Stoer Lighthouse
Stoer Lighthouse
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Stoer Lighthouse is a fully furnished Self Catering Lighthouse located on Stoer Head, north of Lochinver in Sutherland, North West Scotland. The Lighthouse itself dates from the 1870's, has been recently refurbished to a high standard, and is now comprised of two flats each with 2 twin bedrooms, well appointed kitchen, bathroom and lounge.
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stufromthesim
Glasgow, UK110 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Review of the lighthouse as a structure, not the rental apartments available.
A long and sometimes arduous journey from our base near Thurso but worth every minute meandering through single track roads. The sat nav was also spot on for taking us all the way there too from our previous stop at Smoo Cave.
You are rewarded with the ability to park at the lighthouse itself - always nice - and ample opportunities to capture it from all angles, albeit from outside the compound as it is a private rental property.
As you wander the area around the lighthouse beware unmarked cliff edges which can be quite sudden and nearly caught me out with an unexpected increase is steepness.
There is a small car park immediately before the lighthouse with what purports to be a pay toilet and if you are feeling flush, pun intended, you too can feed it several pounds worth of 50 pence coins in an attempt to get in but be warned, on our visit it would take your money and that is where the exchange ended. Just in case bring some 50p coins as it may well work when you need it most!
A long and sometimes arduous journey from our base near Thurso but worth every minute meandering through single track roads. The sat nav was also spot on for taking us all the way there too from our previous stop at Smoo Cave.
You are rewarded with the ability to park at the lighthouse itself - always nice - and ample opportunities to capture it from all angles, albeit from outside the compound as it is a private rental property.
As you wander the area around the lighthouse beware unmarked cliff edges which can be quite sudden and nearly caught me out with an unexpected increase is steepness.
There is a small car park immediately before the lighthouse with what purports to be a pay toilet and if you are feeling flush, pun intended, you too can feed it several pounds worth of 50 pence coins in an attempt to get in but be warned, on our visit it would take your money and that is where the exchange ended. Just in case bring some 50p coins as it may well work when you need it most!
Written 5 March 2020
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Adrian D
Edinburgh, UK772 contributions
Mar 2021
Visited the lighthouse during a stay in Inverness. It's an interesting place to visit, if a bit remote. A good stop on the North Coast 500 if the weather is good. When we visited it was windy but thankfully dry!
Written 23 February 2022
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Richard B
Leeds, UK1 contribution
Aug 2014 • Family
A wonderful place of peace and serenity. We we're spending a pleasant time dolphin watching in August 2014 when the peace was broken by a string of expletives and a screeching of tyres. Upon looking around to locate the source of the commotion I was shocked to see that it was the proprietor of the "Living the Dream" tea van. At the time there were a number of small family groups with children within earshot of the outburst. This for many reasons is highly inappropriate behaviour. Not least being in earshot of ones potential customers. in business it is fairly suicidal to upset your customer base. Especially in such a remote location where the tourist is your main customer.
Written 29 September 2014
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MaTi
Stuttgart, Germany119 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
Park your car at the lighthouse and walk along the coastline for 1hr to find the "Old Man of Stoer". From there walk up the "hill" and find an astonishing view over the highlands and the surrounding hills.
Written 1 November 2019
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Bibcay
Gateshead, UK4,306 contributions
Aug 2019
You must bring your binoculars! We saw a Manx shearwater, wheatear and great skua. The views are amazing.
Written 20 August 2019
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Sazz1971
Kangar, Malaysia301 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
Traveled here with a group of friends of 6, booked both floors of the Lighthouse which consist of 2 floors, with 2 rooms on each floor. Each room consists of 2 twin beds thus a total of 4 beds on 1st floor and 4 beds on ground floor. Both floors are also equipped with a bathroom, a living room and a dining/kitchen room.
Minimum rental is for 3 nights and we stayed there from Saturday till Tuesday.
The amenities are provided and complete - kitchenware, oven, cooking hobs, towels. However toiletries are not provided and please either buy or bring your own.
Location is rather remote with narrow single way road but the view is great and the lighthouse is amazing and that makes all the journey so worthwhile.
The apartments as a whole are clean, bright and airy and amazing view from the first floor. The surrounding and the view are amazing.
When I first stepped in, I can't believe at the quality of the finishing of both floors - at par or even better than most hotels in London.
To the lighthouse caretaker, congratulations. You have done an amazing job.
Totally worth it.
Minimum rental is for 3 nights and we stayed there from Saturday till Tuesday.
The amenities are provided and complete - kitchenware, oven, cooking hobs, towels. However toiletries are not provided and please either buy or bring your own.
Location is rather remote with narrow single way road but the view is great and the lighthouse is amazing and that makes all the journey so worthwhile.
The apartments as a whole are clean, bright and airy and amazing view from the first floor. The surrounding and the view are amazing.
When I first stepped in, I can't believe at the quality of the finishing of both floors - at par or even better than most hotels in London.
To the lighthouse caretaker, congratulations. You have done an amazing job.
Totally worth it.
Written 3 August 2019
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RCP821
Cartaya, Spain13 contributions
May 2019
We stayed in the first floor apartment which was superbly furnished, warm & well equipped. Views along the coast & inland are stunning, as are the sunsets. It is remote, & I mean remote, but if you are looking for a quiet base for exploring this part of north west of Scotland from, it is ideal. We loved it!
Written 2 July 2019
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Avigail A
Inverness, UK78 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
I booked 3 nights at the Stoer Lighthouse self-catering to celebrate our Anniversary. The location is amazing and the accommodation is superb. We had a wonderful weekend there. We stayed at the downstairs apartment, which meant we had to move two single beds together because the upstairs flat was not available for the dates we needed and it does have a double bed. The single duvets are too small for an adult but apart from that I can’t praise the place enough.
Written 14 May 2019
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Annette R
Mold, UK19 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Staying few miles away at Nedd
Up to now visited 3times weather been good so excellent visibility
Met people doing a whale and dolphin watch
We managed to catch 1 whale passing but unsure of what kind
dolphins about my husband and son do have good binoculars Walk to the stack easy to follow few birds about on sea but early yet
Up to now visited 3times weather been good so excellent visibility
Met people doing a whale and dolphin watch
We managed to catch 1 whale passing but unsure of what kind
dolphins about my husband and son do have good binoculars Walk to the stack easy to follow few birds about on sea but early yet
Written 1 May 2019
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peediebreeks1972
Stromness, UK57 contributions
Sept 2017 • Couples
Not a clearly marked path at all very boggy in bits where even hiking boots weren't enough! If you've been to Orkney and walked to the Old Man of Hoy prepare to be disappointed with comparison!!
Would be most improved though with some markers to show you're at least heading in the right direction.
Would be most improved though with some markers to show you're at least heading in the right direction.
Written 4 September 2017
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Hi, who do I contact to make a booking at the Stoer Lighthouse?
Written 12 February 2017
stoerlighthouse
Stoer, United Kingdom
Hi Yvonne,
You can contact us by email on: keeper @ stoerlighthouse . co . uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Stoer Lighthouse Team
Written 13 February 2017
Can disabled people in wheelchairs get anywhere
Written 28 April 2016
I believe you would be able to see the outside of the buildings and enjoy the view and read history boards etc and would thoroughly enjoy the visit down to the lighthouse. The day we went we only viewed from the outside but found it well worthwhile.
I trust that helps.
Kind regards
Boyd
Written 28 April 2016
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