Albion House, Main Street, Lairg, Sutherland

Self Catering Holiday Accommodation
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ALBION HOUSE
Main Street, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4AR

The Staircase Window

SOME LOCAL FACILITIES & SERVICES

SHOPS

Cost Cutters - General Stores.   By National Service Station, across Black Bridge. Newspapers. National Lottery Outlet. Open 7 days a week.

Oasis    - General Stores   Main Street, next door but one to Albion House. Open Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm; Sundays 10am to 2pm. Tel: (01549) 402002

Spar - General Stores.   Lochside

Chemist        - Main Street Next door to Albion House : Tel (01549) 402374

Bank of Scotland – Main Street.  Adjacent to Albion House access road. Only open 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) but has an ATM.

Post Office          -  Main Street.  Public Telephone Kiosk.

Hairdresser - Main Street.  At junction of road to primary school. Closed Mondays.Tel (01549) 402015

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Sundays:    Oasis, next door, is open 10am to2pm. The general store, Costcutters, by the petrol pumps (on the other side of the bridge over the loch) is open until 6.30 pm.

The Kyle Bakery in Bonar Bridge is well stocked and open all day. The Co-op Supermarket in Tain and Safeway in Alness are also open, and Tesco in Inverness never shuts!




RESTAURANTS / FOOD

Local:

The Nip Inn (Tel:  (01549) 402243 – Pub and separate restaurant

Crofter's Restaurant (Tel: (01549) 402447 – All day meals

Take away chips – next door to Spar Shop, Lochside.  Closed Mondays. Tel:(01549) 402262


More distant:

Achness Hotel – Rosehall (approx. 7 miles) Need to book: Tel.(01549)441207

Pittentrail Inn – Rogart (approx. 12 miles)

Falls of Shin  Visitor Centre (approx. 5 miles) – Lunches

Morangie House – Tain (approx. 25 miles) Formal meals

RECREATION:

Fishing:

Information obtainable from Sutherland Sporting Company Main Street, Lairg and from David Walker,  Park House Guest House. Tel: (01549) 402208.  Information (including details of Licence Fee Purchase) is also available in Tourist Information Folder in Albion House.

Golf Courses -  Bonar Bridge (9 hole) (app.10 miles)

                      - Tain (18 hole)

-  The Royal Dornoch (app. 25 miles)

Beaches ; - Dornoch and Golspie

Walks           - See leaflets issued by Forestry Commission in Albion House

TOURIST INFORMATION and INTERNET ACCESS

Ferrycroft Tourist Information Centre: Over Black Bridge and turn right, then 2nd left.
Has internet access point but not free.  Free internet access is available at the libraries - a small charge for each A4 sheet printed out.  Check the hours of opening – either Lairg or Bonar Bridge will be open at some time each day and three evenings a week.

WiFi - I believe this is available at The Castle Hotel, Dornoch

LIBRARY

Lairg:                          Monday & Thursday: 10.00 - 12.00  & 14.30 - 17.00
Tel:   01549 402577
                                     Tuesday & Friday: 14.30 - 17.00 & 18.00 - 20.00

                                    Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday:  Closed all day.

Bonar Bridge:             Monday to Friday:  10.00 – 12.30  every day 

Tel: 01863 766838      Monday:  14.30 – 17.00

                                    Thursday:  17.30 – 20.00

                                    Saturday & Sunday: Closed all day.

GARAGES

Petrol Pumps:  National Garage across Black Bridge

Mechanic:  Ardgay Garage (app. 11 miles) Tel: 01863 766231

HEALTH


Pharmacy/ Chemist:  Closes 1-2pm daily, Wed and Sat afternoons and all day Sunday.

Doctors/District Nurses:  Health Centre, Main Street – first left after Post Office.

Dr A Marshall and Dr D Slater with district nurses.

Tel: Doctor (01549) 402007               

       Nurse  (01549)  402245

Accident and Emergency:

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness : Tel 01463 704000

Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie.(GP managed)  Tel: 01408 633157

Veterinary Surgeons :   Rogart – on the left on the main road half a mile before the village of Rogart – well signposted.  Tel:  01408 641352

More information with emergency and useful phone numbers is available for you in the hall of Albion House.

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