Come on one of our scrumptious food tours and discover Ullapool through its flavours. With each bite and sip, you will dive deeper into the local culture, cuisine and history while having a fabulous time.
If you are looking for a fun, flavourful way to explore a variety of great local food and drink in an authentic setting, our Ullapool Food Tours are perfect for you. Both tours have been carefully curated to combine some of our favourite mouthwatering dishes and drinks from welcoming local venues with an engaging itinerary and expert guidance. On our leisurely walk through the village, your guide will highlight the Scottish producers and connections to Ullapool and the Highlands of the food and drink we get to enjoy. Our food tours offer not only a feast for your palate, but also showcase the outstanding scenery of Ullapool as well as its history and stories.
Two scrumptious private tours are on offer:
Flavours of Ullapool, 3.5 hours, min. 3 people
A taste of Ullapool, 2 hours, min. 2 people
We will visit 5 local venues on this tour. One stop is a sit-in meal in a popular local eatery. The other stops are picnic-style outdoors at sites with lovely views. You will get to taste Highland cheeses and charcuterie, coffee/tea/soft drink and cake, a dish of seafood or other goodies with beer/wine/soft drink/water, fish & chips, and a choice of local gin/beer/whisky/cider (the latter can be consumed during the tour or taken home, non-alcoholic options available). Generous portions of food are served on this tour, so come hungry!
This tour usually starts at 10:30 am.
Private tour, group of 3 people £ 125 pp, group of 4 – 6 people £ 115 pp, groups of 7 – 12 people £ 105 pp.
On this shorter food tour we will visit 3 local venues, with all stops being picnic-style al-fresco eating/drinking at scenic spots. You will get to taste delicious Highland cheeses and charcuterie and we will finish off the tour with a choice of local gin/beer/whisky/cider (to be consumed on the tour or taken home, non-alcoholic options available). On a morning tour traditional Scottish haggis/black pudding plus coffee/tea and cake is on offer; on an afternoon tour, you will have authentic local fish & chips instead. Some surprises are in store, too.
Private tour, group of 2 people £ 80 pp, group of 3 – 4 people £ 70 pp, group of 5 – 12 people £ 60 pp.
Please use the contact form on the website or send us an email stating which tour you would like to book and what your preferred date and time would be. It would be great if you could include alternative times, if possible. We will get back to you to confirm your booking and provide you with all the information you need. Please note that we are a small 2 person company and might be guiding tours when you contact us. We will reply as soon as possible.
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.
Food tours usually start at the harbour, at the square with the black benches and the boat trip huts.
No, no advance payment is necessary. You pay at the day of the tour in cash.
For pescatarians our tours are a very good fit as we only serve some meat dishes, and you will still have a great choice of food to try.
Unfortunately as a vegetarian or vegan as part of the group we think you won’t enjoy our tours as the choice is so limited that we would not recommend our food tours to you.
If your group consists of vegatarians only please contact us, we are happy to tweak the tour for you.
Unfortunately we are not able to gather all the relevant info beforehand to ensure the food consumed does not cause any harm to you and can’t teke responsibility for that. With regret, we do not recommend our tour.
No, unfortunately not. We only accept cash payment. ATMs/Cash machines can be found at Tesco supermarket in Ullapool, Latheron Lane.
Unfortunately, we can’t take dogs on one of the food tours. Well behaved dogs are very welcome, however, on our history walk, and on our nature and history walk.
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.
Please contact us before booking a food tour. Unfortunately, we probably can’t cater for most special diets.
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.
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