Rua Reidh Lighthouse near Gairloch, Wester Ross, Highlands of Scotland

Location

Driving Directions:
From Inverness take the A9 north then the A835 heading towards Ullapool. Just past the village of Garve turn left and follow all signs to Gairloch for the next 45 miles. After reaching Gairloch, continue through the village for a mile before turning left by the Police Station onto a road signposted to Melvaig. Continue along this road for 13 miles, the last three of these being the private road to Rua Reidh. The whole journey from Inverness takes around 2 hours, from Gairloch around 30 minutes and the last three miles are very slow as the road is narrow and winding.
Please note that local petrol stations around Gairloch are closed on Sundays

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Transport Options
With improved road, rail and air links to Inverness, getting to the outer reaches of the North West Highlands is easier than you may have thought!
Car hire is available in Inverness at the airport and railway station.

There is an excellent public bus service to Gairloch where a taxi can be ordered to take you to the lighthouse.

There are flights coming into Inverness from UK airports:

EasyJet
British Airways
Lots of bargains on offer and often links from other airlines too.

There are regular services to Inverness:

by train (UK railways and First ScotRail)
and coach (CityLink and National Express)

Visit TravelineScotland for public transport timetables.

Wester Ross

CONTACT

Chris Barrett and Fran Cree
Rua Reidh Lighthouse
Melvaig, Gairloch
Ross-shire IV21 2EA
Scotland
Telephone: +44(0)1445 771 263
Email: info@ruareidh.co.uk

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