Walkwise Scottish Walking Week Inchnadamph & Sutherland, Mountains & Wildlife
Saturday 24 August 16:00 - Saturday 31 August
(7 nights)
From £899.00
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 Jamie produces some of the best 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 cant 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. So can't wait, this is one of our absolute favourites.
Includes
- 7 night’s accommodation
- 7 evening meals
- 7 breakfasts
- 5 picnic lunches
- 5 full days professional guiding offering two walks each day.
Extras
- Single or Sole Occupancy Supplement
- Local transport costs to walks, if possible own cars may be used.
- Guests 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/group to enquire about booking as a guest.
Location & Itinerary
So what delights will encourage us back again. Well we could just rerun the previous walks as they were so successful, but there is so much more here too…Foinaven was amazing, Arkle is wonderful, there’s always the most northerly munro of Ben Hope, the shapely Ben Loyal, the amazing triple topped Quinag, the attractive Ben More, or the anglular Assynt, the impregnable Suilven, and the playground of Stac Pollaidh, and then on the doorstep is the temptations of Ghlas Bheinn and Beinn Uidhe. Of course there are many other peaks that just seem to tower up out of the ground as if some giant had just placed them there. In truth, we will blend some of the classic “must do” mountains with some new and exciting routes to create a varied interesting and exciting walking programme with something for everyone. On our last visit here people alternated between the high and low level walks, to a much greater extent than on any other trip and I believe that this is testament to the merits and the temptations that the lower level walks have to offer so read on…
The lower level walks visit stunning bays that match any of those in the Carribbean! Silver sand beaches stretch out into the distance and these are lapped by Mediterranean clear blue waters, but whilst these waters are driven by the gulf stream the temperature of the water is a little cooler. Once again we will seek out and enjoy these special places, especially those around Durness, Oldshoremore and for those in the know, the famous and very special Sandwood Bay. The walks to these bay are hugely interesting in themselves, with carpets of wild flowers at your feet and skuas, eagles, terns and rafts of sea birds overhead. We will also have the opportunity of walking some of Sutherlands smaller hills and Corbett like Canisp or even have a play on Stac Pollaidh. Another lovely day is the walk out alongside Loch Glendhu watching out for the ever present deer and passing the tumbling waterfall of the Maldie Burn, before reaching the bothy and Glendhu. From here a boat collects you and takes you back to Kylesku but watch out for the resident seals and the 658ft waterfall is the tallest in Britain. Oh and at this time of year we aim to head out to Handa Islands to see the sea bird spectacular and hopefully catch the departure of the puffins!!!
So whether you fancy a lower level or a higher level walks you wont be disappointed. The only difficulty is deciding which one to do! So why not come and join us on a week of discovery, nature, laughter and the pleasure of enjoying it with like minded people. Remember to allow you to choose a walk that suits you best, WalkWise 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.
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.
Walk options will be reduced if booking numbers don't allow 2 guides in attendance.
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 tall paul 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, but and don’t bring any work with you either, that’s illegal here)
Inchnadamph Hotel, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, IV27 4HN
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member Double Share Space - Must be 2 | £899.00 | Sold Out |
| Member Male Twin Share Space | £899.00 | Available |
| Member Twin Share Space | £899.00 | Sold Out |
| Member Single Room Space | £999.00 | Sold Out |
| Member Sole Occupancy Room Space | £1099.00 | Sold Out |
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