Revealing how accessible Skye is For All
Located in the village of Dunvegan the Giant MacAskill Museum is a favourite place for visitors to Skye. Open Easter to October it is well worth a visit if you are passing through Dunvegan. Despite the museum being in an old thatched croft house there is plenty of space inside for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
Continue reading “Giant MacAskill Museum”Dunvegan Castle is a top visitor attraction on the Isle of Skye and we are long overdue a visit. The ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for over 800 years the castle and gardens are full of history. Be sure to check their website for the most up to date information about opening hours, tickets etc before you visit.
Dun Beag Broch is an excellent example of an Iron Age Round Tower on Skye. It still has a good amount of the walls intact. A very short walk from the car park you can go back in time and see how our ancestors lived. Visible on the skyline from the car park it is an easy walk to the bottom of the rocky outcrop on which it stands.
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The Two Churches Walk is a circular route on the outskirts of Dunvegan. Covering approximately two miles it is not a wheelchair friendly walk and you will need a decent amount of mobility as the walk covers moorland and woodland tracks. Although not suitable for everyone with mobility issues, it is a lovely spot so it is worth giving it a try if you are able. A detailed description and full route can be found on Walk Highlands.
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The Hebridean Alpaca Company is located in Dunvegan, North West Skye. On the same road as Dunvegan Castle so maybe two stop are in order while you are in this part of the island. The shop is very accessible for all and full of fabulous knitwear, soft furnishings, gifts, wools and more.
Continue reading “The Hebridean Alpaca Company”SkyeSkyns was established in 1983 and is now the sole remaining commercial woolskin tannery in Scotland. Now run by the second generation of the Hartwell family it is a year round visitor attraction on the Isle of Skye. Situated on the beautiful Waternish peninsula SkyeSkyns and the Yurt is well worth a visit. Disabled access is tricky but we are sure you can make the best of it.
If you like exploring old graveyards the one at Trumpan Church is a good one. It is a very small, ruin of a church and has a great and dark history. Tucked away at the end of the Waternish peninsula it is well worth a visit. On a clear day the views across The Minch to the Western Isles are superb.
Continue reading “Trumpan Church”Spring is coming to Skye so we went to the snowdrop day at Dunvegan Castle . It may be later than elsewhere in the country but after a stormy winter it is very welcome. The yearly snowdrop days at Dunvegan Castle are a chance to celebrate these first signs of life. As well as a chance to raise funds for local charities.
