Create your own island hopping holiday! We have a fantastic range of island hopping tickets which allow you to plan your own trip and visit the beautiful west coast islands at your own pace. With up to 30 options to choose from throughout the year, this really is the way to travel… However, one Tuesday […]
Read more "Island Hopping"Once a year can you sail by ferry from Tiree to Coll and return on the same day. It is very different the other way round from Coll to Tiree and return. Once a week in the summer you can make that journey. The latter let’s those on Coll shop at the Co-Op! Wednesday 12th […]
Read more "A Quick Turnaround"The words often seem to go together. Most CalMac ferries sail to a single island. The sailing from Oban is normally for Coll and Tiree. So the names appear together in the timetables. In Oban Ferry Terminal the announcer follows the same pattern. “The ferry for Coll and Tiree is now boarding from Gate Number […]
Read more "“Coll and Tiree”"It still amazes us how conscious we are of the weather here on Tiree. But then so much of life on Tiree is weather dependant. This is especially so for our crofters and fishermen. Weather watching is not an obsession. At least we don’t think so. Honest! The weather has a major impact on travel […]
Read more "Tiree Weather Watch"Just across the Gunna Sound from Tiree lies the Island of Coll. A visit normally involves at least one overnight stay. Yet, the island is is no more than two miles away. It is our closest neighbour. On a Wednesday, in the Summer timetable, the ferry leaves Oban. It stops at Coll before sailing to […]
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