5 Upper Barvas Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Barvas is a good location on the West side of the island. The main town of Stornoway is only 11 miles away.
Local and sea side walks to the Barvas Machair. Picnic areas available to enjoy to take in the views. Fantastic views of the North Atlantic Ocean and bird watching. Ideal for surfing for the more adventurous visitors.
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Barvas
Local and sea side walks to the Barvas Machair. Picnic areas available to enjoy to take in the views. Fantastic views of the North Atlantic Ocean and bird watching. Ideal for surfing for the more adventurous visitors.
An Lanntair
Kenneth StreetCastle Grounds
Borgh Pottery
Essence of Harris
Pier RoadSightseeing
There are many beautiful scenic beach’s, historic locations, museums and Galleries.
Seatrek
Izimbali zaseCallanish ezisebenza
I-Gearannan Blackhouse Village
5A GareninLocated in Tarbert the main town on the Isle of Harris. Harris Tweed shop nearby.
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Isle of Harris Distillery
Located in Tarbert the main town on the Isle of Harris. Harris Tweed shop nearby.
Also fantastic children’s playground and parking nearby the beach.
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Eoropie Beach
Also fantastic children’s playground and parking nearby the beach.
The Blackhouse, Arnol
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Norse Mill and Kiln
Dun Carloway Broch
Lewis and Harris IslandFood scene
Harbour Kitchen
5 Cromwell StA good place to stop on your day trip to Harris. You could phone ahead and pre-book your food order (also check opening times). Freshly made to order.
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Taste n Sea
A859A good place to stop on your day trip to Harris. You could phone ahead and pre-book your food order (also check opening times). Freshly made to order.
Uig Sands Restaurant
Book ahead as it is very popular.
There lots of walks and mountain bike trails in the castle grounds. Could walk also the harbour, Creed River see the Mill, there is also the nearby museum to visit. Plenty to do on good days and on rainy days:-) The woodlands Centre is good to come for lunch on your day out. Public toilets available here too.
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Woodlands Centre
There lots of walks and mountain bike trails in the castle grounds. Could walk also the harbour, Creed River see the Mill, there is also the nearby museum to visit. Plenty to do on good days and on rainy days:-) The woodlands Centre is good to come for lunch on your day out. Public toilets available here too.
Callanish Standing Stones & Visitor Centre
Nice food, beautiful views. Good beach walks at Port of Ness. Parking available. This could be combined with a visit to the Butt of Lewis light house.
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The Breakwater
Nice food, beautiful views. Good beach walks at Port of Ness. Parking available. This could be combined with a visit to the Butt of Lewis light house.
Harris Tweed Hebrides
25 North BeachStock up on Stornoway Black Pudding and other delicious meat dishes. Easy parking near the Coop in Stornoway.
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Charles Macleod
Stock up on Stornoway Black Pudding and other delicious meat dishes. Easy parking near the Coop in Stornoway.
hs1 is open for lunch and evening meals. Located in Stornoway 11 miles away.
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HS-1 Cafe Bar
Cromwell Streeths1 is open for lunch and evening meals. Located in Stornoway 11 miles away.
Borve House is 7 miles away. Easy to drive and park. Open for lunch and evening meal all year round.
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Borve Country House Hotel
Borve House is 7 miles away. Easy to drive and park. Open for lunch and evening meal all year round.
Hotel restaurant, located 11 miles away in Stornoway. Open all year 7 days a week. A family friendly restaurant.
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Eleven Restaurant & Bar
11 James StHotel restaurant, located 11 miles away in Stornoway. Open all year 7 days a week. A family friendly restaurant.
Indoor/rainy day activities
If the weather is not the best and you have children to entertain. There is fantastic family friendly facilities in the Stornoway sports centre. Swimming pool, gym, climbing wall and gym hall.
Lewis Sports Centre
2 Springfield RdNess is just as easy to drive to as Stornoway from 5 Upper Barvas. Sporsnis has 10 pin bowling.
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Sporsnis
6 Slighe Naomh RonainNess is just as easy to drive to as Stornoway from 5 Upper Barvas. Sporsnis has 10 pin bowling.
Check opening times as opening times vary depending on the time of year.
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Morven Gallery
Check opening times as opening times vary depending on the time of year.
The Beach House Gallery
Coll Pottery Craft Centre
Golf
Stornoway Golf Club
The Isle of Harris Golf Club
Fishing
Lewis and Harris have some of the finest Salmon and Trout fisheries anywhere in Scotland. The Hebrides have over 2000 fishable Lochs and a large number of rivers with access to the sea.
Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust
Marybank