Eating, Drinking & Local Attractions

Eating & Drinking

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• An Lanntair Arts Centre, 10 Shell Street, Kenneth Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DS.

• The Boatshed Restaurant Royal Hotel, Cromwell Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DG.

• Bonaventure Restaurant with Rooms Aird Uig, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9JA.

• Eoropie Tearoom The most North-Westerly tearoom in the UK.

• Isle of Harris Inn Serving breakfast, morning coffee and patisserie, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner. Also hot food to takeaway. Scott Road, Tarbert, Isle of Harris, HS3 3DL.

• Morven Gallery Cafe serving drinks and light meals. Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0QX.

• Scarista House Awarded 2 AA Rosettes. Sgarasta Bheag, Isle of Harris, HS3 3HX.

• Sulair Restaurant The most northerly restaurant in the Outer Hebrides. Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0XA.

Local Attractions

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• Abhainn Dearg Distillery Visit the first legal distillery in the Outer Hebrides for 170 years. Carnish, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9EX.

• Adventure Hebrides A guide to adventure in the Outer Hebrides. 20a Coll, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0JR.

• An Lanntair Arts All year programme of exhibitions and events. South Beach Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2BX.

• Blackhouse Museum Recreation of a traditional blackhouse in western Lewis: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Bostadh Iron Age House Reconstructed iron age house in the island of Great Bernera. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Calanais Large complex of prehistoric standing stones: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Calanais Visitor Centre Interpretive centre, coffee shop, gift shop and toilet facilities. Callanish, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9DS.

• Dun Carloway Well preserved iron age broch: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Gearrannan Blackhouses Village of preserved blackhouses, western Lewis. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• The Islands Book Trust Aims to further understanding of the history of Scottish islands in their wider Celtic and Nordic contexts. 10 Callicvol, Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis and at The Angus Macleod Archive, Ravenspoint Centre, Kershader, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis.

• The Lewis Highland Games Held in the latter half of July each year.

• Loch na Muilne RSPB Reserve A small but beautiful coastal nature reserve, made up of two small lochs and areas of wetland and coastal moorland. Nearest town: Stornoway.

• Rona and Sula Sgeir NNR Some 130,000 seabirds throng these remote islands during the breeding season, including storm petrel, Leach's petrel, gannet and guillemot. Forty miles north of the Butt of Lewis.

• Seallam! Visitor Centre Exhibitions, Natural History, Co Leis Thu? Teas/Coffees, UHI Learning Centre. Northton, Isle of Harris, HS3 3JA. STB 4 Star Visitor Attraction.

• Shawbost Norse Mill Reconstructed Norse Mill on west side of Lewis. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Steinacleit Cairn and Stone Circle The remains of an enigmatic structure of early prehistoric date. On the south end of Loch an Duin, Shader, Lewis, NW of Stornoway on the A857 to Ness.

• St Kilda NNR This is one of the most remote reserves in Britain, but St Kilda’s landscapes, birdlife and human history are truly outstanding.

• St Clement's Church Historic church in south eastern Harris: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• St Moluag's Church Ancient church in northern Lewis: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

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