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Ullapool – A Fishing Village on Loch Broom

October 29, 2010 by
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Ullapool was Once A Thriving Fishing Station: Ullapool is a small village on Loch Broom, approximately 55 miles north west of Inverness.  Our stop here at lunchtime gave us the opportunity to take a quick look around this picturesque fishing village. Ullapool began life as a village in 1788 when the British Fisheries Society decided to make Ullapool one of their fishing stations. Thomas Telford was commissioned to work on the village layout and that's why this small fishing village of … [Read more...]

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The Best Fish and Chips at The Seaforth in Ullapool

October 29, 2010 by
The Seaforth, Ullapool © Travel Signposts

The Fish and Chips at The Seaforth in Ullapool Restored Smiles to People's Faces : We arrived in Ullapool at lunchtime, a town that most knew nothing about save that it was once a thriving fishing port.  After a couple of nights in a Thurso hotel where many guests had a pretty poor accommodation experience, the mood on the tour wasn't the happiest.  Our tour director tried to placate the guests by promising a lunch stop surprise that people would be delighted with. We were ushered … [Read more...]

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