Information
Dates: 1st April - 26th September
2010
Tel: 01470 542 746
Reception opening times: 07.30 – 10.30am &
5 – 10.30pm
Hostel opening times: 07.30 –
10.30am & 5 – 11.30pm
Daytime access may be available, please
check with hostel on arrival.
"Tiny village with an excellent youth hostel ... the best
thing to do is take the road over the hills and see the Quirang,
almost lunar scenery with extraordinary views" - Guardian
Please note that we do not accept stag or hen parties at any of
our hostels.
Local Attractions
Isle of Skye Brewery
Brewery Tours and
Shop
Uig, IV51 9XP
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Skye Museum of Island Life
Excellent
recreation of a crofting township
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The Uig Pottery
Lovely handpainted
pottery, shop on the Pier
Uig, Isle of Skye, IV519XY
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Touchwood Recycling Limited
Fantastic
wooden items crafted from all recycled timbers, also the home of
Uig Tourist Information
Atlantic House, Uig, IV519XX
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Dunvegan Castle and Gardens
Wonderful
views of the bays from the gardens with trips to seal colony from
the castle jetty
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Angus MacAskill Museum
Museum in Dunvegan
about Scotland's tallest man
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Borreraig Park Museum
Folk museum in a
remote corner of NW Skye
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Colbost Croft Museum
Museum recreating a
crofting lifestyle
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Dun Beag
A fine example of a Hebridean
broch, apparently occupied to the 18th century
0.25m W of Bracadale, Skye off the A863
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Edinbane Pottery
Pottery inspired by the
Isle of Skye: workshop and gallery
Edinbane, Isle of Skye, IV51 9PW
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Glendale Toy Museum
Excellent collection
of toys
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Website
Staffin Museum
Small community-based
museum on the eastern coast of the Trotternish
6 Ellishader, Isle of Skye IV51 9JE
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Eating & Drinking
Uig Hotel
Watch the ferry enter the
harbour from the hotel with local ales from the Skye Brewery. Lunch
and Dinner in Summer, Dinner only in winter
Uig, Isle of Skye, IV51 9YE
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Ferry Inn
Small cosy pub serving dinners
daily
Uig, Isle of Skye IV519YE
Café Arriba
Fantastic food, Bistro and
Deli Lunches, Coffee, wines and Spirits. Mainly vegetarian with
seafood and meat options
Bosville Terrace, Portree
Duntulm Hotel
Great lunches, views of the
castle ruins
Duntulm, Isle of Skye
Flodigarry Hotel
Good food, great views of
the coast, lunch in the conservatory then take a walk to the beach
to search for fossils
Flodigarry, Isle of Skye
Pieces of Ate
All home made soups, cakes,
preserves. Lovely food in informal setting
Near Old Staffin Rd and A855 at the turnoff for the Quirang
Columba 1400
Great place to sit and enjoy
a meal on the terrace, or inside at the fireplace overlooking some
of Skye’s most spectacular scenery. Good food, Internet access and
the start of a picturesque circular walk along the cliff to the
slipway and back along the coast road passing the dinosaur
footprint on the way
Staffin, Isle of Skye
Bosville Hotel
STB 4 Star Small Hotel
Bosville Terrace, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9DG
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Lochbay Seafood Restaurant
Renowned
seafood restaurant
Stein, Waternish, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GA
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Website
Marmalade
Home Farm Road, Portree, Isle of
Skye, IV51 9LX
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Skeabost Country House
Open for lunch and
dinner to both residents and non-residents
Skeabost Bridge, Isle of Skye, IV51 9NP
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The Stein Inn
Skye's oldest Inn with bar,
lunchtime meals & evening restaurant
Stein, Waternish, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GA
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Walkers
Shorter Walks
Walk to the Coral Beach, Dunvegan
Take the
road past Dunvegan Castle to the carpark at Claigan. From there,
follow coastal path to the spectacular Coral beach, about 20
minutes easy walking. Pristine white shores, beautiful shells and
lovely outlook past rocky islands to the Outer Hebrides
Caisteal Uisdein (Hugh’s castle)
Short
walk to ruins of Hugh’s Castle, lovely coastal scenery and good
place to see Eagles and other seabirds
Distance: 4.5 km / 2.75 miles, Duration: approx 1-2 hours
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Route
Fairy Glen
Moderate walk to amazing
natural geological feature nestled in Glen Uig at the base of Bein
Edra, at the Northern end of the Trottenish Ridge. We have a map
that we hand out for the walk. You can take the long or short way.
The long way takes you past a standing stone on the ridge just by
the hostel
Distance: 3.5km from Uig SYHA Duration: 2 Hours, return over hills
from the back of the Hostel, returning via the road
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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: 1 hour, Height Gain: 90
metres/297 feet
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Route
Portree Circular
A short walk from
Portree, around the coastline and through woodland
Distance: 4km/2.5miles, Duration: 1 1/2 hours, Height Gain: 120
metres/396 feet
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Route
Longer walks
Beinn Edra from Glen Uig
Beinn Edra is the
Highest point of the Northern half of the Trotternish Ridge, a
great walk with spectacular views of the East Coast from the
top
Distance: 12km/7.5 miles, Duration: 3 – 5 hours, (walk can be
extended along the ridge to the Quirang and back to Uig via the Old
Staffin Road, 6 – 8 hours in all)
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Rubha Hunish, the Northern tip of Skye
A
walk to the impressive cliffs at the Northernmost tip of Skye
Distance: 7km/4.4miles, Duration: 3 hours, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
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Route
Flodigarry - Quiraing - Flodigarry
A
classic walk with the views and scenery from the North of Skye make
it all worthwhile
Distance: 9.3km/5.8miles, Duration: 4 hours, Height Gain: 600
metres/1980 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 1/2 hours, Height Gain:
720metres/2376 feet
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Route
Waternish Point
The route leads through
moorland to a ruined township with good coastal views
Distance: 13km/8.2miles, Duration: 5 hours, Height Gain: 100
metres/330 feet
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Route
Coire Lagan
A walk into one of the most
spectacular corries in Skye & back via a picturesque
waterfall
View Route Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2 hours, Height
Gain: 550 metres/1815 feet
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: 4 hours Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
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Route
Talisker Bay
A pleasant walk through
grazing land to Talisker Bay
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 2 1/2 hours, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
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Route
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".
Active & Adventure
White Wave
Skye's Outdoor Centre, 'a
cross between an activity centre, an Inn, a ceilidh place and a
family home...'
No. 19 Lincro, Kilmuir, Isle of
Skye
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Pony Trekking
With Cuillin Riding out of
Edinbane. People of all stages of experience catered for
Tel: 07789714106 - Tracy
Cycling
Trotternish Peninsula Circuit
A loop through the
dramatic scenery of Skye’s northern peninsula
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Scuba diving
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Families
- Private rooms - ideal for families.
- Cots and high chair available.
- Wildlife and information section
- Small games section with board games, jigsaw puzzles and plenty
of spare paper and pencils for drawing
- Good self-catering facilities
- Lovely lounge room overlooking the amazing view of the
bay
- Free tea and coffee
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, puffins, whales, fulmar, guillemot,
kittiwake, manx shearwater
Staffin Bay Cruises
Aboard the MV Sea
Eagle, from Staffin Slipway. 1 Hour Cruises to see Kilt Rock and
waterfall and the Seal colony at Flodigarry Island. Fishing Trips
by arrangement
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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Bella Jane Boat Trips AquaXplore
Enjoy
this exhilarating ride to the small isles and the cullin
mountains
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
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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. 16 miles from hostel
Tel: 07798 743858 - Dan
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