Email Sands Holiday House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
Other places to stay in and around Gairloch
Welcome to Sands Caravan and Camping Park!
Situated on the beautiful west coast of the Highlands of Scotland with unsurpassed views of the Isle of Skye and Outer Hebrides. The ideal location for the holiday of your choice.
Sands is an ideal base to explore the best of Wester Ross, with the famous Torridon mountains to the south and the world renowned Inverewe Gardens to the north.
Sands Holiday House Accommodation
A luxurious house situated with in its own croft in the small crofting township of Big Sand, 4 miles west of Gairloch. Enjoying a raised site providing outstanding views of the Torridon Mountains, Skye and the sandy beach next to the Sands Caravan and Camping Site.
The one and half storey house was built in 2005 and has been luxuriously fitted out for 6 persons comfortably.
Ground Floor
There is under-floor heating throughout the ground floor, a large kitchen
diner with southerly facing views, sliding doors leading out onto the
garden which has a patio and large bench table to eat out or relax when
weather permits.
The lounge has a large LCD TV with freeview and home cinema kit, leather seating and a very efficient multi fuel stove which can be used by guests when ever required and wood or coal will be available at no extra cost.
There is a bathroom with bath, toilet and wash hand basin and also an en-suite bedroom with king size bed. Also on the ground floor is a utility room with washing machine, sink, freezer and clothes drying pulley.
Upstairs
There are three bedrooms upstairs one with king size bed, one twin bedded
and one single bedroom. Also upstairs is a separate walk-in shower, toilet
and wash hand basin.
Outside
With a secluded location it has its own driveway, large parking area,
washing line area and garden with children’s swing this location
is perfect for a luxurious get-away any time of the year.
There are all the usual amenities:
• Q guild butcher
• Grocery shops
• Craft shops
• Health centre
• Coffee shops
• Restaurants
• Post office
• Tourist office
• Dentist (twice a week)
• Vet (twice a week)
Attractions and Activities
Sands is 3 miles from the village of Gairloch, (Geárrloch in Gaelic
means the short loch) an enjoyable walk or cycle along the coast from
the park, with possibilities of spotting birds and sealife. Gairloch has
much to offer the holiday maker, traditionally a crofting and fishing
village.
Walks for all abilities, whether you enjoy a short stroll along the harbour to spot 'Sammy' the seal, to walks into the hills to discover our wild wilderness, there are fun and enjoyable walks for everybody.
More activities include:
. Wildlife cruises
. Fishing trips
. Pony trekking
. Rock climbing
. Leisure Centre (indoor activities)
. Gairloch Heritage museum
. A wealth of history to discover
. Bird watching
. Rare wildlife spotting
. Inverewe Gardens (Internationally renowned)
. Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve
. Fishing (sea, river & loch)
. Poolewe Swimming Pool
DIRECTIONS
From Inverness continue North on the A9 until the Tore roundabout after
12miles (20Km). Take the A835 towards Ullapool.
Just after Garve in 19miles (31Km) the scenic route by Loch Maree can be taken by branching left onto the A832 and following this road through Achnasheen and Kinlochewe to Gairloch. This is 45miles (72Km).
The route to the Sands Holiday Centre is on the B8021. This road branches to the left in Gairloch approximately 1mile (1.5Km) after the pier.
This route is shorter but contains a few stretches of single track road where passing places are used to allow oncoming traffic to overtake. They should also be used to allow faster following traffic to overtake.
The other route from Garve is to stay on the A835 until Braemore Junction 20miles (32Km) from Garve. Turn left onto the A832 and follow the road through Aultbea and Poolewe to Gairloch in 55miles (88Km).
At the foot of the hill after entering Gairloch the B8021 to the Sands Holiday Centre branches to the right. This route is longer but is all double track road.
Email Sands Holiday House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
