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Additional Information About Skye and the Western Isles

Places of Interest on
the Isle of Skye

Armadale

Clan Donald Centre and Armadale Gardens
At Armadale on the A851 just outside the village on the island of Skye
Tel 01471 844305
Open: April to Oct, daily 9.30am-5.30pm

Broadford

Serpentarium
Old Mill
Tel 01471 822209 or 01471 822533
Open: Easter to October, Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm. July and August daily.

Dunvegan

Castle and Gardens
Tel 01470 521101
Open: March to October, 10am-5.30pm. Castle only closed on Sundays.

Luib

Old Skye Crofter's House
7 miles (11km) north-west of Broadford
Tel 01470 521296
Open: Daily, 10am-6pm.

Kilmuir

Skye Museum of Island Life
Off the A855, 20 miles (32km) northwest of Portree, near Uig
Tel 01470 552213
Open: Easter to October, 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Saturday

Portree

Aros Heritage Centre
South side of Portree
Tel 01478 613649
Open: May to October, daily, 9am-9pm,
November to April, 10am-6pm.
Closed Sundays through winter until Easter.

Isle of Skye: Other Useful Information

Accommodation

Portree

Portree Hotel*
Tel 01478 612511

Cuillin Hills Hotel**
Tel 01478 612003

Broadford

Ptarmigan*
Tel 01471 822744

Sleat

Duisdale Hotel**
Tel 01471 833202

Tourist Information Centres

Broadford

Tel 01471 822361
Open: April to October.

Portree

Meall House
Tel 01478 612137

Places of Interest on the Western Isles

Arnol

Black House Museum
Mrs Sheila MacIntosh
Tel 01851 71501
Open: April to September, 9.30am-7pm. October to March, 9.30am-4pm and closed on Sundays.

Barra

Kisimul Castle
Castlebay
Boat required for access - call for date and times.
Tel 01871 810336

Callanish Standing Stones
Off the A858 12 miles (19km) west of Stornoway on the Western Isles
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830. Visitor Centre: (01871 703625)

Shawboast

Folk Museum
Tel 01851 710213

Stornaway

Lews Castle
Tel 01851 703311
Open: Castle not open to public.
Grounds open all year and Lewish Castle College has display of local crafts.

Museum 'Nan Eilean"
Francis Street
Tel 01851 703773

Western Isles: Other Useful Information

Accommodation

Ness

Gaison Farm Guest House*
Tel 01851 850492

Stornoway

Seaforth Hotel**
Tel 01851 702704

Callanish

Mrs Morrison B&B*
Tel 01851 621392

Lochs

Handa Guest House*
Tel 01851 830334

Barra

Castlebay Hotel*
Tel 01871 810223

Self Catering Apartment*
Mrs Sheila MacIntosh
Tel 01871 810580

North Uist

Burnside Croft*
Tel 01876 840235

Harris

Ardvourlie Castle Guest House*
Tel 01859 502307

South Uist

Orassay Inn*
Tel 01870 610296

Benbecula

Inchyra Guest House*
Tel 01870 602176

Airport

Stornoway Airport
Tel 01851 702256
Loganair fly inter-island between Benbecula and Stornaway
British Airways
Tel 0141 889 1311

Ferries

Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries
Tel 0141 889 4050
Eriskay Ferry to South Uist & Barra
Tel 01878 720233
Sound of Harris Ferry Services
Tel 01876 540230

Tourist Information Offices

Stornoway
26 Cromwell Street
Tel 01851 703088

Tarbert
Isle of Harris
Tel 01859 502011

Lochboisdale
Isle of South Uist
Tel 01878 700286

Lochmaddy
Isle of North Uist
Tel 01876 500321

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