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MUNRO BAGGING WITH  A MOTOR HOME; 

The guide gives practical advice on:

# Taking up Munro bagging as a hobby

# Planning a hill walking tour benefits of Munro bagging with motorhome

# Benefits of Munro bagging with a motorhome

# Tips on choosing your first Munro

# Ideas for 5 thrilling & beginner-friendly tours are all available at the Munro Bagging

All available at the Munro bagging link given above.

GO FURTHER; Specialises in guided mountain walking and scrambling days in Torridon, on Skye, An Teallach, the Fisherfield Wilderness and the mountains in the Gairloch and Ullapool areas.

GREAT WILDERNESS CHALLENGE; Every year, the picturesque Scottish Highland villages of Poolewe and Aultbea, along with the surrounding country estates, play host to one of Scotland's most gruelling endurance sporting events for charity. This annual and tough race through 25 miles of wilderness is a major event in Wester Ross's calendar and raises large sums of money for charities, recently around £200,000 each year.

SEASCAPE EXPEDITIONS: Based in Ullapool Seascape Expeditions visit the Summer Isles and Loch Broom. There you can enjoy at close range the wild life and marvel at the beauty of the island and mountainous coastline views. They offer set tours, trips to Isle Martin, private trips, excursions and charters. 

All weather clothing is provided. Seascape Expeditions are certified to MCA Code of Practice and is fully equipped with the latest safety equipment and electronics. Safe fun adventures on the coast of the Highlands.

ART, CULTURE, HISTORY

Ceangol=connection: is an international collaboration between Lynn Bennett-Mackenzie (Scotland) & Somu Desai (India) to create a series of international artists residencies in the Highlands of Scotland. It's mission is to set up residencies for artists to visit NW Scotland and create artworks and to interact with the community and promote the arts and the area.

GAIRLOCH HERITAGE MUSEUM: The comprehensively covers the history of the area, including archaeological finds, a croft house room, schoolroom, ongoing presentations on various topics, exhibitions. It also has a shop and the interior of the local lighthouse. For children, there are working models, quizzes and hands-on activities.For researchers, an archive with a rich collection of resources and library. For research purposes contact the museum first to discuss with them the subject(s) you are interested in.

Lynn Bennett-MacKenzie: Born in 1967, Lynn is an established artist living and working in Gairloch, NW Scotland. Brought up in remote rural areas of the Highlands of Scotland, Lynn studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, graduating in 1990. She enjoys creating in a variety of media and exploring new methods of working. She has exhibited widely and taken part in several community and international projects including The Big Picture, Wild Wood , Landfill art, an International Art Symposium in Russia and is currently collaborating with an Indian artist to create Ceangal, a series of international artist residencies in the NW Highlands. In her painting and drawing works she successfully expresses the emotion of the often isolating atmosphere of the Highlands.

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