Top Things to do in The Hebrides
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Things to do in The Hebrides, Scotland: The Best Food & Drink
This beautiful archipelago, where Scottish Gaelic is still spoken, is divided into the Inner and Outer Hebrides and stretches the length of Scotland's west coast. The most visited and largest of the Western Isles is the brooding Isle of Skye, a short ferry ride or bridge away from the mainland. Islay, home to prolific whisky production, is another gem. Highlights of the less visited Outer Isles include stark Lewis and the town of Stornoway, rugged Harris, with sandy beaches and tranquil Barra.
Restaurants in The Hebrides
1. Laphroaig Distillery
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5.0 based on 1,093 reviews
For nearly 200 years a small team of dedicated islanders have worked here to create what is considered to be the most distinctive single malt in the world. Of course over time the people change, but our traditional methods, the ancient skills and absolute dedication to quality always remains. We would be proud if you make the journey to visit our home and you will be assured of the warmest of welcomes when you do.
Reviewed By nature-travel-12 - Leeds, United Kingdom
We had a great distillery tour! Very interesting. Lovely friendly and welcoming staff. A great range of choices in the gift shop! Extensive museum. Cosy ‘cafe’ area! A free small bottle for us as we arrived as ‘friends of laphroig’, another free ‘welcome whisky’ in the cafe before the tour, and 3 tasters after, all for the total price of £10! Amazing. We also enjoyed heading out to the field to place our ‘plot’ flag. All in all a great experience and we’d really recommend it!
2. Skye Distillery Tours
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Distillery tours around Skye & the Highlands of Scotland: Talisker, Raasay, Torabhaig, Harris, GlenWyvis and more. Your guide is highly experienced (6 years as a tour guide at Talisker distillery). He is local & grew up on the Isle of Skye. A French or Spanish translator is also available on request.
3. Hebridean Tours
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Tours of lewis and harris. Tours of scotland. Tours of the outer hebrides. Tours of the isle of lewis. Bus tours of scotland. Bus tours of the outer Hebrides. Small group Tours. Guided Tours. Tours of the Isle of Skye.
4. Bruichladdich Distillery
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5.0 based on 991 reviews
We are an innovative Islay distillery producing unpeated Bruichladdich, heavily peated Port Charlotte and super-heavily peated Octomore single malt whiskies. We use a wide range of barley types, including organic and bere, grown on a variety of terroirs including Islay. We also distill The Botanist gin. Mary at the Laddieshop will be glad to organise a tour of our distillery for you and the distilling team will happily answer any questions you may have.
Reviewed By frankt918 - Elmshorn, Germany
Our fourth visit to Bruichladdich confirmed our opinion that this is the best whisky experience on Islay. The friendly, knowledgeable, and (above all) personally engaged Bruichladdich people made our warehouse tour a warming, worthwhile highlight of this year’s Islay vacation. It’s fascinating to see and hear how this distillery has progressed and developed over the years, without losing the ‘family flavor ‘ that makes the visit so much more meaningful. Most of the expressions for sale in the shop are available for tasting, which makes it a bit easier to decide which of the fascinating bottles to purchase (not always an easy decision). We were so pleased with the Valinch 47 that we returned the next day and bought some more bottles! We’ve visited all of the Islay distilleries in the past few years, and we think that Bruichladdich is still the most enjoyable (mainly because of the personal engagement of the good people who work there)!
5. Skye Luxury Tours
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5.0 based on 63 reviews
Skye Luxury Tours offers more than just car trips! Our tours are carefully planned to show you the best of Skye’s scenery, but it’s the features beyond that which make each tour special as we give you unique opportunities to experience (and sometimes even to taste!) first-hand Scottish Highland life and culture. We offer Isle of Skye tours with ‘that little bit extra’.
6. Islay Whisky Tours & Bowmore Taxi Service
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
Islay Whisky Tours offer bespoke private tours around Islay and Jura taking in the wonderful scenery, history and single malt distilleries. We offer 1 - 4 day tours built around your wishes and "must see" requests. Please join us and sample "A true taste of Islay hospitality". Bowmore Taxi Service operates throughout Islay when you just need to get from A to B. Airport, ferries, hotel transfers and distilleries.
7. Isle of Raasay Distillery
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5.0 based on 113 reviews
Enjoy a guided whisky tasting tour through Isle of Raasay Distillery and into our tasting room where you’ll be offered a complementary dram of Raasay While We Wait single malt; representative of what’s to come from our casks in the future, as well as another 2 whiskies from R&B Distillers. The Isle of Raasay Distillery welcomes visitors from around the globe with any level of whisky knowledge, from the curious to the connoisseur. As you pass the all-important copper pot stills, you will catch sight of the incredible view across to Skye, arguably the best from any Scottish distillery. The Isle of Raasay Distillery visitor centre also includes a well-stocked gift shop of whisky and distillery merchandise. Pick up something to remember your visit by or share your experience with friends and family back home.
Reviewed By 79katya
A new whisky and gin distillery on the Scottish scene, but they sure are doing something right! Our tour leader was wonderfully engaging and kind, including plenty of history about the island, its people, and its unique geology. They have done a beautiful job with the building, and put a lot of thought into every detail. Personable, scenic, and delicious... they should be very proud. Can’t wait for their first single malt release next year!
8. Hebridean Isle Tours
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5.0 based on 29 reviews
We are a small family run local tour business located in Stornoway on the Isle Of Lewis. At Hebridean Isle Tours we run 3 tours, one of the Isle of Lewis, one of the Isle of Harris and one to Uig and Great Bernera, each tour is priced at £70 per person, payable on the day. We also take you places off the beaten track, giving you the best opportunity to explore the island. Hugh, your guide, will share with you his local knowledge and also some of the local traditions whilst you sit back and relax. Although the seasons and scenery change throughout the year the beauty remains, we are here to meet you from your accommodation, from the ferry terminal or collection from the airport if it’s a flying visit. So just sit back, relax, have a laugh and get the ‘craic’.
9. Isle of skye Distillers
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By mcauleylinds - Glasgow, United Kingdom
We had a great afternoon learning about Scottish Gin's and gin in general from Alistair! He was so knowledgeable and we had a great time chatting in the small class size. When it came time to make our own gin, we learned about all of the different ingredients we could add, and got help to make the right mix for the flavour we were going for. We were able to pick our own label and name and made sure to write down the recipe in case we ever wanted to make it in the future or have a bottle sent to us again. It was truly a special experience. We got to sample some of the Misty Isle gin's and really taste the difference between their own gin's as well. It was wonderful! Thank you for a great day! We can't wait to come back and say hi again!
