How to get to the Guitar Festival in Ullapool

From the south, follow the road north, to Inverness,over the Kessock Bridge then take the A9 north for 8 miles to the Tore Roundabout where you will find that Ullapool is clearly signposted.
The Macphail Centre is the main concert venue for all the 2008 Festival concerts. The late night festival club will take place in the Arch Inn West Shore Street Ullapool.

Airport.

Inverness is our nearest airport with daily flights from London,Bristol,Dublin, Liverpool,Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh,Glasgow, Orkney and Shetland and Belfast.

The main operators are Ryanair, Easyjet, BMI.

Bus

Contact Rapsons or Citylink http://www.citylink.co.uk/

Car Hire

All the major car hire companies have offices at the airport there are also car hire operators at the railway station in Inverness.

Railway

The nearest station is at Garve but it is easier to get off at Inverness and either hire a car or take the bus to Ullapool.

Check out the scotrail web site

Some handy numbers re accommodation:-

The Royal Hotel Garve Road Ullapool. 01854 612181

The Caledonian Hotel Ullapool 01854 612306 is running a special offer for the Festival £35 per person per night for dinner bed breakfast but you must stay a minimum of 2 nights to get this rate, http://www.oxfordhotelsandinns.com

The Ceilidh Place West Argyle Street Ullapool 01854 612103

The Macphail Centre, Mill Street, Ullapool. 01854 613336 Workshops on Saturday
http://www.macphailcentre.co.uk/

The Argyll Hotel, Argyle Street, Ullapool 01854 612422 
www.theargyllullapool.com

The Ferry Boat Inn, Shore Street Ullapool 01854 612366

The Arch Inn West Shore Street 01854 612454

The Ullapool Hotel Garve Road 01854 612905

There are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in Ullapool which are all supporting the festival. Full listings of the available accommodation in ullapool can be found on http://www.ullapool.com or on http://www.ullapool.co.uk