Scottish Walking Week Inchnadamph & Sutherland, Mountains & Wildlife

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Saturday 23 July 2022 16:00 - Saturday 30 July 2022

(7 nights)

From £839.00

Listed by Spice National

Overview

Inchnadamph and Sutherland is quite rightly one of our most successful and popular Scottish walking weeks we have ever run partly because the Jamie produces some of the food ever and Richard looks after us all so very well. True it is remote, but that is the true beauty of the area, everything is remote and in the Highlands they always say that ‘the best is in the North and the West’ and you can’t go much further northwest than here. Sutherland is quite simply the wildest and remotest corner of Britain, and quite possibly the most beautiful! Much of it is untamed and unpopulated, its geology is unique; individual mountains rise majestically from the landscape and the wildlife loves it. Red deer stags wander around the hotel grounds, eagles soar above and the whole area is just aesthetically stunning! Together the grandeur of the scenery combined with its unique natural history naturally attracts hill walkers and backpackers but it also makes this Sutherland one of the Europe’s premier walking and wildlife destinations.

We just love our Scottish Walking Week in Inchnadamph amongst this wonderful landscape, admiring sublime scenery and the breath-taking wildlife. We have secured an early summer week at the Inchnadamph hotel where our fantastic hosts will look after our every need.  The hotel is pretty remote, and there is not any overflow accommodation, so book early to ensure your place. We can’t wait as this is one of our absolute favourites.

Covid: This weekend will be run in accordance with Covid regulations at the time of the event - should we not be able to run the weekend due to Covid restrictions you will be entitled to a credit note or refund.

Includes

7 night’s accommodation, 7 evening meals, 7 breakfasts, 5 picnic lunches. 5 full days professional guiding offering two walks each day.

Extras

Transport to and from walks; whether by car or boats & ferries.

Guests: Guests & Non Members who are new to Spice are welcome to book at a £36 supplement though they may prefer to join to obtain the member rate and any deals that may be available at the time of booking/joining. Please call your local office to enquire about booking as a guest.

Location & Itinerary

Is this for me?

To allow you to choose a walk that suits you best, we will provide two walks on each day, led by professional and knowledgeable walking guides. On all walking days there will be a harder walk of 7 to 15 miles with up to 5500ft ascent, and a gentler moderate walk of 7 to 10 miles long with less ascent, no more than 2500ft.

Travel & Stay

Never heard of Inchnadamph? It’s a remote small hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland on the shores of Loch Assynt which has its own ruined castle (Ardvreck). The name ‘Inchnadamph’ means ‘meadow of the stags’ and on an evening or a morning the Stags are often found grazing the meadows that surround the hotel and sometimes they are even in the car park. Beyond these meadows the hotel is surrounded by the most incredible and breathtaking mountains, rivers and lochs. The Inchnadamph hotel has a great reputation for its friendly staff, relaxed service, great Scottish food and comfortable bedrooms. In fact the food has become legendary due to the quality and quantity we experienced on our last visit, even some with huge appetites couldn’t finish some of the main courses! The hotel comes with comfortable bedrooms all with tea and coffee making facilities. In addition, luxurious feather-and-down duvets with cotton bed linen to guarantee a comfortable night’s sleep and the bathrooms are all provided with generous, fluffy white towels. There is also a comfortable guest lounge and bar, a restaurant and for the ones who need to be connected, there’s free Wi-Fi in public areas.

There are no TV’s in the bedrooms due to there being no signal and note that there is no mobile phone signal either, so you have to be sociable - don’t bring any work with you either, that’s illegal here!

Getting There

By Road: Head for Inverness, probably on the A9 which is the fastest and easiest route through the Highlands. Stay on the A9 past Inverness and across the Beauly Firth. At the roundabout at Tore, turn left on the A835 to Ullapool, and then simply stay on the A835 following signs to Ullapool. At Ullapool continue on the A835 and follow for a further 17 miles to a T junction with the A837. Turn LEFT signed A837 signed Lochinver, Kylesku and Scourie, the hotel is on the RIGHT in a further 6 miles.

If you are having problems finding the hotel, please call them directly, or you could call one of your guides, but mobiles aren’t brilliant up here

Gideon:          0780 907 0257

Shaun             0787 933 4659

Andy:           0774 894 2263

The closest tourist Information Centre is Ullapool: 01854 612135

By train the nearest train station is at Lairg 34miles away or Garve about 55 miles

By Bus Scottish Citylink operate buses from both Glasgow and Edinburgh to Ullapool

By Plane. If you live in the south of England it may be easiest to get a plane to Inverness and hire a car from there. 

Availability & Pricing

TypePrice
Member Double Ensuite Share£699.00Sold Out
Member Single Ensuite£839.00Available
Member Sole Occupancy Ensuite£899.00Sold Out

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The Inchnadamph Hotel, Inchnadamph, Assynt Sutherland, Scotland, IV27 4HN

Host & Everything Else

All walks are weather dependent.

You MUST have:

• MONEY, it’s a long way to anywhere up here

• PETROL for your car, it’s a long way to anywhere up here! We recommend filling up at Inverness as everywhere else gets more expensive

• Everything you need, it’s a long way to anywhere up here

Your OWN PPE, face masks, hand sterlizer,

• Walking boots

• A Water bottle (minimum 1 litre)

• A Rucksack with a plastic liner

• Waterproofs: jacket and trousers

• A Warm hat

• Warm gloves (not leather)

• Thick walking socks

• Base layer: (thin thermal or warm T-shirt. Best not to be cotton as it gets cold when wet)

• Over layer: (warm sweater or fleece)

• Extra layer: warm top for when cold (eg. when stopped for lunch)

• Comfortable walking trousers (not jeans as they are too cold & heavy when wet)

• Personal Medication, Hand Sanitiser and a face covering

• Smart casual clothes for the evening.

You may wish to bring:

• Vacuum flask (if you like hot drinks on the hill)

• Medium size Tupperware container or plastic bag, to put picnic lunch in.

• Sit mat 

• Sun glasses

• Lip salve

• Camera

• Personal first aid kit

• Trekking Poles

In good weather and/or summer, you may also wish to bring

• Short trousers

• T - Shirts

• Sun hat

• Sun tan lotion

In poor weather and/or winter, you may also wish to bring:

• Gaiters

• Balaclava

• Extra warm clothing

Maps: The map for this event are: 1:25 000 Durness 446, Ben Hope 446, Foinaven 445, Asynt 442, Coigach 439

This event is organised and supplied by WalkWise UK Ltd, whose terms and conditions apply, (obtainable on request or click on this link) and for whom your local SPICE group acts as an agent. Those booking enter into a contract directly with WalkWise UK Ltd. For availability and bookings contact your local SPICE group directly.

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