Scotland's Tiree Island

Podcast by: Poppy Stockell, October 2007

Got a hunger for fresh lobster, surfing and swimming with seals? Poppy Stockell finds all three on a tiny island off Scotland's west coast.

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Further information

How to get there:

British Airways has daily flights to Tiree from Glasgow - 50 minute flight
Caledonian MacBrayne ferries travel to Tiree and Coll from Oban
Or, buy a kayak and travel the coast under your own steam!

Where you can stay:

Mill House Activity Centre (backpackers)
Tiree Lodge Hotel
Tiree Scarinish Hotel
Balinoe Campsite
Pitch a tent on a grass field (ask permission from the farmer)

Costs:

Flights: approx £50 each way with BA
Ferry to Tiree from Oban £13.50 per person, £77 per car, £2.20 per bicycle
Ring and Ride Taxi service anywhere on the island, - £1.80, call Nancy MacKechnie (John Kennedy Taxis 01879 220419).
Accommodation: backpackers from £13 for bed in dorms
Skipinnish Sea Tours: approx £25 for adults, A$15 for children, for a 2 hour shark, whale and dolphin trip.
2.5 hour surf session £30 at Wild Diamond Surf School

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