Plan your trip

WALK HERE

The route to Barnhill is a straightforward four miles north along the track from the parking area in Glen Lealt (grid ref NR669927) and back the same way. For a route at Wallington, Orwell’s home when he lived in Hertfordshire, turn to Walk 6 in this issue. GETTING HERE

Caledonian MacBrayne (calmac.co.uk, 0800 066 5000) run ferries from Kennacraig on the Kintyre Peninsula to Port Askaig on Islay (2 hours, passenger return £14.20, car £71.10). From there it’s another ferry to Feolin on Jura (5 mins, passenger return £3.70, car £15.40, see argyll-bute.gov.uk), and single-track road leads up the island’s east coast to the start. Buses run as far as Inverlussa,

garelochheadcoaches.co.uk/busservices/456/. In summer, there is also a direct passenger-only ferry from Tayvallich to Craighouse

(jurapassengerferry.com, 07768 450000, £20 each way) and you can hire bikes at Jura Cycles

(07436 886621).

WHERE TO STAY

We stayed at the Jura Hotel (jurahotel.co.uk, 01496 820243) in Craighouse, an impressive whitewashed building looking out to sea and housing 17 bedrooms – all gorgeously decorated, most ensuite – plus a TV lounge, library, and the island’s only pub (and a distillery over the road). Doubles from £115 with breakfast. There’s normally camping available out front too, but it’s closed this summer due to Covid. Or you can stay at Barnhill itself, a self-catering property that sleeps eight from £1000pw. See escapetojura.com/ Barnhill.html

WHERE TO EAT

Delicious food with island provenance at the Jura Hotel – wild venison, organic vegetables, sourdough bread from the Island Bakehouse, and even Lussa gin in the sorbet. Burgers – beef, venison, veg, chicken, fish – get their own menu, from £13.50 with skin-on fries and coleslaw. You can pick up supplies at the Jura Community

Shop, get ice-creams (and meals) at The Antlers Cafe, and hot drinks and home-baked cakes from the horsebox at Inverlussa known as

Tea on the Beach (find them all on Facebook). i MORE INFORMATION See juradevelopment.co.uk or call Islay visitor information centre on 01496 305 165.