Ullapool and Loch Broom, Wester Ross, Highland Region. Scotland. SCO 6245
On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the town, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. Many of the pivotal discoveries of the Victorian era that contributed to the development of the concept of plate tectonics were made in this area, and there are still regular international geological conferences. The UK parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a railway from Ullapool to the main Highland network at Garve, but insufficient funds resulted in the scheme being abandoned. Ullapool has a strong reputation as a centre for music, the arts and performance. The town boasts a small award winning museum housed in a Telford Church, An Talla Solais an arts centre with constantly changing exhibitions and workshops, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and plenty of pubs (including the Arch Inn on the shores of Loch Broom, The Seaforth, Publican Pub of the Year 2007), the Argyll and bed and breakfasts including the newly opened Riverview, Eilean Donan Guesthouse, Spindrift, and Broombank, restaurants and hotels. It is a centre for walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and other holidaymakers in the area and is situated in a spectacular and remote part of the United Kingdom. In May every year there is the three day Ullapool Book Festival attracting a diverse range of writers and with work in both Scottish Gaelic and English. There is also The Macphail Centre which has a theatre hosting a regular programme of musical, dance and theatrical performances, many by the Scottish national companies but some work from smaller reps and travelling Edinburgh Fringe performers. Often the sheer number of performances in any week will overspill to the Village Hall and other venues. Ullapool is home to the shinty team Lochbroom Camanechd.
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Location: Ullapool, Wester Ross Highland Region Scotland.
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