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  • What to do in Lewis / Harris
  • huggis
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    Heading their with the family next week; staying over near the beaches on the west coast of Lewis. Any recommendations for walks, days oot and the likes?

    StirlingCrispin
    Full Member

    Rhenigidale loop – on bike and on foot.
    Callanish stones.
    Garenin black house.
    Cycle round Harris.
    Fly kites on beaches.

    Do nothing but stare in wonder.

    Craggyjim
    Free Member

    Great Bernera is quite nice and we really enjoyed the iron age house, if you do go try and get there when the local curator is on site.

    Some nice walks around the coast of Harris, the beaches are spectacular everywhere.

    brant
    Free Member

    Luskentyre beach is amazing

    Then go to croft 36 for mussells and chips.

    http://www.croft36.com/

    Then go to the Temple Cafe down the road from croft36 for hot girls, hot coffee, hot cakes.

    convert
    Full Member

    Can I add Barra and South Uist to the list – will be there next week too.

    I’m sensing there’ll be lots of “stare in wonder” done by me and Mrs C (and swimming if the weather is kind).

    nedrapier
    Full Member

    There are a few threads on here, try googling (not the search function on here, it’s not so great!)

    Not trying to be a dick, just pointing you towards stuff that’s already out there! Here’s a couple:

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/outer-hebrides-in-a-camper-van-advice

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/tell-me-about-lewis

    thegreatape
    Free Member

    Set up a market stall on Sunday morning.

    swavis
    Full Member

    Nothing to add really but just back from a week staying at Horgabost. Awesome! 😀

    huggis
    Free Member

    thanks peeps – I was wandering if there is a walk along the cliff to a “secret bothy” which is actually into the cliff itself – north of Gearrannan?

    ir_bandito
    Free Member

    I’m off to North uist on sunday for 2 weeks.
    Cannot wait. 🙂

    ’twas rather nice last time.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/ck2Lhy]DSC_0131[/url] by ir_bandito, on Flickr

    back2basics
    Free Member

    fantastic place, and echo all the above as things to do,
    only issue i had was some of the the wonder spots were sometimes a bit spoilt by the huge long motorhomes “wild camping” there for days and end – ie. 2 weeks! and im talking 20-40K motorhomes here not just vw size campers or tenters.

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    swavis – Member
    Nothing to add really but just back from a week staying at Horgabost. Awesome!

    I’m not long back as well

    What to do? There’s lots of this as well as long empty beaches.

    jp-t853
    Full Member

    brant – Member

    Luskentyre beach is amazing

    You could also buy some Harris Tweed to make some cushions or something with as a momento from Donald John Mackay’s workshop. You will not be able to do so without him giving an enthusiastic demonstration on his loom.

    metalheart
    Free Member

    baaaaa.

    just saying…. 😉

    Definitely Callainish though.

    BigButSlimmerBloke
    Free Member

    If you head north there’s the church at Eoropaidh, austere and atmospheric .
    And if the weather’s bad, the Butt of Lewis can be spectacular

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