Things to do in Stornoway (Steornabhagh)
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Lewis Castle
The Baronial mansion across the harbour was built in the 1840s for the Matheson family, then owners of Lewis. It was gifted to the community by Lord Leverhulme in 1923 and was home to the local college for 40 years, but has lain empty since 1997 (the college now occupies modern buildings in the castle grounds); it is now slated for development as a museum and hotel. The beautiful grounds are open to the public and host the Hebridean Celtic Festival.
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Digby Chick
A modern restaurant that dishes up bistro cuisine such as haddock and chips, sesame-glazed pork belly or garlic-roasted mushroom with duck-egg salad at lunchtime, the Digby Chick metamorphoses into a candlelit gourmet restaurant in the evening, serving dishes such as grilled langoustines, seared scallops, roast lamb and steak. You can get a two-course lunch for £10 (11.30am to 2pm), and a three-course dinner for £20 (5.30pm to 6.30pm only).
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Park Guest House Restaurant
The restaurant at the Park Guest House specialises in Scottish seafood, beef and game (plus one or two vegetarian dishes), simply prepared, allowing the flavour of the food to speak for itself. It offers a good-value, three-course dinner for £16.50 between 5pm and 6.30pm.
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Thai Café
Here’s a surprise – authentic, inexpensive Thai food in the heart of Stornoway. This spick-and-span little restaurant has a genuine Thai chef, and serves some of the most delicious, best-value Asian food in the Hebrides. If you can’t get a table, it does takeaway too.
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An Lanntair Art Centre Café
The stylish and family-friendly restaurant at the art centre serves a broad range of freshly prepared dishes, from tasty bacon rolls at breakfast, to burgers, baguettes or mince and tatties for lunch, and Thai curry, beef-and-Guinness pie or nut roast for dinner.
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An Lanntair Art Centre
The modern, purpose-built An Lanntair Art Centre, complete with art gallery, theatre, cinema and restaurant, is the centre of the town’s cultural life; it hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art and is a good source of information on cultural events.
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Museum nan Eilean
This museum strings together a loose history of the Outer Hebrides from the earliest human settlements some 9000 years ago to the 20th century, exploring traditional island life and the changes inflicted by progress and technology.
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St Columba’s Church
The roofless ruin of the 14th-century St Columba’s Church, 4 miles east of town on the Eye peninsula, features the grave slabs of Roderick McLeod, 7th clan chief (around 1498), and his daughter (1503).
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Lewis Loom Centre
This centre houses an exhibition on the history of Harris Tweed; the 40-minute guided tour (£2.50 extra) includes spinning and weaving demonstrations.
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HS-1 Cafe-Bar
Bright, brash and young at heart, this cafe-bar dishes up hearty bar meals – fajitas, steaks and nachos – as well as healthier stuff like baked potatoes and tortilla wraps. There's also a kids' menu.
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Stornoway Balti House
Most restaurants in Stornoway are closed on Sundays. This is one of the few options for a sit-down meal.
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Sandwick Rd Petrol Station
The only shop in town that’s open on a Sunday (from 10am to 4pm); the Sunday papers arrive around 2pm.
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