Old Croft House guidebook
Eating out locally 🍽 Lunch, dinner, coffee and cake ☕️🧁
Lovely local restaurant ~ only 5 minutes walk from Old Croft House 🏡
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Borve Country House Hotel
Lovely local restaurant ~ only 5 minutes walk from Old Croft House 🏡
Delicious food, lovely staff and amazing views over port of ness beach 🏖
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The Breakwater
Delicious food, lovely staff and amazing views over port of ness beach 🏖
The newly refurbished Museum and cafe a few minutes drive along to Ness in the village of Cross is well worth a visit - delicious lunches, amazing home baking and a lovely gift shop! Find them on Facebook #comunneachdraidhnis
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Comunn Eachdraidh Nis
A857The newly refurbished Museum and cafe a few minutes drive along to Ness in the village of Cross is well worth a visit - delicious lunches, amazing home baking and a lovely gift shop! Find them on Facebook #comunneachdraidhnis
About 15 minutes drive along the west side in North Bragar is the newly refurbished Grinneabhat café 🍰 Find them on Facebook ~ Bragar and arnol community trust
Grinneabhat
About 15 minutes drive along the west side in North Bragar is the newly refurbished Grinneabhat café 🍰 Find them on Facebook ~ Bragar and arnol community trust
Local sights and things to do 🗺
A hop, skip and a jump away beside the bridge in Borve ~ visit the lovely Sue Blair, she makes the most beautiful and unique pottery
www.borghpottery.co.uk
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Borgh Pottery
A hop, skip and a jump away beside the bridge in Borve ~ visit the lovely Sue Blair, she makes the most beautiful and unique pottery
www.borghpottery.co.uk
Eoropie Beach
Lovely beach just 15 minutes away in Ness 🏖🏄🏻♂️
Eoropie Dunes Park
Play park just beside Eoropie beach 🛝
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse was built to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted. Port Stoth beach is just along from the lighthouse 🏖
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse was built to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted. Port Stoth beach is just along from the lighthouse 🏖
An ancient temple located in Eoropie, Ness, believed to have been built between the 12th and 16th century.
Teampall Mholuaidh
An ancient temple located in Eoropie, Ness, believed to have been built between the 12th and 16th century.
Great beach and harbour at Port of Ness 🏖 Just down the steps from the Breakwater cafè ☕️
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Port of Ness
Great beach and harbour at Port of Ness 🏖 Just down the steps from the Breakwater cafè ☕️
Harbour View Gallery
Art gallery in Port of Ness www.abarber.co.uk
Clach an Trushal is the tallest standing stone in Scotland, at 5.75m tall. It is of local gneiss rock, and is situated in the village of Ballantrushal a few miles along the road.
Clach an truishal - Standing Stone
Clach an Trushal is the tallest standing stone in Scotland, at 5.75m tall. It is of local gneiss rock, and is situated in the village of Ballantrushal a few miles along the road.
Built around 1880, the blackhouse gives a unique insight into what life was like in this traditional, fully furnished, thatched house. Book tickets through Historic Scotland website.
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The Blackhouse, Arnol
Built around 1880, the blackhouse gives a unique insight into what life was like in this traditional, fully furnished, thatched house. Book tickets through Historic Scotland website.
Just at the end of the road where my Grandfather Murdo was born and brought up in the village of Gearrannan. This seaside village was built in the 1800s, the black houses have been restored and there is also a café. This was the filming location for the recent film ‘The Road Dance’ 🎥🍿
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Gearannan Blackhouse Village
5A GareninJust at the end of the road where my Grandfather Murdo was born and brought up in the village of Gearrannan. This seaside village was built in the 1800s, the black houses have been restored and there is also a café. This was the filming location for the recent film ‘The Road Dance’ 🎥🍿
Walk among the megaliths at one of Scotland’s most magnificent and best-preserved Neolithic monuments.
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Callanish Standing Stones
Walk among the megaliths at one of Scotland’s most magnificent and best-preserved Neolithic monuments.
The Norse Mill and Kiln buildings give a very rare glimpse into the Scandinavian past of Lewis. The mill was powered by water from the stream from the nearby Loch Roinavat 🪨🌾
Shawbost Norse Mill and Kiln
Jamieson StreetThe Norse Mill and Kiln buildings give a very rare glimpse into the Scandinavian past of Lewis. The mill was powered by water from the stream from the nearby Loch Roinavat 🪨🌾
The Curiosity Caravan
Nearby beaches 🏖 🏄🏻♀️
Traigh Shanndaigh (Eoropie beach) faces north west out into the Atlantic and is a very popular beach for surfers. A long beach fringed with high sand dunes and low cliffs. This beautiful beach is very popular with surfers, families with young children, walkers and swimmers. It is good for paddling but care must be taken when swimming as there can be strong currents and undertow when the sea is rough. There is a car park nearby and it is near the award-winning Eoropie Dunes play park. There are good refreshment facilities nearby and there are several good walks either north past the natural arch to the lighthouse or south following the coast with several small sandy coves.
The surrounding machair is a haven for flowers, birds and animals. In summer it is a carpet of wild orchids, clover, buttercups, etc 🌸
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Eoropie Beach
Traigh Shanndaigh (Eoropie beach) faces north west out into the Atlantic and is a very popular beach for surfers. A long beach fringed with high sand dunes and low cliffs. This beautiful beach is very popular with surfers, families with young children, walkers and swimmers. It is good for paddling but care must be taken when swimming as there can be strong currents and undertow when the sea is rough. There is a car park nearby and it is near the award-winning Eoropie Dunes play park. There are good refreshment facilities nearby and there are several good walks either north past the natural arch to the lighthouse or south following the coast with several small sandy coves.
The surrounding machair is a haven for flowers, birds and animals. In summer it is a carpet of wild orchids, clover, buttercups, etc 🌸
Lovely beach and harbour at Port of Ness 🏖 just down the steps from the Breakwater cafe and along from the Harbour Gallery 🖼
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Port of Ness
Lovely beach and harbour at Port of Ness 🏖 just down the steps from the Breakwater cafe and along from the Harbour Gallery 🖼
Port Stoth
Just along from the Butt of Lewis lighthouse 🏖
A lovely small bay and beach along the westside 🏖 about 20 minutes drive 🚗🗺
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Dalbeg
A lovely small bay and beach along the westside 🏖 about 20 minutes drive 🚗🗺
Dalmore
Traigh Mhòr
Lovely beach in Tolsta 🏖 about 40 mins drive 🗺
Coffee shops, speciality foods, gifts in Stornoway ☕️ 🧁
Amazing coffee, delicious home baking and beautiful gifts! A visit to see Jayne and the girls at the Blue Lobster is a must if you are in Stornoway! ☕️ Instagram #thebluelobsterstornoway
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the blue lobster
Amazing coffee, delicious home baking and beautiful gifts! A visit to see Jayne and the girls at the Blue Lobster is a must if you are in Stornoway! ☕️ Instagram #thebluelobsterstornoway
Another fab coffee shop in Stornoway town centre ~ exceptionally delicious coffee and delicious cake! Follow them on Facebook #kopijavastornoway
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Kopi Java
87 Cromwell StAnother fab coffee shop in Stornoway town centre ~ exceptionally delicious coffee and delicious cake! Follow them on Facebook #kopijavastornoway
We have a great selection of coffee shops in Stornoway! Delights have lovely coffee, cakes and treats, speciality foods and gifts. Find them on Facebook and Instagram #delightsstornoway
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Delights
18 North BeachWe have a great selection of coffee shops in Stornoway! Delights have lovely coffee, cakes and treats, speciality foods and gifts. Find them on Facebook and Instagram #delightsstornoway
My friend Emma runs a fantastic delicatessen on Cromwell Street, Stornoway. They do the best sandwiches and you can pick up some tasty treats and speciality foods. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram #thegoodfoodboutique
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The Good Food Boutique
59-61 Cromwell StMy friend Emma runs a fantastic delicatessen on Cromwell Street, Stornoway. They do the best sandwiches and you can pick up some tasty treats and speciality foods. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram #thegoodfoodboutique
No.9 Coffee Shop
9 North BeachSandwick Bay Candles
20 South BeachArtizan
12 Church StNearby grocery shops + filling stations ⛽️
Borve Mini Market
Basic groceries + logs + kindling for the fire 🔥
Licensed grocer, freezer centre, butcher, electrical, plumbing, stationery, toys and everything else! 10 mins down the road in Ness 🥕 There is also a launderette right beside the shop 🏬
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Cross Stores station
Licensed grocer, freezer centre, butcher, electrical, plumbing, stationery, toys and everything else! 10 mins down the road in Ness 🥕 There is also a launderette right beside the shop 🏬
Swainbost
Swainbost shop - essential groceries and fuel ⛽️
Welcome Inn filling station, Barvas - essential groceries and fuel ⛽️
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Barvas
Welcome Inn filling station, Barvas - essential groceries and fuel ⛽️
Island adventures
Guided outdoor swimming 🏊🏻♀️ open water coaching, holidays and scenic boat trips 🛥 with Norma ~ visit www.immersehebrides.com and follow on Instagram and Facebook 🌊
Immerse Hebrides
Guided outdoor swimming 🏊🏻♀️ open water coaching, holidays and scenic boat trips 🛥 with Norma ~ visit www.immersehebrides.com and follow on Instagram and Facebook 🌊
Seatrek
Kilda Cruises
Pier RoadSurflewis & Harris
10 East StWild Atlantic Adventures offers a range of outdoor water-based activities, focusing primarily on coasteering. www.wildatlanticadventures.co.uk
Wild Atlantic Adentures
Wild Atlantic Adventures offers a range of outdoor water-based activities, focusing primarily on coasteering. www.wildatlanticadventures.co.uk
HEB360
1 KnockIsland tours Heb 360 🚗 🗺
Trips to Stornoway ~ restaurants, sights, fuel 🍽🌳 30 mins drive away 🚗
We love all things ishga (Gaelic for water) seaweed skincare which is all made here on the island - we provide ishga hand and body wash and shampoo bar in the cottage and we use their sanitiser on all surfaces and handles after cleaning - call in to the shop on Willowglen Rd to stock up on their beautiful products www.ishga.com
ishga Skincare
Willowglen RoadWe love all things ishga (Gaelic for water) seaweed skincare which is all made here on the island - we provide ishga hand and body wash and shampoo bar in the cottage and we use their sanitiser on all surfaces and handles after cleaning - call in to the shop on Willowglen Rd to stock up on their beautiful products www.ishga.com
The Boatshed Restaurant
Cromwell StreetHS-1 Cafe Bar
Cromwell StreetWoodlands Centre
Thai
27 Church StHarbour Kitchen
5 Cromwell StStornoway Castle Grounds
Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean
Iolare Memorial
Campbell Angus
Cannery RoadStornoway Distillers @ The Fank
Eleven Restaurant & Bar
11 James StLa Balena - Italian Restaurant
Stornoway Distillers @ The Fank