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Photo of Aultbea, a village in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Aultbea

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During the war, Loch Ewe was a secret assembly point for the Arctic convoys carrying supplies to the Soviet Union, and Aultbea sits right on its shore. The small Russian Arctic Convoy Museum tells that story. Today it’s a quiet village on the A832, with the loch and its wartime traces for company.

More places to visit near Aultbea

Photo of the Wester Ross, a National Scenic Area in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Wester Ross

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Torridon

Some of Scotland's wildest mountain country — sandstone giants, remote lochs and a coast of sea and sand

Photo of Firemore Beach, a beach near Aultbea in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Firemore Beach

Beach near Aultbea

Reddish-sand beach on Loch Ewe near Poolewe, warmed by the Gulf Stream and popular for summer bathing.

5.1 km W

Photo of Mellon Udrigle Beach, a beach in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Mellon Udrigle Beach

Beach near Mellon Udrigle

Horseshoe of soft white sand and turquoise water with a celebrated panorama over to the Assynt peaks.

7.2 km N

Photo of Gruinard Bay, a beach near Laide in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Gruinard Bay

Beach near Laide

Vast curving stretch of pink-red sand backed by mountains, looking out to Gruinard Island.

8.5 km E

Photo of Assynt–Coigach, a National Scenic Area in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Assynt–Coigach

National Scenic Area near Inverkirkaig

Strange, isolated peaks rising from a watery moorland wilderness in the far north-west

12.6 km NE

Photo of Rua Reidh Lighthouse, a lighthouse in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Rua Reidh Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Remote lighthouse on a headland beyond Melvaig, with views over the Minch to Skye and Lewis.

12.9 km W · Highland