Lewis?

Jazbee · May 16, 2012

No, not that oxford cop knobster...the island wan :comfort

Heading up to Ullapool again in a few weeks and the missus is coming along, thought I'd get the ferry across ..... any recommendations?
Cheers guys

Ian M · May 16, 2012

At the risk of getting shot, Lewis isn’t all that interesting. Harris (the joined island to the south) is much nicer as it has hills and great beaches. A loop south from Tarbert via the Golden Road on the east side to Rodel and back via the west side beaches on the A859 is only 40 or 50 miles, but it isn’t something you’ll rush and is a really great trip. The Anchorage at Leverburgh is a good spot of lunch.

However, in Lewis, The Callanish Stones are 4,000 years old, very beautiful and certainly thought provoking.

Don’t expect to buy petrol (or indeed anything else!) on a Sunday.

wully · May 16, 2012

Ian M said:
At the risk of getting shot, Lewis isn’t all that interesting. Harris (the joined island to the south) is much nicer as it has hills and great beaches. A loop south from Tarbert via the Golden Road on the east side to Rodel and back via the west side beaches on the A859 is only 40 or 50 miles, but it isn’t something you’ll rush and is a really great trip. The Anchorage at Leverburgh is a good spot of lunch.

However, in Lewis, The Callanish Stones are 4,000 years old, very beautiful and certainly thought provoking.

Don’t expect to buy petrol (or indeed anything else!) on a Sunday.

The petrol station in Stornoway was open on a Sunday last time I was there. Things are changing as the coories die out.

smirky · May 16, 2012

Superb hotel in Harris :thumb2

http://www.hotel-hebrides.com/

Callanish Standing Stones were great, we also made the trip to the but of lewis Fnar fnar :green gri

They do enjoy their Sunday in Church

We sailed from Uig to Uist then from beneray to leveburgh (sp) all ferries served food, we never knew this and stocked up on shite prior to boarding

paintman · May 16, 2012

smirky said:
Superb hotel in Harris
http://www.hotel-hebrides.com/

Callanish Standing Stones were great, we also made the trip to the but of lewis Fnar fnar

They do enjoy their Sunday in Church

We sailed from Uig to Uist then from beneray to leveburgh (sp) all ferries served food, we never knew this and stocked up on shite prior to boarding

Agreed superb hotel, and fine nosh, might be a good idea to try and get a deal in advance, we just turned up and I do recall the the bill being the highest of our holiday.

Coolcarbon · May 17, 2012

There are indeed places open on Sundays now...

Had Sunday lunch here last May... :thumb2

For something even more remote, try Scalpay where we stayed here for a night...

arcboutant · May 18, 2012

hey Mike...

did ye ever see a chippy when there. I'm blowed if I could, not even that saliva inducing aroma of the deep fat fryer.............

Coolcarbon · May 18, 2012

arcboutant said:
not even that saliva inducing aroma of the deep fat fryer.............

It's too windy......

There's couple listed on 'tinterweb....

never found or tried them...

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