Visitor Attractions
Ridgway Adventure Centre
Outdoor Activity Holidays
Rebecca, Mark and their team run outstanding adventure courses for schools, summer camps for young people, kayaking days and bespoke courses for adults and families; continuing the fifty-year family history of adventure at Ardmore.
Location : Ardmore, Rhiconich, IV274RB
Tel: 01971 521006
Email: rebecca@ridgway-adventure.co.uk or on our website at:
Countryside Rangers
Highlife Highland runs a series
of guided walks led by one of the local Countryside Rangers. The local
ranger for North West Sutherland is Donald Mitchell donald.mitchell@highlifehighland.com
Program of guided walks.
https://www.highlifehighland.com/rangers/upcoming-events/
DiveKLB (previously North East Dive)
We offer fully inclusive Scuba
Diving Charters from our base in Kinlochbervie (Hardboat diving & Guest
House accommodation in our bespoke Dive Lodge).
Tel: Chris & Cathy
Hollingdale, 07920 255005
website: www.diveKLB.co.uk
Northwest Sea Tours
North West Sea Tours (next to the Kylesku Hotel) offer wildlife tours, fishing trips and private charters. Telephone 07939 386 330 or 07766 403 072. They also offer regular wildlife cruises.
https://www.facebook.com/North-West-Sea-Tours-106512438353375
Handa Island and Ferry
The Handa Island Wildlife Reserve is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Each spring, it is home to tens of thousands of nesting seabirds such as guillemots, razorbills, great skuas and puffins. There are towering cliffs of Torridonian sandstone as well as a level 5-mile walk around the island. Seals enjoying the sun
a short distance from the island are often sighted. Other marine species
that are spotted include dolphins, porpoises and minke whales.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/handa-island/
Handa Island is reached via a small pedestrian ferry from Tarbet just north of Scourie (and 15 miles south of Kinlochbervie). The ferry operates 6 days a week. No dogs are allowed on the ferry. Public toilets available at Tarbet.
There is a seafood restaurant adjacent to the Tarbet ferry. Not open Sundays.
http://www.shorehousetarbet.co.uk/
Activities in the Geopark
Geotours and Special Events
Check out the Geopark website for details: https://www.nwhgeopark.com
Pebble Routes
These are self-guided cycling and walking trail throughout the North West Highlands Geopark.
https://www.nwhgeopark.com/things-to-do-in-the-north-west-highlands-pebbleroutes/
Rock Stop Café and Exhibition Centre
Owned and operated by the Geopark, the Rock Stop Café and Exhibition Centre is one mile south of Kylesku (22 miles south of Rhiconich). The café serves a variety of light refreshments while the Interactive Exhibition (with virtual reality time machine!) tells the story of the landscape.
Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
The Reserve, which is owned by NatureScot (former Scottish Natural Heritage), is one of the Geopark's key places to visit. Located 40 miles south of Rhiconich and 13 miles north of Ullapool, the Knockan Crag Exhibition and walking trail tell the story of the Moine Thrust when the collision of two continents created the unique landscape of the Geopark.
