery.
• Cute little tea store and gift shop Tea By The Sea is perfect for gifts, tea and cake
• If you take an immediate left at the harbour entrance, you’ll see a tall white building – upstairs (there’s an elevator) you’ll find Made In Ullapool – a beautifully restored shop supporting vulnerable people in a work environment and you can browse handmade candles, soaps, cards and hoodies and know you’re helping a great cause. (Open 10-5 Mon to Sat)
• Ullapool boasts two terrific bookshops – one just off the harbour entrance on the hill (below the Captain’s Cabin), the other at the Ceilidh Place. For anyone with a further interest in the area, you will find copies of local guidebook – This Is Ullapool in Ullapool Bookshop just across the street from the harbour. Check out the Ceilidh Place reception and restaurant walls for current exhibitions – they open from 8am daily.
• Havørn (corner Quay St and West Argyle St).  Owners Sara and Pete  impress with Scottish art, pottery, jewellery and hand-crafted pieces.  Havørn means ‘sea eagle’ in Norwegian, a nod to our Viking roots.
• Noost Knit Co. (Next door to Havørn)  is Ullapool’s newest shop –  a must visit for lovers of wool, textiles and design.  There are other little gift shops on West Argyle Street too.
• Opposite the Ceilidh Place you’ll find Ullapool Outdoors with a fantastic range of quality outdoor clothing and footwear.
• Highland Stoneware shop and artist’s studio (closed Sunday) is located on North Road – is about a 10-minute walk from the harbour. Famous around the world for its distinctive pottery, you’ll more than likely find artists painting the freshly thrown stoneware if you visit.
• Handknitted Pottery, is located on West Terrace with views across to the Minch; if the weather is fine, owner Hugh Penney will be throwing outdoors.

Everywhere you go you’ll find the locals are really friendly and delighted to chat so dive on in!

OTHER

There are rest rooms in the welcome pavilion, the ferry terminal just beside it and at the Seaforth bar and restaurant just opposite the harbour entrance.

Need cash?  There are two card machines – one at RBS on Argyle Street (second right on leaving the harbour and first left after Ullapool Deli) and at Tesco at Latheron Lane (that’s the fourth left at the harbour exit).

Tesco stocks a good range of basic medicines and Boots the Chemist is right across from the harbour entrance.

Would you like to experience just a taste of life beyond our Highland village?  You don’t have to go too far and trips can be managed to suit your schedule.

Taxis:  Suggested Trips

Our local taxi company will happily take you on mini trips, pass on their local knowledge and take you to see some stunning scenery including the amazing Corrieshalloch Gorge and old Victorian Leckmelm Gardens, allowing you plenty of photo opportunities.

For art lovers, we definitely recommend a visit to James Hawkins Art Gallery at Rhue, less than a 10-minute drive outside Ullapool.  James and his wife Flick will welcome you to their beautiful gallery, showcasing James’ extraordinary work which uniquely and unmistakably reflects the landscape of the North West Highlands.  You can browse original artwork and prints here.  Rhue is a tiny settlement dating back to at least the Bronze Age and affords stunning views past the lighthouse to the Summer Isles and the surrounding land and seascape offer glimpses into the inspiration for James’s lifelong work.

Always wanted to meet a Highland Cow?  Just outside the village resides a Highland Cow Family and our taxi drivers know where they are, where they might be grazing and while they’re at it they’ll tell you about the uniquely Scottish way of crofting.  There are some really special sheep from Soay too alongside our regular, run of the mill sheep friends.   This is a great opportunity to get close to the most beautiful cows on planet earth. For a fact.

Call +44 7795 622 627 and arrange for pickup at the cruise pavilion or ask one of the Welcome Team to call on your behalf.

Whatever you do, whatever the weather, this is Ullapool and we hope you experience some of the loveliness that life has to offer here in our very beautiful Highland home.