History walking tours

Please contact us to arrange a day and time of your choosing for your private village tour and we will get back to you as soon as possible. To secure a specific day, please give us two or three days’ notice as we are very busy during the summer. We will do our best to accommodate bookings on very short notice, if possible. All exclusive tours can be tailored to your wishes. Payment is in cash only.

Village tours start at the harbour in the centre of Ullapool. Your tour guide will have a Ullapool Tours sign.

We only accept cash payments at the moment.We are happy to email you an invoice after the tour if you wish.

ATMs/Cash machines with free withdrawals can be found in front of Tesco supermarket and the Royal Bank of Scotland (Ladysmith St).

Please help us by providing the exact amount of cash if possible. We do have limited change available. Please note that we unfortunately can’t accept £50 notes.

• Please park in the public Latheron Lane car park in Ullapool next to Tesco (Tesco supermarket has its own car park). The post code is IV26 2XB. The car park is sign-posted from both directions in North Road.

• Coming from the south, turn right after the petrol station into North Road, then turn left into Market Street. At the end of the road turn right at the junction into Quay Street, then immediately left into Latheron Lane. The car park is behind Tesco.

• Coming from the north, stay on the main road (North Road) until you see the car park sign. Turn right into Market Street, then follow the description above.

Yes, we are open all year round for private village tours except for a few weeks of holidays.

No, no advance payment is necessary. You pay at the day of the tour in cash.

Ullapool’s Public Toilets are situated in West Argyle Street and are open during the day.

No, unfortunately not. We only accept cash payment. ATMs/Cash machines can be found at Tesco and the Royal Bank of Scotland (Ladysmith St). Please help us by providing the exact amount of cash, if possible. We do have limited change available. Please note that we unfortunately can’t accept £ 50 notes.

Most older children will enjoy our tours as we pride ourselves in providing entertaining tours. In our opinion the tour is not suitable for most younger children unless they have a very keen interest in history. We feel you as the parents or the caretakers will be the best judge of that.

Children under 8 go for free.

Well behaved dogs are always welcome. Please keep your dog on a lead during the tour as Ullapool is busy and we are crossing several roads. Please understand that you can only bring dogs that get along well with other people and other dogs, and do not have a problem with traffic.

The state of the pavement in Ullapool, some steeper sections up and down, and crossing of roads might unfortunately pose difficulties for many wheelchair users and to some people with restricted mobility on our standard tours. If you feel you can tackle the route, you are more than welcome to join us and we will try our best to assist you if needed.

We are an inclusive company, and are very happy to adapt all tours to your needs. Please contact us if you need further information, we are sure we can make it happen!

The distance we cover is approx. 3,2 km (2 miles) for the 2 hour Ullapool Explorer Tour, and 2 km (1.3 miles) for the Characters and Stories Tour. All tours offer plenty of stops along the way.

Yes. Private tours will provide you with the best customer experience. Your guide can really take care of you and tailor the tour to your interests. We want you to be able to deeply connect with places and people.

Ullapool Tours can cancel a tour at any time. Of course, we will cancel tours only when absolutely necessary due to abysmal weather, illness, etc., or circumstances not in our control.

Ullapool Tours can alter tours at any time if necessary for safety reasons or other unforeseen circumstances.

Ullapool Tours accepts no liability for personal injury, any loss of property or damage to your car during the duration of the tour.

If you require special assistance, please make sure to contact us in advance.

We advise appropriate footwear/clothing according to the weather and terrain. Midge repellent might be advisable during the summer months.

All minors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please keep younger children under close supervision for safety reasons.

Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times during a tour when outside. No dogs are allowed on our food tours.

Abusive behaviour to staff will not be tolerated.

We advise to be at the meeting point 5 minutes prior to the tour. Unless notified otherwise, the guide will leave the meeting point 15 minutes after the starting time if you don’t show up.

If you book a food tour we assume that you do not have any allergies or special dietary requirements. Participating with any allergies is at your own risk and we do not take any responsibily for you. We do NOT recommend our food tours if your are vegan, have an allery or follow a special diet.

No photos, videos or audios taken on the tour permitted for commercial use.

Payment is in cash only. No cheques or foreign currency accepted.