Skyewalker Independent Hostel

Skye


Three miles northwest of Carbost, this excellent hostel is housed in the old village school, with cosy lounge, well-equipped kitchen, and superb gardens with glamping huts (£64 for two people) and a glass-domed outdoor seating area. No wi-fi or mobile phone signal.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Skye attractions

1. Talisker Distillery

2.53 MILES

Skye's oldest distillery (established 1830) produces smooth, sweet and smoky Talisker single malt whisky. The guided tour includes a free dram.

2. Aros Centre

9.31 MILES

On the southern edge of Portree, the Aros Centre is a combined visitor centre, book and gift shop, restaurant, theatre and cinema. The St Kilda Exhibition…

3. Dunvegan Castle

10.87 MILES

Skye’s most famous historic building, and one of its most popular tourist attractions, Dunvegan Castle is the seat of the chief of Clan MacLeod. In…

4. Raasay Distillery

12.6 MILES

Raasay's first ever (legal!) distillery opened in 2017, and comes with a twist – you can stay the night here, in one of the six designer bedrooms in the…

5. Coral Beaches

14.77 MILES

From the end of the minor road beyond Dunvegan Castle entrance, an easy 1-mile walk leads to the Coral Beaches – a pair of blindingly white beaches…

6. Old Man of Storr

15.23 MILES

The 50m-high, pot-bellied pinnacle of crumbling basalt known as the Old Man of Storr is prominent above the road 6 miles north of Portree. Walk up to its…

7. Spar Cave

18.01 MILES

Just east of Elgol is the Spar Cave, famously visited by Sir Walter Scott in 1814 and mentioned in his poem 'Lord of the Isles'. The 80m-deep cave is wild…

8. Fairy Glen

18.04 MILES

Just south of Uig, a minor road (signposted ‘Sheader and Balnaknock’) leads a mile or so to the Fairy Glen, a strange and enchanting natural landscape of…