22-24th Jun - Tradfest: Music and real ale festival
7th July - Gairloch Highland Gathering: Games and stalls

Don’t Miss:

• Gairloch Marine Life Centre - 10% discount for SYHA members
• The National Trust's world famous Inverewe Gardens (SYHA discount available on entry)
• Nearby glorious "Big Sand" beach
• Close to Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve & Mountain Trail
• Easy access to Torridon, Fisherfield & Flowerdale Hills
• Award-winning Gairloch Heritage Museum
• Golf course overlooking the sea
• Plentiful wildlife - including dolphins, whales & otters glimpsed from the Hostel
• Excellent coastal walks
• Wildlife cruises
• Forestry trails & viewpoints around the beautiful Loch Maree
• Sailing (4 miles)
• Pony Trekking in the beautiful Flowerdale Estate (5 miles)
• Cycle Hire Available Locally (3 miles)
• SYHA discount at - Gairloch Heritage Museum, Hebridean Whale Cruises & local cycle hire
• Guided walks & rock climbing availably locally
• Guided sea kayaking available
• Slioch Outdoor Equipment (20% SYHA discount)

We are one of the Scottish Marine Life Watch destinations with Basking Sharks being spotted from the hostel. We are also an excellent location for bird watching: Black and Red Throated and Great Northern Divers, Puffins, Golden Eagles and Skuas can all be seen. Watching Gannets dive in the early summer is spectacular.

View some of the sightings in Gairloch from 2006.

Click here for map showing the Hostel's location

By Bus:

From Inverness Bus Station , Westerbus - one bus daily (except Sunday) at 1720.   Ask for Strath Post Office. Hostel 2.5 miles along road towards Melvaig.

From 28th May until 30th Sep there is a daily bus at 0800 from Inverness bus station. There are also buses to meet the trains from Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh at Achnasheen.

Details at www.scotbus.co.uk

There is also a bus from Ullapool at 1815 on Mon, Wed and Sat. And one at 1310 on a Thurs.

On school days there is a bus from Gairloch High school to the hostel at 1535

From Ullapool Pier, Rapsons Coaches - one bus daily (Mon - Fri) at 1100. Ask for Gairloch Pier.

By Train:

Closest rail station – Inverness, then take bus as above.

By Car:

Take the B8021 (opposite Grocery Store) for 3 miles towards Melvaig. Hostel is next to the road.