Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sue Holland's Croft£
(
01687-482480;
www.eiggyurtingandcamping.co.uk
; Cleadale; per tent £5, yurt
£35-40; )
This organic croft in the north of the island has a campsite with basic facilit-
ies, and also offers accommodation for two in a Mongolian yurt.
CAMPSITE
Galmisdale Bay£
(
www.galmisdale-bay.com
;
Galmisdale; mains £4-8; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat &
11am-4.30pm Sun May-Sep, longer hours Jul-Aug, shorter hours Oct-Apr)
There's a good
cafe-bar above the ferry pier. Winter opening hours coincide with ferry arrivals and depar-
tures.
CAFE
Information
The ferry landing is at Galmisdale in the south.
An Laimhrig
(
www.isleofeiggshop.co.uk
;
10am-5pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 11am-3pm Thu,
11am-5pm Sat, noon-1pm Sun May-Sep, shorter hours in winter)
The building above the
pier houses a grocery store, post office, craft shop and cafe. You can hire
bikes
(
www.eiggadventures.co.uk
;
per day/half-day £14/9)
here, too.
Isle of Muck
POP 30
The tiny island of
Muck
(
www.isleofmuck.com
)
, measuring just 2 miles by 1 mile, has ex-
ceptionally fertile soil, and the island is carpeted with wildflowers in spring and early
summer. It takes its name from the Gaelic
muc
(pig), and pigs are still raised here.
Ferries call at the southern settlement of Port Mor. There's a
tearoom and craft shop
(
11am-4pm Jun-Aug, shorter hours May & Sep)
above the pier, which also acts as a
tourist office.
It's an easy 15-minute walk along the island's only road from the pier to the sandy
beach at
Gallanach
on the northern side of the island. A longer and rougher hike (1½
hours round trip) goes to the top of
Beinn Airein
(137m) for the best views. Puffins nest
on the cliffs at the western end of Camas Mor, the bay to the south of the hill.
The cosy six-bed
Isle of Muck Bunkhouse
(
01687-462042; dm £12)
, with its oil-
fired Rayburn stove, is just above the pier, as is the welcoming eight-room
Port Mor
