Poolewe and Cove are both situated on the shores of loch Ewe, the only north facing loch of Wester Ross. Poolewe is a very lovely small town with its own market every tuesday morning, the Poolewe hotel, which serves good dinners and the Bridge Coffee Shop, owned by two lovely people who serve great coffees and cakes during daytimes.
Poolewe is located at the beginning of loch Ewe where the river from loch Maree (only 2 miles away) flows into loch Ewe. With Inverewe Gardens only 500 meters away, Poolewe is a very nice place for a holiday. The b8057 takes you from Poolewe to Cove passing Inverasdale, Naast and Midtown. Cove is where the road ends and at Rubha nan Sasan you can find a war memorial to the crews lost on Russian Convoys. Loch Ewe was used in WWII for naval vessels to assemble before sailing the oceans in convoys. The remains of the gun-emplacements can still be seen, as well as on the other side near Mellon Charles.
At Inverasdale you can visit a special restaurant called the Gille Dubh, pronounced as Gilly Doo. Opened from wednesday to Sunday Tim and Julia serve nice lunches and dinners and inside the restaurant a lot of second hand books and collectables can be found which are for sale. Dont forget to make reservations.
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Cottage at Inverasdale looking over Loch Ewe towards Poolewe.
The Gille Dubh (gilly doo) for books and good food. And everything is for sale inside.
The road through Inverasdale.
Loch Ewe looking north on another glorious day.
Sunset at Rubha nan Sasan near the 2nd worldwar memorial.
View over Loch Ewe from Cove.
Almost the same view at sunset.
The cottage we stayed in the first time in Cove
Birdsnest at Firemore beach
View over Loch Ewe towards Mellon Charles and the Isle of Ewe
Rubha nan Sasan where the 2nd ww memorial is placed. Loch ewe was used to hide vessels in the war before they went in convoy to the US
Cottages in Cove
The interior of the Gille Dubh for good food and books where everything is for sale.
Loch Ewe looking towards Poolewe
Loch Ewe seen from the road 100 meters from the Poolewe Hotel.
Inverewe Gardens near Poolewe. Very beautiful gardens in a unexpected part of Scotland.
The view from Poolewe over the river towards Loch Maree
The bridge at Poolewe where the river from Loch Maree flows into Loch Ewe. Behind the bridge the Coffee Shop where they serve great cakes and coffee. dont mis it!!
From Gairloch to Rubha Reidh looking back towards Gairloch
Funny trees near Big Sand
A bit different than home but cycling is great. This is on the road towards Rubha Reidh.
Skye seen from Melvaig. You can see the thunderstorm developing and one hour later we had a huge thundershower
Rubha Reidh Lighthouse at the end of the road. It is a challenging drive and not for people with fear of heights but the result is very rewarding
We were standing above the mist and clouds wich gave an interesting effect
After the mist was cleared. Below the (NATO)tanks for refilling the submarines from the Royal Navy. Loch Ewe is used for submarine exercises
View back from Mellon Charles towards Poolewe. In Mellon Charles at the end of the road is a very interesting shop where they sell selfmade perfumes and soap, well worth a visit.
Gairloch Harbour with the nice shops and the fishingboats.
One of the residents waiting for a fresh meal
Gairloch Beach where we found very special and intersting shells
After a nice walk from Poolewe we ended up near Loch Maree for some more very rewarding views. The altitude is about 350 meters
This little friend accompanied us at the beginning of our trip and was there when we came back
