ROUTE: STORNOWAY - ULLAPOOL
OPERATOR: CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE
VESSEL: mv LOCH SEAFORTH
COST: £60.65 + £11.15 single car and passenger (2024)
One of the best ways to see the Scottish islands is to use the ‘Rail & Sail’ method. However on this occasion there is no rail option! This trip sees me take the car from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and Harris to Ullapool. In June 2024 I travelled the 53 miles across a notorious stretch of sea - The Minch.
I took the 0700 sailing service from Stornoway due to arrive in Ullapool at 0940. Be aware that in the summer this route is very popular and booking is essential if your planning on taking a vehicle.
The original mv Loch Seaforth was launched in 1947. In 1949 she became the first member of the MacBrayne fleet to be fitted with radar and is the only Caledonian MacBrayne vessel to have been written off whilst on passenger service. In March 1973 she was damaged by stranding on Gunna Rocks, 2 miles east of Tiree on passage Lochboisdale for Tiree and Oban. Later in she was 1973 broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co. Ltd., Troon.
The current mv Loch Seaforth was constructed in Flensburg, Germany and launched on 21 March 2014 and christened by Joan Murray, a daughter of the late Captain John Smith, master of the original 1947 mailboat. She entered service in February 2015.
For timetables and fares visit www.calmac.co.uk
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