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There are 2 food shops, a butcher, and Post Office, all in the village
of Lochcarron which is about 1.5 miles from the cottages.
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Lochcarron has 2 hotels,
the Lochcarron Hotel and the Rockvilla Hotel, both offering very good
restaurant and bar meals. Both hotels also regularly serve Real Ale
on hand pump, usually from Scottish breweries although the Lochcarron
also has regular guest ales from all over the UK. Both are located
in the Main Street of Lochcarron. The Rockvilla is currently listed in
the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.
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Approximately equi-distant is the Strathcarron Hotel which also does
bar meals; this hotel has previously been listed in the
CAMRA Good Beer Guide and usually has Scottish Real Ales on hand pump.
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A little further afield are the Carron Restaurant (on the south side
of Loch Carron on the way to Attadale), the Kishorn Seafood Bar (approx.
7.5 miles away), whilst the inns at Applecross, Shieldaig, and Gairloch
have all won reputations for their excellent food. The Badachro Inn is
also well worth investigating, both for food and Real Ale.
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In the Main Street of Lochcarron is the Waterside Cafe which offers
both sit-down meals and take away food.
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There is a branch of the Bank of Scotland in Lochcarron with an
Autoteller (Cashpoint) machine.
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In addition, a Royal Bank of Scotland mobile bank visits the village
every Friday.
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Lochcarron is some 63 miles due west of Inverness (the capital of the
Highlands), and stretches along the north shore of Loch Carron (a sea
loch) after which it is named.
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A link to a zoomable map is included on
the "Useful Links" Page.
There is also an outline map of Scotland on "How
to Find Us".
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The quickest route by road for those approaching from the South is
via the A9 from Perth to Inverness, and then via the A832 to
Achnasheen and the A890/A896 to Lochcarron. This is the route used
by most people local to the Lochcarron area when travelling to and
from the south of the UK.
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An alternative, more picturesque, westerly route can be taken by
using the M8 to skirt Glasgow, and then taking the A82 via Loch
Lomond and Glen Coe to Fort William; thence further north to
Invergarry, and then via the A87 through Glen Shiel, and finally via
the A890/A896 to Strathcarron and Lochcarron. This route is shorter
than travelling via Inverness, but is likely to take longer -
especially as you will probably wish to keep stopping to look at the
scenery!
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The nearest railway station to Lochcarron is 3 miles away at
Strathcarron on the Inverness/Kyle of Lochalsh line. There is a
regular daily service from Inverness. The station is only 1.5 miles
from the 2 cottages.
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The nearest airport is at Inverness (Dalcross), approximately 8
miles east of Inverness. There are bus services from the airport
into the city centre; car hire is available from the airport.
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Car hire is available in Lochcarron village from the Lochcarron Garage
- tel. 01520 722205.
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Additionally, most of the national car hire
companies have branches in Inverness and/or at Inverness Airport.
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Cycle hire is available in Lochcarron village from the Lochcarron
Garage - tel. 01520 722205.
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Lochcarron has a 9-hole golf course situated approximately 0.5 mile west
of the Tullich Estate. The course is in a superb setting alongside Loch
Carron, with most attractive views across the loch. Visitors are
welcome. See "Useful
Links" Page for more information.
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There are also golf courses at Gairloch, Ullapool, Strathpeffer and
Muir of Ord.
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Loch, river, and sea fishing are all available in the area.
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A local fishing guide (price £3.50) is available from the
Strathcarron Centre - Tel. 01520 722882.
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Lochcarron and the surrounding area is a paradise for those who enjoy
walking, whether it be for just an hour's gentle stroll, or
alternatively a more adventurous day's hill walking. |
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There are several
circular and linear walks in nearby Glen Carron; one such walk starts
from the Tullich Estate close to the cottage.
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A local walking guide (price £3.60) is available from the
Strathcarron Centre - Tel. 01520 722882.
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Well-behaved dogs are welcome by prior
arrangement. We ask that you please ensure that your dog is not allowed
on the furniture and will not cause any dirt or damage.
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This is a
crofting area where sheep are reared, so it is important that dogs
should be kept under control at all times.
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For the benefit of other visitors, we ask that you
please refrain from smoking inside the cottage.
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In order to make a confirmed booking, we need to have a completed
Booking Form together with a cheque payment for a deposit of 20% of the
cost of your holiday.
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The balance of the payment for your holiday is
then payable 6 weeks before the start of your holiday.
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If the start of
your holiday is less than 6 weeks away at the time of booking, we need
payment in full with your Booking Form.
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In order to obtain a Booking
Form, please contact us.
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Stalker's Cottage has 1 bedroom with double bed and will sleep up
to 2 people.
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There is ample off-road parking space available at
the side of the cottage.
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All parking in Lochcarron village is free of charge, and with very
minimal restrictions.
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Stalker's Cottage has an oil-fired Rayburn cooker which helps to
heat the open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room, and which also runs
radiators in the bathroom and bedroom.
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In addition, there
are timer-operated Dimplex electric wall radiators, and a heated
towel rail in the bathroom.
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There is an open fire in the sitting
room for which an initial supply of fuel is included in the price
for the cottage. Additional small bags of coal may be purchased in
the village.
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There is an open fire in the sitting room of
the cottage - see
"Heating" above for details.
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The cost of electricity is included in the price for
the cottage.
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Oil for the Rayburn cooker is also included
in the price.
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In Stalker's Cottage, the Rayburn cooker heats a very adequate
supply of hot water.
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At times when the cooker may be turned off,
water is heated by an immersion heater which is controlled by a
timer switch located in the kitchen.
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Bed linen is provided and is included in the price for the cottage.
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Towels are not included and you should please bring
your own towels with you.
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In Stalker's Cottage, the kitchen is well equipped with an
oil-fired Rayburn cooker, a small table-top electric oven and hob, a microwave, a single burner portable gas
hob, and a fridge/freezer.
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In addition, there are the usual small
kitchen appliances.
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The cottage has a washing machine and tumble dryer in the
kitchen.
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In Stalker's Cottage, the bathroom has a bath only (in addition to
a wash hand basin and WC).
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The cottage has an electric shaver point in the bathroom.
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There is a combined TV and video in the
sitting room.
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Video film hire is
available from the Spar shop in the village.
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There is no telephone in the cottage. However, mobile phones operating on
O2
(formerly Cellnet) or Vodafone work well in Lochcarron
village and in many parts of the surrounding area as there is a base
station located at Attadale just across the loch from the village;
several other mobile
networks, generally those operating via O2 or Vodafone are also
catered for and, in addition, there is
limited coverage for the Orange network.
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