With Seals, Dolphins, Otters, Deer, Birds and spectacular sunsets over the Atlantic, Aultbea is a fishing village on the shores of Loch Ewe surrounded by beautiful scenery and caressed by the warm gulf stream allowing subtropical gardens to flourish and abundant wildlife to thrive.

The village of Aultbea has all the amenities you require for a home from home stay in our Lodges

Aultbea Stores Excellent range of food, alcoholic beverages (including beer from An Teallach, the local brewery in Dundonnell) and convenience items. (Closed Sundays)

Aultbea Butchers: In our opinion the best pork pies ever. Cook your own Haggis!

Isle of Ewe Smokehouse delicious fish, smoked on the premises and delicatessen products

Loch Ewe Distillery – adjacent to the lodges, offers fascinating tours of their small whisky distillery where the distillation process is carried out in the way of the illicit stills of Wester Ross from times gone by

Aultbea Village Market 1st Friday of very month in the Hall. Displaying a range of food and locally made crafts. Poolewe and Gairloch also host these markets on different days

Aultbea Hotel stroll down for a delicious meal in the dining room and/or drinks in the bar or beer garden

The Perfume Studio perfumes made on the premises, a gift shop, the Aroma Café and Open Studio Workshops offering Photography workshops

Loch Ewe Canoe Friendly, qualified and experienced instructors offering individually tailored trips for all abilities

Hill Walking and trout fishing from the lodges you have direct access to ‘prime wild land’ where you can walk for miles, taking in Loch Fada and even to Fionne Loch, enjoy the stunning views, or fish in the many lochs (with permit)

Russian Arctic Convoy Museum learn how Loch Ewe played an important role in the Second World War by visiting the current Museum in Inverasdale and the Memorial Stone at Cove.

The village also has a Doctors Surgery and a Post Office

Other Activities and Attractions in the area

Hill walking, beaches, Pony Trekking, Boat trips, boat hire, whale watching, bird watching, fishing (sea, trout and salmon), mountains, climbing, ceilidh dancing, Inverewe Gardens, Benn Eighe National Reserve, Torridon Mountains, off road driving experience, bicycle hire, golf and much more, all nearby!

The big question is will your holiday be long enough?

Choose an Aultbea Lodges Self Catering Holiday and you can really be sure to get away from the ‘rat race’. For here is a unique idyllic and magnificent landscape of unrivalled beauty with all the comfort you need to re-charge your batteries!