Isle of Barra Beach Hotel
Travel Blogs from Isle of Barra
Down to Barra
The final island ferry ride today as we head over from the Benbecula and the Uists to Barra and Vatersay. But first we have South Uist to look round on the way down!
Leaving the Orasay Inn, and paying due respect to the shrine of Our Lady of the Something or Other at the crossroads, we took the turning left and south for the first time. A …
Eriskay and Uist
... the film that was made based on this novel. The arrested men did manage to cause some bother for the Procurator Fiscal at Inverness as he did not have the gaelic which apparently caused him much irritation when dealing with the islanders. We head for the Am Politician for lunch, there's photos of the SS Politician boat that sank and was the inspiration for Whisky Galore. I have Cullen Skink and you can stand a spoon up in it, it's more stew than soup - delicious. They have ...
Mair Rain and Failed Fougasse
... she says. I know and while it's a pain I can't get too upset as I have had the benefits of awesome weather on the islands over the years along with the lack of crowds that the weather and the remoteness gift to them. On those sweet days when the weather is kind, there's lifelong memories to be had. So, might as well spend the morning making some fougasse a la monsieur Richard Bertinet, my recent bread tutor who hails from Brittany. Something just not ...
Pabbay and Mingulay
... and get the kayaks off the roof which is fine and Lord P apologises for the delay What's not fine is when we discover at twenty past ten that his family is meant to be on the boat but they haven't arrived. They are all going to Pabbay for 2 weeks. Lord P "believes" that they may be on their way. So that's a relief as we wouldn't want them rushing their croissants. Apparently he's a millionaire and his wife is an artist. Well that makes the hingin aboot all worthwhile. The ...
Torturing Ross - Around Barra on a Bike
... nope - it has been modernised in the most awful way and remains a soulless, but modernised, pit of a place - no windows. We left. We had thought we would have a pint watching the sunset but nae windaes put paid to that. Apparently the restaurant has a view over the bay as has the residents' lounge. This is the stunning beach that the Barrafest will take place on. We have tickets for the Friday night. I visited MacNeill's shop to try to get tickets for ...
Location
Map this hotelAmenities
- Restaurant
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
Search for more deals in Isle of Barra
TripAdvisor Reviews Isle of Barra Beach Hotel
