Uig - Local Information
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Dates: 29th March - 30th September 2012
Tel: 01470 542 746
Reception opening times: 07.30 – 10.30am & 5 – 10.30pm
Hostel opening times: 07.30 – 10.30am & 5 – 11.30pm
Check-in: 5pm - 10.30pm
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
Skye Museum of Island Life
Excellent recreation of a crofting township
The Uig Pottery
Lovely handpainted pottery, shop on the Pier
Uig, Isle of Skye, IV519XY
Skyeskyns
A unqiue exhibition tannery producing and selling sheepskin fleeces.,
Dunvegan Castle and Gardens
Wonderful views of the bays from the gardens with trips to seal colony from the castle jetty
Angus MacAskill Museum
Museum in Dunvegan about Scotland's tallest man
Borreraig Park Museum
Folk museum in a remote corner of NW Skye
Colbost Croft Museum
Museum recreating a crofting lifestyle
Dun Beag
A fine example of a Hebridean broch, apparently occupied to the 18th century
0.25m W of Bracadale, Skye off the A863
Edinbane Pottery
Pottery inspired by the Isle of Skye: workshop and gallery
Edinbane, Isle of Skye, IV51 9PW
Glendale Toy Museum
Excellent collection of toys
Staffin Museum
Small community-based museum on the eastern coast of the Trotternish
6 Ellishader, Isle of Skye IV51 9JE
Eating & Drinking
There is a village store in Uig which is open during the day Monday to Saturday. The petrol station, which also has a small shop, is open 7 days a week.
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
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. Quay Brae
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
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
Lochbay Seafood Restaurant
Renowned seafood restaurant
Stein, Waternish, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GA
Marmalade
Home Farm Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9LX
Skeabost Country House
Open for lunch and dinner to both residents and non-residents
Skeabost Bridge, Isle of Skye, IV51 9NP
The Stein Inn
Skye's oldest Inn with bar, lunchtime meals & evening restaurant
Stein, Waternish, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GA
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Scuba diving
Families
- Family and private rooms
- 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
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
Bella Jane Boat Trips AquaXplore
Enjoy this exhilarating ride to the small isles and the cullin mountains
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
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
Hostel Manager
"There is much to do, from kayaking and horse riding to fossil hunting and many beautiful walks around this top end of Skye – not to mention the best view from a kitchen sink in the whole of Scotland"