Information
Open All Year
Tel: www.gatliff.org.uk
Please Note: For practical reasons it is
not possible to accommodate children under 5 years-of-age. Beds are
usually available, but reservations cannot be made for the first
night of a proposed stay. No special facilities are
available.
No advance bookings:
Adults: £10
Under 18's: £6
Day-rate: £2
Sheet sleeping-bag hire: £2
Camping pppn: £6
Local Attractions
This hostel is set within a village dedicated to giving an
interpretation of the past buildings and cultural aspects.
Full details are available on the 'Around the Hostels' section
of www.gatliff.org.uk In
particular the North-west coast, Carloway Broch, the Callanish
Stones, the Bragar and Arnol Museum, the areas around Ness and the
Butt of Lewis as well as the Uig Peninsula are worth
investigating.
The hostel is next door to a museum and interpretation centre
that is part of the Garenin Village that is featured at www.gearrannean.com
Eating & Drinking
The Garenin Blackhouse Café & Restaurant is adjacent to the
hostel. There are several hotels and restaurants in Stornoway, 15
miles distant www.gearrannean.com
Walkers
The sea-shore is some 80 yards away and there are cliff-walks,
particularly to Dal Mor Bay.
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".