Museums
Galleries
Visitor Attractions
Visitor Information - Skye & Lochalsh
History and Heritage
Castles
Activities
|
Museums
|
Visitor Attractions Visitor Information - Skye & LochalshHistory and Heritage |
Castles
|
||
Out and About: |
|
|
Although the Isle of Skye is now linked to the mainland by a road bridge, the island still has a romantic appeal to it. If you are determined to get there by boat, then you can still do so using ferry services from Mallaig and Glenelg. Alternatively, the new bridge spans the water from Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin. The Cuillins on Skye are clearly a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts but the Quiraing and Macleod's Tables are also worth exploring. The mainland counters these with with the Five Sisters and the Forcan Ridge. Eilean Donan Castle at Dornie is set across an arched bridge on a small island and is a picture-postcard scene. Plockton on the coast benefits from the Gulf Stream and you'll even find palm trees growing there.
|
|
Historic Buildings and Castles: |
|||
|
Eilean Donan Castle
Picture postcard location near Dornie on the 'Road to the Isles'. |
Said to be the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland. Gardens, boat trips, shops and restaurant. |
|
|
Museums and Galleries: |
|||
|
Aird Old Church Gallery, Aird of Sleat, Isle of Skye. Watercolours by Peter McDermott. |
An Tuireann Arts Centre, Struan Road, Portree. Contemporary visual arts and crafts. Local and national artists. |
Skye Museum of Island Life Kilmuir, Isle of Skye. Seven traditional thatched cottages depicting rural life here 100 years ago. |
The Skye Picture House, Ard Dorch, Broadford. Display of colour and b/w landscape photographs, mostly of Skye. Prints and cards for sale. |
Parks and Gardens: |
|||
|
Lochalsh Woodland Garden Balmacara Estate, Balmacara. Crofting estate, sheltered woodland walks, collections of bamboo, ferns and hydrangeas. |
Armadale, Sleat. Nature trails around the Armadale Castle Gardens. The Museum of the Isles is also located here. |
Craig Highland Farm Plockton. Rare breeds farm: pigs, goats, sheep, llamas, ponies, ducks and rabbits. |
The island is between Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin. A visitor centre in Kyleakin tells its history. Trips available from Kyleakin. |
Visitor Attractions: |
|||
|
Isleornsay, Sleat. Laurence Broderick Sculptures: figurative and abstract sculptures in bronze and stone. |
Portree. Exhibitions, audio-visual presentations, shops and restaurant. Social and cultural history of the Isle of Skye from 1700. |
Falls of Glomach
A long walk in but these falls are among the highest in the UK. |
The Pier, Uig. Unusual and distinctive pottery. Try your hand at making and decorating your own pot. |
|
The award winning Glendale Toy Museum was destroyed in a fire on the 13th May 2002. Firefighters and local volunteers fought the blaze and managed to rescue some of the toys. No one was injured and owners Terry & Paddy Wilding have now reopened the award winning vistor attraction. |
|
|
|
Sports and Activities: |
|||
|
Sailing, kayaking, climbing, abseiling, and orienteering are available; or you may want to use the House as a base to explore this beautiful, remote wilderness on your own. |
Explore the Isle of Skye by bike. Cycle hire available from Skye Car Rentals.
|
Boat trips to such wild and remote places as Knoydart, Loch Nevis, Rhum and Canna. |
|
Car Hire: |
|||
|
Ewan Macrae Ltd Portree
|
Isle of Skye
|
|
|
|
|
