Our Location

Ceomara Highland Cottages are located in Badachro, a small former fishing hamlet, near Gairloch in the Wester Ross region of the Scottish Highlands.

Wester Ross region contains some of the last true areas of wilderness in Europe and has the most scenic land and seascapes imaginable.

Badachro is an excellent base for walks to suit all abilities. From level shoreline walks to Munro bagging, there will be a walk to suit all levels of fitness. Many walks have historical and geological interest, the 'Fairy Lochs' to see the crashed World War Liberator and Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, the very first reserve in Britain, established in 1951.
Beinn Eighe has excellent mountain and low level trails with the opportunity to see golden and sea eagles, mountain hair, cross bills and ptarmigan amounst other wildlife.

A wonderful get away in beautiful surroundings and just what you promised... idyllic and tranquil - Mr & Mrs McLaughlin, Dundee (April 2011)

Many expanses of exquisite sandy beach are within easy reach, the most outstanding being the old fishing station at Red Point, which also has a panoramic vista of the Isle of Skye, Raasay and Applecross. This beach was mentioned in Coast magazine as 1 of the top 5 places to go sea swimming in Britain and was a regular stopping place for the Royal Yacht Britannia, so the Queen might picnic on the beach.

Badachro is close to Loch Maree, one of the largest and most beautiful lochs in the Highlands. It is dotted islands, covered with wood being some of the most untouched and ancient native pinewoods left in Britain. The mass of Slioch fills most of the skyline on the north eastern shore.

There are many varied boat trips to be enjoyed locally, including cruises to spot whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea birds. Also a unique glass bottomed boat and creel trips, most leaving from Gairloch harbour.

The fishing enthusiast can take a sea fishing trip, fish from the rocks or go fly fishing in the isolated lochs and rivers. Gairloch has a very good 9 hole golf course next to a beautiful sandy beach, from which some of the best sunsets can be seen.

Inverewe Gardens on the shore of Loch Ewe at Poolewe is a magnificent 50 acre garden, founded by Osgood MacKenzie.The exotic and rare plants thrive as a result of the Gulf Stream whose warm currents are mostly responsible for the mild and damp weather. Another excellent garden is Attadale, on Loch Carron.

During spring and early summer the grassy banks around Badachro are progressively covered with wild primroses, blue-bells and yellow iris. Amoungst the heather and undergrowth you can find several varieties of beautiful orchid.

A good supply of guides, maps, books and information are provided in Ceomara Highland Cottages to peruse during your holiday.

Binoculars are a holiday essential, to get a close up view of the seals that regularly play in the water where the fresh water enters at the head of Badachro bay. To watch the curlews and oyster catchers feeding at the end of the garden and the herons patiently fishing at the edge of the water. An endless variety of garden birds can be seen feeding in the garden around the cottages and their beautiful songs alot of the time is the only sound that can be heard outside.


Related Pages


Contact Details




 
website design & development by untiedshoes