Revealing how accessible Skye is For All
Armadale Castle and Gardens is located on the Sleat peninsula in the south of Skye. Sleat is known as the garden of Skye and the beautiful drive down to Armadale illustrates why. The Castle and Gardens are a stones throw from the Mallaig to Armadale ferry if you arrive over the sea. From Broadford it is about a 20 minute drive in a car on the A851.
The Well Plaid Portree is situated between The Royal Hotel and McNab’s bar which are all part of The Royal Hotel complex. There is a slope to access into the restaurant on the side of the building.
Continue reading “Well Plaid Portree”Portree is the capital of Skye with around 2500 residents. Dividing Portree’s waterfront is the rocky outcrop known as The Lump. Walking up The Lump in Portree will give you gorgeous panoramic views across the harbour, over Loch Portree, north to The Storr, south to The Cuillins and east to Raasay. It is well worth the walk up the steep slope for the views alone.
There is also another path around The Lump in Portree called The Meall or Am Meall to use it’s Gaelic name. However this path caused us a lot of fun and difficulties. We definitely had an afternoon of two halves.
Let’s start with the difficult path, that way we end on a high!
Continue reading “The Lump in Portree”Donald John’s has a new owner and is rebranded as Cafe Cuil. We have not yet visited so cannot comment on any changes to the establishment. We will leave the original post up to give folks and idea of what they may find if they visit before we do.
Continue reading “Donald John’s Cafe”The walk to Allt Dearg House Sligachan starts about half a mile from the Sligachan Hotel on the A863 Dunvegan Road. There is a space on the left hand side of the road for about 6-7 vehicles. Here you can park for free but pay attention not to block the track to Allt Dearg or the main road.
Continue reading “Walk to Allt Dearg House, Sligachan”