Ullapool Bookshop

Ullapool Bookshop sits on Quay Street, just a short walk from the ferry pier, and has long been a fixture of village life in this small Highland port. It is an independent shop stocking a carefully chosen range of new titles, with particularly strong sections on Scottish history, Gaelic culture, nature writing, mountaineering and the geology of the North West Highlands, alongside general fiction, children's books, maps and guidebooks.

The shop is a useful stop for anyone heading further into Wester Ross or catching the ferry across to Stornoway, whether to pick up a walking guide for An Teallach and the Coigach hills, a novel for the crossing, or a locally produced book on Assynt's landscapes. Staff know the stock well and are happy to make recommendations on Highland writers and reading about the surrounding area.

Ullapool has a strong literary streak, hosting the annual Ullapool Book Festival each spring, and the bookshop plays a central role in that scene. Combined with the nearby cafes, galleries and harbour, it makes an easy addition to a browse around the village on a bus stop-over from Inverness.