HS1’s contemporary café menu includes steaks, pasta, wraps, salads, authentic curries and the amazing homemade HS1 burger. Enjoy coffee and a cake, a light lunch or a full 3 course dinner. With 2 separate routes for walking and cycling, the Hebridean Way is an awe inspiring trail defined not only by the rich and diverse landscape - but by the helpful and friendly folk you’ll meet as you go. The scenic qualities of the islands are reflected in the fact that three of Scotland's forty national scenic areas (NSAs) are located here. The national scenic areas are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development, [22] and are considered to represent the type of scenic beauty "popularly associated with Scotland and for which it is renowned". [23] The three NSA within the Outer Hebrides are: Statistical Bulletins". "2011 Census: Key Results on Population, Ethnicity, Identity, Language, Religion, Health, Housing and Accommodation in Scotland - Release 2A" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. 26 September 2013. p.26 . Retrieved 20 April 2014. The Outer Hebrides is home to spectacular scenery from rugged hills to stunning seascapes along its spectacular Atlantic coastline.

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National Rail services are available for onward journeys, from stations at Oban and Mallaig, which has direct services to Glasgow. However, parliamentary approval notwithstanding, plans in the 1890s to lay a railway connection to Ullapool were unable to obtain sufficient funding. [158]

Watson, W. J. (1994) The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh; Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-323-5. First published 1926. The next you may find yourself amongst wild mountains, wandering past remote freshwater lochsas eagles soar overhead. South Uist is home to the Askernish Golf Course. The oldest links in the Outer Hebrides, it was designed by Old Tom Morris. Although it was in use until the 1930s, its existence was largely forgotten until 2005 and it is now being restored to Morris's original design. [174] [175] See also [ edit ]

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From the neat Victorian homes lining the streets of Stornowayin the east, to the stretching white sands of Bostaon Great Bernera in the west, where the clear Atlantic waters sound the evocative toll of the Time and Tide Bell as a reminder of the link between us and the elements, Lewis is an island of exciting contrasts and diverse experiences. Hunter, James (2000) Last of the Free: A History of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh. Mainstream. ISBN 1-84018-376-4Land on Lewis, and explore these diverse andinterconnected islands from Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay to Barra. It will be an adventure made peaceful, an adventure made unspoiled, an adventure made spectacular.