TOUR ESSENTIALS
way to go
We went to and from the Outer
Hebrides with CalMac Ferries:
Ardrossan to Brodick, Arran
(prebooked 55-minute ferry trip)
Lochranza to Claonaig (30 minutes, pay on arrival at port terminal)
Oban to Castlebay, Barra
(prebooked 4.75-hour crossing)
Ardmhor, Barra, to Eriskay
(prebooked 30-minute journey)
Drive over causeway to Uist, Lochboisdale South Uist to Mallaig
(prebooked 3.5-hour ferry journey)
Pets are welcome on the ferries. Prices vary according to season – visit calmac.co.uk for further information.
Where we stayed
■ Lochranza Caravan and Camping Site
Lochranza Campsite,
Isle of Arran KA27 8HL
Web www.arran-campsite.com Tel 01770 830 273
■ Carradale Bay Campsite
Carradale Estate, Campbeltown PA28 6OG Web www.carradalebay.com
Tel 01583 431 665
■ Borve Camping and Caravan Site
104 Borve, Isle of Barra BS9 5XR Tel 01871 810 878
■ Moorcroft Holidays Campsite
17 Carinish, North Uist HS6 5HN Web www.moorcroftholidays.com Tel 01876 580 305
■ Kilbride Campsite
West Kilbride, Isle of South Uist HS8 5TT Web kilbride-campsite.business.site
Tel 07751 251 522
■ Bunroy Park
Bunroy Park, Roy Bridge, Fort William PH31 4AG
Web www.bunroypark.co.uk Tel 01397 712 332
find out more
■ Visit Scotland
Web www.visitscotland.com
■ Outer Hebrides
Web www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk
■ Arran
Web www.visitarran.com
■ Scottish Cycle Routes
Web www.scotlandcycleroutes.org
■ Barra
Web www.isleofbarra.com
■ North Uist
Web www.isle-of-north-uist.co.uk
■ South Uist
Web www.isle-of-south-uist.co.uk
■ Ben Nevis
Web www.ben-nevis.com
■ Fort William
Web visitfortwilliam.co.uk
■ Scotland’s geology
Web www.scottishgeology.com
■ Arran Coastal Way
Web www.coastalway.co.uk
■ King’s Cave
Web forestryandland.gov.scot/ visit/kings-cave
■ Skipness Seafood Cabin
Web www.skipnessseafoodcabin.co.uk
■ Hebridean Smokehouse
Web www.hebrideansmokehouse.com
■ Barra Distillers
Web www.isleofbarradistillers.com
■ North Uist Distillery
Web www.northuistdistillery.com
■ Beinn an Tuirc Distillers
Web www.kintyregin.com
■ Isle of Arran Distillers
Web www.arranwhisky.com
■ CalMac Ferries
Web www.calmac.co.uk