Smiddy details
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Booking:
To make a booking, contact the custodian
(even if you are a member, do not simply go up there without contacting the custodian).
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Custodian:
Helen Forde
30 Reid Terrace
Edinburgh EH3 5JH
Contact:
email:
;
phone: 0131 332 0071
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Location:
Dundonnell, near Ullapool.
OS map
Google map
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OS Map:
OS Landranger 19, Gairloch and Ullapool.
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Grid Ref:
NH 096 877
For GPS: NH 09563 87736
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Postcode:
IV23 2QR (for satnav).
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Access:
From Inverness, head west towards Ullapool and follow the A835. At
Braemore junction take the A832, signposted Gairloch, to
Dundonnell.
The hut is located on the south side of the A832, 0.5k
before the Dundonnell Hotel.
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Web cams:
If you want to get some idea of what the road conditions are like see
here for a list of road traffic
web cams.
In the Highland section the A9 ones, in particular Drumochter and
Slochd, are obviously worth looking at.
The Braemore junction ones seem to be the closest to the Smiddy.
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Accommodation:
Ten people, on alpine-style sleeping platforms, all with mattresses and pillows (bring your own pillowcase).
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Price:
members: free;
non-members (including guests of members): £8 per night.
In addition, there is a coin meter for the electricity.
NB: the meter takes NEW £1 coins.
Old coins jam - do not use one or you will be stuck without electricity!
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Facilities:
Electric lighting/heating/cooking, coal fire, H&C water,
WC, kettle, microwave, fridge, and crockery and kitchen utensils are
supplied.
NB It is worth bringing your own tea towels - we try to provide a supply but, with no-one on hand, it is hard to keep them clean!
Showers are available in the Dundonnel Hotel (until 11.30pm, if you wish to prioritise beer over cleanliness, price £3.50, including a towel - summer 2014).
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NB:
NO CAMPING IS ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY.
TAKE AWAY ALL REFUSE. DO NOT LEAVE IT IN NEIGHBOURS' BINS.
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Shops:
The nearest shops that we know of are in Ullapool, 26 miles away.
There is a big range of shops etc. there.
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Bars:
The
Dundonnell hotel
is about 500 yards away, and serves bar meals to non-residents
(it is not open every night in the low-season, so it is worth
checking before relying on it).
Apart from that, the nearest hotel or bar is in Ullapool,
26 miles away.