Tourist Attractions of Glendale, Isle of Skye

Neist Point

'The Causeway' at Neist Point and Moonen Bay

At the North-Western tip of Skye sits the Neist Point Lighthouse. The shore-line around the lighthouse features spectacular rock formations (pictured) that are identical to those at the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. For botanists, there are many interesting alpine plants growing amongst the rocks, including species of saxifrage. Read More

The Three Chimneys Restaurant

Now a visitor attraction in its own right, drawing diners to Colbost, to experience supreme cuisine at the 28th best restaurant in the World. Read More

Raven Press Gallery

Open all year. Exquisite wood engravings of landscape, wildlife and architecture. Read More

Skye Silver

Open Mar-Oct. Designers and retailers of Celtic and traditional Scottish jewellery in Silver and Gold. The largest display of original silver and gold jewellery on the Island. Read More

The Cuillins

A magnificent range of mountains, acclaimed as being The British Alps. Read More

Glendale Watermill

Picturesque old water-mill. Now free to visitors (the door is usually left unlocked but take a torch if you want to see inside). Read More

Glendale Beach

Beautiful clean beach of black sand, where the river Hamara flows into the sea. Read More

Diving & Shipwrecks

The crystal clear waters are excellent for diving and there are a number of well-preserved ship-wrecks on the ocean floor around the Duirinish Coast. These include the ss Chadwick which ran aground at the mouth of Oisgill Bay in 1892 and the ss Doris which crashed onto Neist Point in 1909. Read More.

Dunvegan Castle

Castle opens all year (facilities Mar-Oct). Historic castle & gardens. Seal boat trips, restaurant and shops. 10am-5pm summer/11am-4pm winter. The home of the chiefs of MacLeod for nearly 800 years. Believed to be the oldest inhabited castle in Britain, and certainly the most significant on Skye. Dunvegan Castle is home to all manner of outlandish fiction and blood-curdling fact. Excellent water garden and a particularly cruel dungeon! Read More

Wildlife

The area around Glendale is wonderful for wildlife, with excellent bird-watching on the sea cliffs and shore. Whales, porpoises and dolphins are regularly seen from Neist Point.

The fields around Milovaig and Glendale are carpetted with wild flowers. Read More

The Toy Museum

Interesting, hands-on, museum with many interesting toys and dolls from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Read More

Colbost Croft Museum

Black House at Colbost Croft Museum

Open April-October. A replica black house depicting how people lived in the 19th century and a replica whisky still.

MacLeod's Tables

Impressive flat-topped mountains, Healabhal Mor (1538 ft) and Healabhal Beag (1601 ft) rise in gentle contrast to the jagged peaks of the Black Cuillins. Read More

The Coral Beaches

Formed from a rare form of calcified sea-weed, these gorgeous white beaches make a superb place for a picnic.

Borreraig Piping Centre

Open all year. Acclaimed local history museum and purveyor of bagpipes, silver, knitwear, wool and other quality goods made on Skye. Open 10am-6pm.

The Northern Lights

The absence of light pollution makes Glendale an amazing place to watch the Night Sky, with the Milky Way clearly visible overhead after dark and Shooting Stars streaking overhead.

On Autumn and Spring nights, when conditions are right, the Aurora Borealis provides an awesome and very beautiful spectacle over Loch Pooltiel.