Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
01471-844291;
www.airdoldchurchgallery.co.uk
; Aird; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat
Easter-Sep)
At the end of the narrow road that leads southwest from Armadale through
Ardvasar village, this small gallery exhibits the powerful landscape paintings of Peter
McDermott.
Sea.fari Adventures
(
01471-833316;
www.whalespotting.co.uk
; adult/child £42/34; Easter-Sep)
Sea.fari
runs three-hour whale-watching cruises in a high-speed RIB. These trips have a high suc-
cess rate for spotting minke whales in summer (an average of 180 sightings a year), with
rarer sightings of bottlenose dolphins and basking sharks.
BOAT TOUR
Sleeping & Eating
Flora MacDonald Hostel£
(
01471-844272;
www.skye-hostel.co.uk
; The Glebe; dm/tw/q £16/42/72; )
Rustic
accommodation 3 miles north of the Mallaig- Armadale ferry, on a farm full of Highland
cattle and Eriskay ponies.
HOSTEL
Pasta Shed££
(
01471-844222; The Pier; mains £6-12; 9am-6pm)
A cute little conservatory with
some outdoor tables. Serves good seafood dishes, pizzas, fish and chips, crab salads and
coffees - you can sit in or take away.
CAFE
ISLEORNSAY
This pretty harbour, 8 miles north of Armadale, is opposite Sandaig Bay on the mainland,
where Gavin Maxwell lived and wrote his much-loved memoir
Ring of Bright Water
.
Gallery An Talla Dearg
(admission free; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat & Sun Apr-
Oct)
exhibits the works of artists who were inspired by Scottish landscapes and culture.
Sleeping & Eating
HOTEL
Toravaig House Hotel££
(
01471-820200;
www.skyehotel.co.uk
; d £95-120; )
This hotel, 3 miles south of
Isleornsay, is one of those places where the owners know a thing or two about hospitality
- as soon as you arrive you'll feel right at home, whether relaxing on the sofas by the log
