page_title: Ullapool
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Ullapool / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Ullapool from ferry 2
context_page_description: Ullapool is a village of around 1,500 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, located around 45 miles north-west of Inverness. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around, and an important port and tourist destination. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, moderating the temperature. A few Cordyline australis are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palm trees.
  The town lies on Loch Broom, on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River flows through the village.
context_section_description: Ullapool has a strong reputation as a centre for music, the arts and performance.
  The village has a small museum housed in a Telford Church, An Talla Solais, an arts centre with frequently changing exhibitions and workshops, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and several pubs, bed and breakfasts, restaurants and hotels. It is a centre for walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and other holidaymakers and is situated in a spectacular and remote part of the United Kingdom.
  In May every year there is the three-day Ullapool Book Festival which attracts a diverse range of writers and with work in both Scottish Gaelic and English. The Macphail Centre has a theatre hosting a regular programme of musical, dance and theatrical performances, many by the Scottish national companies but some work from smaller reps and travelling Edinburgh Fringe performers. Often the number of performances in any week will mean there is overspill to the Village Hall and other venues.
  The Tall Ships visited Ullapool in July 2011, a major event for the village and the surrounding area.
  Ullapool is home to the shinty team Lochbroom Camanachd.
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