Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tourist information and internet access (per 15 min, £1.50) are available at the
Rural
Centre
(
01879-220677; Crossapol; 11am-4pm Mon-Sat; )
and An Iodhlann, but
there is no accommodation booking service. For more information see
Getting There & Around
AirLoganair/FlyBe
(
www.loganair.co.uk
)
flies from Glasgow to Tiree once daily (£64,
50 minutes).
Hebridean Air Services
(
0845 805 7465;
www.hebrideanair.co.uk
)
operates flights
from Connel Airfield (near Oban) to Tiree via Coll (one way from Oban/Coll £65/25,
twice daily Monday and Wednesday).
Bicycle & Car
You can rent bicycles (per day £10) and cars (per day £35) from
MacLen-
nan Motors
(
01879-220555; Gott)
at the ferry pier.
Tiree Fitness
(
01879-220421;
www.tireefitness.co.uk
;
Sandaig)
also rents bikes (per day £18) - much better quality than
MacLennan's rusty old clunkers. Book in advance for delivery (£5) to ferry, airport or ac-
commodation.
Boat
A
CalMac
(
www.calmac.co.uk
)
car ferry runs from Oban to Tiree (passenger/car
£18.50/95 return, four hours, one daily) via Coll, except on Wednesday and Friday when
the boat calls at Tiree first (three hours 20 minutes). The one-way fare from Coll to Tiree
(one hour) is £2.90/14.10 per passenger/car.
On Thursdays only, the ferry continues from Coll and Tiree to Barra in the Outer
Hebrides (£7.85/39 one way, four hours).
TaxiJohn Kennedy
(
01879-220419)
Isle of Coll
POP 100
Rugged and low-lying, Coll is Tiree's less fertile and less populous neighbour. The north-
ern part of the island is a mix of bare rock, bog and lochans (small lochs), while the south
is swathed in golden shell-sand beaches and machair dunes up to 30m high.
The island's main attraction is the peace and quiet - empty beaches, bird-haunted coast-
lines and long walks along the shore. The biggest and most beautiful sandy beaches are at
Crossapol
in the south, and
Hogh Bay
and
Cliad
on the west coast.
