Dunvegan is a fantastic location from which to explore all of Skye’s wonders, many of which are probably already on your bucket list for your Skye Trip. If you’re not locked into a specific timeline already make sure you’ve allocated more days than you think so you really get “to see Skye” and not a whirlwind tour that will only skim the surface.
Starting off closer to The Dunvegan, try all of the following:
- Experience Dunvegan Castle & Gardens – ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan Macleod
- Relax at Claigan Coral Beach
- Walk to and enjoy the black sands of Orbost beach
- Explore the village of Dunvegan – its shops
- Two Churches Walk – stroll through local & medieval history and the Millenium Stone
- The Giant MacAskill Museum – artefacts and stories of the World’s tallest giant
- Macleods Tables – a rewarding walk and the stuff of legends
- Take a boat trip with Sea Skye Tours
Exploring the rest of North West Skye
- Neist Point and Neist Point Lighthouse
- Visit our friends in Glendale – the ingenious Skye Weavers creating pedal-powered tweed!
- The Maidens Walk near Harlosh
- Eat at Michelin Starred Lochbay Restaurant (Steinn, Waternish)
- Learn about the tanning process at Skye Skyns
Heading to North Skye (35 – 50 mins drive):
- The Quiraing
- Uig village
- Fairy Glen (stay longer than 20 minutes to dodge the minibuses during Summer season!)
- Staffin Beach and the famous dinosaur footprints
- Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint
‘Central’ Skye (30 – 40 mins drive):
- Old Man of Storr
- Portree village centre
- Talisker beach, Talisker Distillery and the Oyster Shed
- The very Instagramed Fairy Pools and Glenbrittle
- Walk up one of the Cuillin Mountains
Travelling further afield around South Skye and nearby mainland:
- Armadale to Mallig Ferry and Armadale Castle & Gardens
- World famous Eilean Donan Castle
- Plockton Village