The Ceilidh Place

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The Ceilidh Place is a small family business in the North West Highlands in Scotland. We have been in operation for over 40 years and have gained a loyal customer base in that time. The business comprises a hotel, bar, café, restaurant, bookshop & arts venue. We attract guests and employees alike with an interest in good food, good conversation, outdoor pursuits and creative direction. Our Café-Ba

r & Restaurant is informal yet professional, it is important to us that you have an interest in the customer from both sides of service. We strive to keep a happy team, willing to serve and are able to get along at all times in harmony. Our food is mostly locally sourced, vegetables and fruit whenever they are in season and meat & fish from local suppliers. We serve great coffee again from a small roaster and made well. Wine & ales are given special attention on our drinks lists and the ever increasing list of Scottish Gins is present. The bedrooms in the hotel are filled with books and our residents lounge is a relaxed space for guests to meet & chat until the wee hours. The books are carefully selected and topics range from Highland clearances to Scottish Politics, European romances to Scottish music scene. Ullapool is a great place to spend a summer or as a place to live. With a lot going on all year round, we really are only quiet for a number of weeks in the winter. There are Gaelic music festivals, a book festival, a guitar festival, a dance festival and a rock festival, and a film festival on the horizon. We are surrounded by mountains and forest walks, white beaches are not far away and there is always our café to while away the hours when the sun ain’t shining so much.

30/08/2026

There are NO tickets left for An Dannsa Dub on Thursday (3 August). All gone!

We are still looking for some experienced bar & restaurant staff to top out the season (end October) If you find yoursel...
29/08/2026

We are still looking for some experienced bar & restaurant staff to top out the season (end October)
If you find yourself in Ullapool and can confidently join a team to help out a for a few weeks let us know!
Drop us an email or DM here.
[email protected]

If you are planning coming to our standing gig with An Dannsa Dub a week tonight (Thursday 3 September)in our Venue and ...
27/08/2026

If you are planning coming to our standing gig with An Dannsa Dub a week tonight (Thursday 3 September)in our Venue and haven’t got your ticket yet be warned! Three quarters of the tickets have already gone. So get yours now - £17 from www.ticketsource.com/theceilidhplace

Have you got your tickets yet for the exciting young trio APE HOUSE in our Venue on Saturday (29 August)? They first pl...
24/08/2026

Have you got your tickets yet for the exciting young trio APE HOUSE in our Venue on Saturday (29 August)? They first played here in spring of 2025 and are now back by popular demand. The Glasgow-based trio - Craig, fiddler from County Clare, Lachie, guitar and vocals, Wallace, cello and concertina, play contemporary traditional music, delivered in a raw, energetic style.
Tickets £16 from www.ticketsource.com/theceilidhplace

Delicious roast beef tomorrow with all the delicious trimmings. 12-3pm, when its gone, its gone!
22/08/2026

Delicious roast beef tomorrow with all the delicious trimmings. 12-3pm, when its gone, its gone!

The next gig in our Venue is on Saturday 29 August with APE HOUSE. Ape House first played in our Venue in spring of last...
22/08/2026

The next gig in our Venue is on Saturday 29 August with APE HOUSE. Ape House first played in our Venue in spring of last year. They went down a storm and many in the audience, on their way out at the end of the night, asked us to please book them again. So we have! They are a trad band composed of fiddle/bodhran, cello/concertina, guitar/vocals that specialises in original tunes, songs, and arrangements of traditional material. They combine these sounds in their signature style to produce an intricate and exciting listening experience. , Ape House have takentheir music across Scotland and beyond; forging strong musical connections to the West Highlands and Northumberland in particular.
Tickets £16 from www.ticketsource.com/theceilidhplace

Tomorrow (Frìday) in our Venue we have the exciting young 4-piece band TARRAN (keys, fiddle, harp, bodhran) three of who...
20/08/2026

Tomorrow (Frìday) in our Venue we have the exciting young 4-piece band TARRAN (keys, fiddle, harp, bodhran) three of whom have been finalists of the BBC Young Traditional Musicians of the Year. award, Tarran are an exhilarating contemporary folk group from Glasgow, with roots in both Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. Tarran’s captivating performances have been brought to stages across Europe since 2019, notably their recent 2026 sold out Celtic Connections headline show, Lorient Interceltique Festival, Celtica Valle d'Aosta, and the Edinburgh International Harp Festival.
Tickets £16 from www.ticketsource.com/theceilidhplace or at the door if still availability.

We are currently looking for housekeeping staff. You must have some experience in a busy hotel/bunkhouse environment. T...
19/08/2026

We are currently looking for housekeeping staff. You must have some experience in a busy hotel/bunkhouse environment. The positions are full time and can be split between housekeeping and FOH if you prefer. Experience required in both departments.

If you are interested then please DM or email [email protected]

The positions are available immediately until October 31st.

We have only three gigs left of our season - and they are all crackers! This Frìday (21/8) we have a first visit from th...
19/08/2026

We have only three gigs left of our season - and they are all crackers! This Frìday (21/8) we have a first visit from the exciting young 4-piece band TARRAN (keys, fiddle, harp, bodhran) three of whom have been finalists of the BBC Young Traditional Musicians of the Year. The following Saturday(29/8) we have another young band - the 3-piece Ape House. They came for the first time last year and went down a storm in their sellout gig; many people on their way out after their event asked us to have them back. So here they are! And for our finale we have a standing gig on Thursday 3 September with the five-piece An Dannsa Dub whose music is pure energy with a truly original sound. Their fiddler is Euan McLaughlin who, for those who watched the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last month, was the fiddler with the Skye band Valtos who soundtracked the Parade of Nations. He also featured in the BBC Alba two part series on Valtos - still available on BBC iPlayer.
Tickets for these 3 gigs are for sale on www.ticketsource.com/theceilidhplace

Heritage tomatoes grown by Jamie in the garden, , whipped feta with Aleppo pepper, pistachios, mint & sumac. Absolutely ...
16/08/2026

Heritage tomatoes grown by Jamie in the garden, , whipped feta with Aleppo pepper, pistachios, mint & sumac. Absolutely dee-lish, and only on the menu for a limited time!

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12-14 West Argyle Street
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