Two days on Skye: your choices?

[robbiethepiper]

If you have any interest in the language and are visiting the Clann Macdonald centre anyway, then JUST north of there on the main ( only! ) road is Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. The world-leading Gàidhlig language college. It's a working college and not really geared up for visitors, but I'm sure you would be welcomed - Robbie

[denmcdough]

I visited Skye last summer and the recommendations that others have given seems to be right on.

Visit the coral beach up the road from Dunvegan Castle. We had an 80* day and sunny....perfect for pics

On top of the hill at the coral beach. My wife, son, and myself.


My wife in front of Dunvegan castle.


The two of us at Dunvegan. Be sure to see the gardens!!


A must see, before Dunvegan...Talisker's.


My wife in Portree. Great food there.


Skye from the brdige going over.

[Ron Abbott]

Another place we stayed in on Skye, albeit 20+ years ago was the Skeabost Hotel....now the Skeabost Country House.

For some years afterwards it had a dreadful reputation but it seems to be getting good press nowadays.

However when we stayed in it, we arrived on the recommendation of a good friend and thought it would be way above our price range upon arrival when we saw the Bentleys, Jaguars and other expensive cars outside it, and yet it turned out to be excellent value and had an 'egon ronay' recommended restaurant.

It also had a small golf course (maybe nine hole...can't recall) a decent river to fish in with ghillie if you stayed longer than three days and inside it was very colonial and old worldie.

I think one of the owners had been in colonial service perhaps in Africa or India and there were stuffed animals everywhere! I remember thinking that some of the hides would be great for bass or tenor drummers!

One of the owners had been a certain Major McNab, a name I recall given my own surname.

I haven't been back since but intend to do so in the future.

Here's the link to it on Tripadvisor:-

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R..._Scotland.html

[Sturdy]

Those are exactly the places my wife and I went on our honeymoon 2 yr ago - wonderful, and the people are very friendly!

Oops, Replying to what Grizzly said in his post about where to go.