Guidebook for Sconser
Drinks & Nightlife
Great food at the hotel and bar. Cuillin brewery on site so great beer. Real ales and more malt whiskies than you can imagine. Good atmosphere in the summer with walkers, climbers and tourists.
37 locals recommend
Sligachan Hotel
Great food at the hotel and bar. Cuillin brewery on site so great beer. Real ales and more malt whiskies than you can imagine. Good atmosphere in the summer with walkers, climbers and tourists.
Great live music sessions on weekends and sometimes weeknights. Great atmosphere, good food and drinks. Traditonal pub with outdoor tables on decking over Loch Harport
64 locals recommend
The Old Inn
Great live music sessions on weekends and sometimes weeknights. Great atmosphere, good food and drinks. Traditonal pub with outdoor tables on decking over Loch Harport
In Waternish peninsula close to Dunvegan. Skye's oldest pub. Lovely sea front setting and outdoor seating. Pier nearby and seafood restaurant and craft / art shop next door.
36 locals recommend
Stein Inn
Macleods TerraceIn Waternish peninsula close to Dunvegan. Skye's oldest pub. Lovely sea front setting and outdoor seating. Pier nearby and seafood restaurant and craft / art shop next door.
Food Scene
Cafe Sia & Siaway
Ford RoadLovely food. Great coffee! Good pizzas, breakfasts and lunches
Lovely bar and great food. Family / locals / tourists. Everyone welcome. Newly refurbished. Great interior.
39 locals recommend
The Portree Hotel
Somerled SquareLovely bar and great food. Family / locals / tourists. Everyone welcome. Newly refurbished. Great interior.
Really good value café for breakfast and lunch, also licenced with local beer and wine. Great coffee, lots of vegetarian and vegan and gluten free options. Interesting variety of dishes
17 locals recommend
Cafe Arriba
Really good value café for breakfast and lunch, also licenced with local beer and wine. Great coffee, lots of vegetarian and vegan and gluten free options. Interesting variety of dishes
Very pretty village waterfront. Plockton seal trips, boat trips, kayak hire, sailing regattas, Plockton Inn and lovely restaurants some with outdoor heating. 15 minutes from Kyle of Lochalsh
53 locals recommend
Plockton
Very pretty village waterfront. Plockton seal trips, boat trips, kayak hire, sailing regattas, Plockton Inn and lovely restaurants some with outdoor heating. 15 minutes from Kyle of Lochalsh
Great coffee and baked goods. Art gallery and craft shop upstairs.
18 locals recommend
Isle of Skye Baking Company
Dunvegan RoadGreat coffee and baked goods. Art gallery and craft shop upstairs.
Great sea food restaurant by the harbour. You need to book as its small and very popular with good reason - the fish is fresh and great!
41 locals recommend
Sea Breezes
Quay StreetGreat sea food restaurant by the harbour. You need to book as its small and very popular with good reason - the fish is fresh and great!
High end restaurant with very good food - aiming for a Michelin star. More expensive. Good for a really special meal
28 locals recommend
Scorrybreac Restaurant
7 Bosville TerraceHigh end restaurant with very good food - aiming for a Michelin star. More expensive. Good for a really special meal
Famous high end restaurant. Reservations essential. Expensive . Good for a special treat. International reputation.
68 locals recommend
The Three Chimneys and The House Over-by
Famous high end restaurant. Reservations essential. Expensive . Good for a special treat. International reputation.
Very small , very good sea food restaurant in Waternish , great location on sea front, by the Stein Inn. Need to book. Only open evenings.
1 Macleod Terrace Stein
1 Macleod Terrace SteinVery small , very good sea food restaurant in Waternish , great location on sea front, by the Stein Inn. Need to book. Only open evenings.
Sightseeing
Best walking and photography in the UK! Only five minutes drive from my house!
24 locals recommend
Cuillin
Best walking and photography in the UK! Only five minutes drive from my house!
On the to do list of many folks. Fairy pools are just one great location in the Cuillin. Just ask me for more!
150 locals recommend
Fairy Pools
On the to do list of many folks. Fairy pools are just one great location in the Cuillin. Just ask me for more!
Great white sand beach in the most fantastic mountain location. Great coastal and mountain walks start here.
31 locals recommend
Glenbrittle
Great white sand beach in the most fantastic mountain location. Great coastal and mountain walks start here.
Amazing boat trips in to Loch Coruisk in the heart of the mountains or fast RIBS out to small islands. Great wildlife spotting for basking sharks, whales, porpoises, dolphins, puffins. Great!
19 locals recommend
Bella Jane Boat Trips
Amazing boat trips in to Loch Coruisk in the heart of the mountains or fast RIBS out to small islands. Great wildlife spotting for basking sharks, whales, porpoises, dolphins, puffins. Great!
Great if you are interested in history, particularly the MacLeod Clan. Nice castle gardens in spring / summer and seal boat trips
144 locals recommend
Dunvegan Castle
Great if you are interested in history, particularly the MacLeod Clan. Nice castle gardens in spring / summer and seal boat trips
Lovely Permaculture forest walks, campsite and wigwams. A special Fairy trail section for small children. Lots to look at and information
Rubha Phoil
Lovely Permaculture forest walks, campsite and wigwams. A special Fairy trail section for small children. Lots to look at and information
Lots of history and character. Good café. Really great location on Loch Duich. Featured in lots of films.
102 locals recommend
Eilean Donan Castle
Lots of history and character. Good café. Really great location on Loch Duich. Featured in lots of films.
Lovely white sand beaches. Looks like the Caribbean. Good to combine with a trip to Dunvegan castle as its just a few miles north. Its an easy coastal walk to the beaches , wear boots or good trainers
The Coral Beaches
Lovely white sand beaches. Looks like the Caribbean. Good to combine with a trip to Dunvegan castle as its just a few miles north. Its an easy coastal walk to the beaches , wear boots or good trainers
Good viewpoint / sunsets - the most Westerly point on Skye. Photos or a nice walk.
120 locals recommend
Neist Point Lighthouse
Good viewpoint / sunsets - the most Westerly point on Skye. Photos or a nice walk.
Tours and whiskey tasting in the village of Carbost , very close to The Old Inn.
103 locals recommend
Talisker Distillery
Tours and whiskey tasting in the village of Carbost , very close to The Old Inn.
The island opposite my house. Go as a foot passenger and enjoy a peaceful day of walking and wildlife watching. Get the ferry from Sconser. Climb Duun Caan, the hill you can see from the house.
12 locals recommend
Raasay
The island opposite my house. Go as a foot passenger and enjoy a peaceful day of walking and wildlife watching. Get the ferry from Sconser. Climb Duun Caan, the hill you can see from the house.
Britians highest mountain pass. Fantastic drive through mountainous scenery. Great pub on the other side - The Applecross Inn always wins awards for the food. Good Beers. Lovely beaches and coastline.
23 locals recommend
Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle)
Britians highest mountain pass. Fantastic drive through mountainous scenery. Great pub on the other side - The Applecross Inn always wins awards for the food. Good Beers. Lovely beaches and coastline.
Everything Else
Fantastic scenery, the scene of several films... most recently MacBeth filmed here in November 2014 and at Sligachan and the Storr Lochs. Great walks or photo opportunities
39 locals recommend
The Quiraing
Fantastic scenery, the scene of several films... most recently MacBeth filmed here in November 2014 and at Sligachan and the Storr Lochs. Great walks or photo opportunities
Really good path up to the iconic Storr - one of Skye's most famous landmarks. Or take photos from further along the road. Good if you want to walk up hill but are not a mountaineer.
127 locals recommend
The Storr
Really good path up to the iconic Storr - one of Skye's most famous landmarks. Or take photos from further along the road. Good if you want to walk up hill but are not a mountaineer.
The road to Elgol from Broadford is scenically diverse 15 miles of beautiful mountain and coastal scenery. Take a boat trip or photos of Cuillin views and check out amazing honeycomb rock at the beach
34 locals recommend
Elgol
The road to Elgol from Broadford is scenically diverse 15 miles of beautiful mountain and coastal scenery. Take a boat trip or photos of Cuillin views and check out amazing honeycomb rock at the beach
Castle building, lovely garden grounds, café, shop and museum with a good amount of local history and Skye ancestry information
59 locals recommend
Armadale Castle, Gardens & Museum of the Isles
Castle building, lovely garden grounds, café, shop and museum with a good amount of local history and Skye ancestry information
Shopping
Tannery where they make sheep skin rugs, slippers and other items. Shop and tours.In Lochbay , Waternish, a beautiful area. Go to Stein Inn after - Skye's oldest pub. Lovely location.
36 locals recommend
Skyeskyns
17 LochbayTannery where they make sheep skin rugs, slippers and other items. Shop and tours.In Lochbay , Waternish, a beautiful area. Go to Stein Inn after - Skye's oldest pub. Lovely location.
Fantastic shop that I occasionally work at. Art work, postcards, gifts and souvenirs of all kinds. A varied and quirky collection. Lovely items. Best shop in Portree!( or Possibly all of Skye!)
11 locals recommend
Tippecanoe
1 Wentworth StFantastic shop that I occasionally work at. Art work, postcards, gifts and souvenirs of all kinds. A varied and quirky collection. Lovely items. Best shop in Portree!( or Possibly all of Skye!)
Entertainment & Activities
Swimming pool, fitness classes and small gym, inside the high school so restricted hours. Phone for times.
Portree High School
Viewfield RoadSwimming pool, fitness classes and small gym, inside the high school so restricted hours. Phone for times.