The Best of Skye
Our guide to the extraordinary Isle of Skye and its quieter sister, Raasay. More than 180 pages on where to stay, eat, walk and wander, with a lean towards the lesser known corners that make the island what it is.
★★★★★ "You can tell a lot of care goes into everything." — Katie
Where to stay, eat, walk and wander
Every listing is chosen and written by us. Nobody pays to be in these pages.
Things to Do
Walks, wildlife and nature. History and heritage, activities, arts and crafts. The doing part of the island.
Food & Drink
The restaurants, bars and cafés worth planning a day around. Fire-cooked dinners, harbour-side coffee, and a fair few finds in between.
Accommodation
Hotels, hostels, campsites and self catering. Honest picks for every budget, and not just the famous names.
Shops & Makers
Skye has a long tradition of artists, musicians and makers. This is where to find them, and the shops where their work lives.
Island Stories
Jurassic Skye, Calum's Road, Flora MacDonald and the dream makers. The tales that give the places their weight.
10 Great Walks
Ten routes chosen for reward over effort. Gentle shoreline wanders at one end, the big skyline days at the other.
A wander through the guide
The island doing the talking
"Craggy slopes and muscular headlands stretch across the map like works in some gargantuan open-air gallery."
Somewhere good to land
"Having the right base can make all the difference to a trip, and Skye caters to a variety of tastes and budgets with a really impressive choice of places to stay."
Worth planning a day around
The restaurants, bars and cafés we go back to. Some famous, some barely signposted, all chosen on the plate.
Calum's Road, and other legends
Original illustrated stories run through the guide. Jurassic Skye, Flora MacDonald, the dream makers, and one man who built a road by hand.
"Spend long enough among Skye's cloud-snagged mountains and wave-bashed peninsulas and it's hard not to feel inspired yourself."
The Best of Edinburgh
The capital, given the same treatment — where to eat, drink, stay and wander, chosen by people who go often.
Kind words, unprompted
"Love this magazine. The photos are beautiful and the stories make me want to visit every place."
Emma L"Beautifully packaged and feels special. You can tell a lot of care goes into everything."
Katie"Bought it as a gift for my dad and ended up ordering a second copy for myself."
Rachel