Helmsdale Hostel
Small friendly hostel in a small scenic village. Popular with cyclists and coastal walkers, this hostel is also used by wildlife watchers. Hill and seashore walks are on offer here or in the nearby Flow Country. Summer swimming is good from the sandy beaches. Try salmon fishing or take a boat trip for some birdwatching, sight-seeing and sea angling. Archaeological and historical remains can be seen
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Helmsdale (Gaelic Bun Illidh) is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland region of Scotland. Settled by the Norse, and once the site of an impressive medieval castle, the modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. A fishing port, it lies at the estuary of the River Helmsdale and was once the home of one of the largest herring fleets in Europe. Two tributaries of the river experienced a gold rush in 1869, after a prospector discovered a large gold nugget. The main river itself is well known for its fishing.
