Morag’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Spectacular hill & coastal walks, highland clearance ruins within Glendale and surrounding area including coral beach near Dunvegan.
In walking distance from cottage, further along same road. Active workshop, shop with friendly informative hosts.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Skye Weavers
18 FasachIn walking distance from cottage, further along same road. Active workshop, shop with friendly informative hosts.
Neist Point Lighthouse
Neighbourhoods
Friendly, ethical local shop with post office in centre of Glendale. Providing for your shopping needs during your stay.
Remote, rural community with wonderful walks and abundant wildlife including deer, seals, otters & birds (eagles, birds of prey, owls etc). Fasach is on left side just over crest of hill into Glendale with stunning sunrises/sunsets with view expanding down the Glen over Loch Poolteil to the outer Hebrides. There is a local shop/post office with eco friendly policies in centre and two eating places. Cafe Lephin opposite the shop and Chidakasha vegetarian tearoom in holmisdale. Local storyteller, author & historian George Macpherson lives in Fasach (contact: 01470511340).
Glendale has wonderful sunsets and sunrises, the chance of spotting the Northern lights and enjoy the spectacular night sky.
Fasach
Remote, rural community with wonderful walks and abundant wildlife including deer, seals, otters & birds (eagles, birds of prey, owls etc). Fasach is on left side just over crest of hill into Glendale with stunning sunrises/sunsets with view expanding down the Glen over Loch Poolteil to the outer Hebrides. There is a local shop/post office with eco friendly policies in centre and two eating places. Cafe Lephin opposite the shop and Chidakasha vegetarian tearoom in holmisdale. Local storyteller, author & historian George Macpherson lives in Fasach (contact: 01470511340).
Glendale has wonderful sunsets and sunrises, the chance of spotting the Northern lights and enjoy the spectacular night sky.
City/town information
Dunvegan is nearest village situated on way to Glendale - this has the nearest fuel pumps, the oldest bakery in skye, variety of restaurants/cafes plus grocery shop, post office, medical & dental practise, grocery shop and Fruit n nut place. Also home to Giant MacAskill museum, dunvegan Castle and various craft/art studios.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dunvegan
Dunvegan is nearest village situated on way to Glendale - this has the nearest fuel pumps, the oldest bakery in skye, variety of restaurants/cafes plus grocery shop, post office, medical & dental practise, grocery shop and Fruit n nut place. Also home to Giant MacAskill museum, dunvegan Castle and various craft/art studios.
Food scene
Cafe Lephin
2 LephinFriendly, relaxed cafe in centre of Glendale
Now Chidakasha tearoom, vegetarian eating place
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Red Roof Skye
HolmisdaleNow Chidakasha tearoom, vegetarian eating place