Dining Out

If the kitchen isn't your favourite room in the house you'll be pleased to know there are plenty of hotels nearby to satisfy your hunger. All of these local watering holes are within 15 minutes easy drive of The Poor House. For a very modest charge we are happy to taxi small groups to and from any one of these venues.

• The Ben Loyal Hotel
• The Borgie Lodge Hotel
• The Craggan Hotel
• The Tongue Hotel

Transport

Transport for Tongue (T4T) provide regular bus services to, Lairg, Skerray and Inverness. T4T are the only bus operator currently providing a direct service from Inverness to Tongue. For more information & timetables please click here to visit their website.

Traveline Scotland is a great place to start planning your journey on public transport, go here for information and timetables.

Tongue Post Office & Spar Store

There is a Post Office in the centre of Tongue village. As well as providing a good selection of newspapers, magazines, groceries, and the usual services associated with your local Post Office, they have a small coffee shop in the front of the store. Cash machines are available inside the Post Office and The Ben Loyal Hotel.

Talmine Stores & Post Office

Skinnet Beach

Talmine Stores is 6 miles away, across the causeway in the crofting community of Melness. If you are over there enjoying the hospitality offered at The Craggan Hotel or enjoying a walk along Skinnet beach, pop in and say "Hi!" to Tommy. You'll be surprised at the variety of goods on the shelves.

Bank and Fuel

As of December 2018 there are no full-time banking services in Tongue village. The closest high street banks are 40 miles east in Thurso.  The RBS do provide a mobile banking service to the village every Tuesday between 11.15 and 12.45. Their vehicle parks outside St Andrew's church in Tongue. There are unmanned, pay-at-pump fuel facilities available in the lower part of Tongue village.