Information
Dates: Open Friday & Saturday from
8th January - 27th February 2010. Re-opens 5th March - 30th October
2010.
Tel: 01471 822 442
Reception opening times: 7:30am -
10:30am & 5pm - 10:30pm
Hostel opening times: 7:30am -
10:30am & 5pm til midnight.
Daytime access may be available, please contact hostel
directly to arrange.
"Our aim is to provide great value
accommodation with a warm welcome, convenient facilities and an
open, sociable atmosphere where fellow travellers become
friends."
Please note that we do not accept stag or hen parties at any of
our hostels.
Local Attractions
Aquaxplore
A fast passenger service to the
Isles of Rum and Canna and also Loch Coruisk
Elgol, By Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BJ
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Armadale Castle Gardens
The ruins of
Armadale Castle with the surrounding gardens and the Museum of the
Isles
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Bella Jane Boat Trips
Approx 14 mls from hostel
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The Bright Water Visitor Centre
The Eilean
Bàn Trust & Bright Water Visitor Centre
The Pier, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, IV41 8PL
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Cill Chriosd
Ruined church on the road to
Elgol
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Cuillin View Gallery & Coffee
Shop
Elgol, Isle of Skye
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Feis an Eilein
The Skye Festival An 11 day
feast of music, song, dance, storytelling, theatre and film
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Misty Isle Boat Trips to Loch
Coruisk
Visit one of Skye’s most beautiful lochs
Approx 14 mls from hostel
Tel: 01471 866 288
Seaprobe Atlantis Wildlife Cruises
A great
opportunity to see the life above and below the waves on board this
unique glass-bottom boat
Apprx 8 mls from hostel
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Skye Serpenteranium
You can see and touch
all kinds of snakes, lizards and reptiles
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Talisker
Distillery
Skye's only distillery,
complete with visitor centre
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Eating & Drinking
The Broadford Hotel
Delicious cuisine and
a Highland welcome. Live music on some Saturdays in summer.
Approx 0.5 mls from hostel
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Beinn na Caillich Café Restaurant
Home
cooking and baking
Broadford
Approx 0.5 mls from hostel
Tel: 01471 822 616
Creeler's of Skye
Serves some of the best
seafood to be had
Broadford
Tel: 01471 822 281
Claymore Restaurant
Family run
bar/restaurant using fresh local produce and fresh seafood.
Harrapool , Broadford, IV49 9AQ
Tel: 01471 822333
The Waterfront Fish & Chip
Shop
Broadford
Approx 0.5 mls from hostel
Tel: 01471 822 158
Sligachan Hotel
STB 2 Star Hotel
Sligachan, Isle of Skye, IV47 8SW
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Toravaig House Hotel & Iona
Restaurant
STB 4 Star Small Hotel
Knock Bay, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RE
Ken or Anne Tel: 01471 820 200
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Cuillin View Gallery & Coffee
Shop
Elgol, Isle of Skye
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Walkers
Moderate Walks
Talisker Bay
A pleasant walk through
grazing land to Talisker Bay.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 2 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
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Neist Point
A short walk out to the Neist
Point lighthouse - the most westerly on Skye.
Distance: 2.5km/1.6miles, Duration: 1hr, Height Gain: 90 metres/297
feet
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Armadale Castle Walk
A short walk giving
the opportunity to explore the gardens and woodlands of the
estate.
Distance: 4.5km/2.8miles, Duration: 1 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 150
metres/495 feet
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Portree Circular
A short circular walk
from Portree, around the coastline and through woodland.
Distance: 4km/2.5mile,s Duration: 1 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 120
metres/396 feet
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Longer walks
Rubha Hunish, the Northern tip of Skye
A
walk to the impressive cliffs at the Northernmost tip of Skye
Distance: 7km/4.4miles, Duration: 3hrs, Height Gain: 200 metres/660
feet
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Glenbrittle coastal walk
A long coastal
route over rugged grazing land. Good views out to Canna, Rum and
Eigg.
Distance: 9.5km/5.9miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
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Coire Lagan
A walk into one of the most
spectacular corries in Skye & back via a picturesque
waterfall.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 550
metres/1815 feet
Glen Brittle and Loch Eynort
A forest walk
between two glens with good views of the Cuillin mountains.
Distance: 17km/10.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 330
metres/1089 feet
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Sgurr Alasdair
The highest peak on Skye's
Cuillin ridge.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 5 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 990
metres/3267 feet
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Beinn na Cailleach in the Red Cuillin
This
walk provides excellent views over the southern part of the
island.
Distance: 4km/2.5miles, Duration: 3 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 680
metres/2244 feet
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Bla Bheinn (Blaven)
One of the more
obvious peaks to climb on its own.
Distance: 7km/4.4mile,s Duration: 5hrs, Height Gain: 970
metres/3201 feet
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MacLeod's Tables
A circular route over the
two hills that dominate the north-west of Skye
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain:
720metres/2376 feet
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Sgurr nan Gillean
One of the most popular
peaks of Skye's Cuillin ridge.
Distance: 12km/7.5miles, Duration: 6hrs, Height Gain: 900
metres/2970 feet
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Disclaimer: All
walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can
hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like
to acknowledge the British
Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC
recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a
danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these
activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be
responsible for their own actions".
Families
- Good Self catering facilities
- Private rooms, ideal for families
- A generous garden area for play, as well as games
and plenty of pencils and paper for young artists
We understand better than anyone the implications of
travelling with young children. That is why we are doing all we can
to make your hostelling experience memorable for all the right
reasons.
Children and families are welcome at all our hostels, although we
have highlighted a number of hostels within our network as
being “Family Hostels” as they are particularly well-suited to
travelling with and entertaining younger children.
Family hostels not only have private rooms available, many
with en-suite facilities, they also carry practical items such as
travel cots, high chairs, microwaves and toys. In addition there is
normally a TV and games room as well as extensive private gardens
on site where the kids can let off some steam. Close to great
attractions and activities, these family hostels offer a great base
from which to explore the area. Our helpful staff are a great
source of knowledge on places to visit and things to see and
do.
Hostelling is a very friendly and relaxed way to travel and
our ethos actively involves children.
Wildlife
Sea eagle, heron, seals, owls, sparrowhawks, dolphins, divers,
shag, porpoise, red deer, whales, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake,
manx shearwater.
Aros Visitor centre
Exhibition featuring live
nestcams of sea-eagles, herons and other birds.
Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EU
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Bella Jane Boat Trips
Sail on the
award winning Bella Jane from picturesque Elgol to the remote
tranquil Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Cullins
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
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AquaXplore
Enjoy this exhilarating ride to the small isles and the cullin
mountains
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
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Misty Isle Boat Trips
Boat trips to see
seals, dolphins etc. Visit Loch Coruisk in the heart of the
Cuillins.
Elgol, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BL
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Sea.fari Adventures
Armadale Pier, Sleat,
Isle of Skye
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Seaprobe Atlantis
The UK's only
semi-submersible glass bottom boat. STB 4 Star Visitor
Attraction.
The Old Ferry Slipway, Kyle of Lochalsh
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MV Stardust Boat Trips
Sea Eagle boat trips: a unique chance to see Britain’s largest
bird of prey.
Portree, approx. 23 miles from hostel
Tel: 07798 743858 - Dan
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