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24/6/2022 at 1:05pm
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This time next week I'll be on my way to Ullapool for the Stornoway ferry and our first visit to Lewis and Harris.
We aren't camping, but have found some things to do if you get that far up the chain of islands.
If weather is good beaches, fishing, snorkelling, body boarding will fill the days.
If not Blackhouse Village at Gearranan, Carloway Mill if you have never seen a vertical mill operation i.e. the whole process from fleece to product in one factory. Callanish Standing stones.
I would advise you to book your ferry asap. We booked accommodation in February and had to wait to book ferries as the details weren't finalised on Calmac site. I then forgot to check the site and waited a little too long. When I went to book in early April the service I planned on booking was full so I had to rearrange the ferry crossing, cancel one booking on the mainland and book a hotel in Stornoway.
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The subject line says Outer Hebrides.
I’ve got a friend who has a family home on Barra & goes there for a fortnight every year with her family.
If you enjoyed Mull, the Outer Hebrides are kinda similar: beaches, bogs, mountains (on some islands), wildflowers, free range sheep & highland cattle, bird life, single track roads, and not much happening on Sunday at the north end. Fuel will be eye wateringly expensive, like Mull.
The VisitScotland app is excellent. So to is an app called OuterHebrides which is very useful & lists crofts that take a few campers, over & above what’s listed in UKCS.
Watch the ferry times if you’re needing to be back home on a specific date - if you miss one because of weather or technical issues on the boat (that’s a problem with CalMac’s ageing fleet), it will throw out your schedule.
Hate to say it but avoid Skye in the tourist season - beautiful but it’s like the NC500 on steroids, mobbed.
An alternative is to try Islay, Jura & Tiree. I don’t think camping is allowed on Coll, Motorhomes aren’t.
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24/6/2022 at 5:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Wet Never Again on 24/6/2022
Other question I have which, apart from Coll that you mentioned, do NOT allow cars via car ferry?
Coll allows vehicles, as do most islands, as the locals need to get to the mainland. The small islands of Rhum, Eigg and Muck are three which don't allow visitors cars unless a permit is arranged beforehand.
However taking vehicles to the smaller islands is an expensive luxury (£101 return to Coll!) especially when islands have very few roads and can be walked around in very little time. A bike makes more sense
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24/6/2022 at 9:46pm
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Not what you asked for, but there's a lot to see on the Orkneys, we took a school party of teenagers.
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Andrew Ditton (you tube channel) has a series of videos covering Outer Hebridies. They are more from a caravan/campervan perspective but definitely worth watching
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