The A893 is a trunk road connecting the A835 (which passes along the edge of the small Highland town of Ullapool) to the ferry port. The fact the road is trunk gives it unwarranted impressions of grandeur, as in fact it is only around 400 yards long.
Approaching Ullapool from the east, the A835 turns sharp right just after passing the only filling station for miles, avoiding the town centre. Continuing ahead along the shore is the A893, otherwise known as Shore Street. The road passes shops, hotels, pubs and a number of tourist traps on its right, with Loch Broom lapping on the beach to the left. Ahead lies the pier, with Quay Street heading right into town opposite the pier head. A short distance further on lies the entrance to the small ferry port, with the marshalling area on the right and the ferry pier to the left. This is the end of the A893, although the ferry will take you to Stornoway, and an unclassified road continues ahead to the west end of the town.
History
Prior to the A835 being extended past Ullapool, that route ran along Shore Street to the pier. When it was extended north to Ledmore in the late 1920s the A893 was created to form the important, if very short, link to the pier.