Possibly the best feature of Taigh a' Bhraoin is the fact that it is close enough to civilisation to get whatever you may need during a holiday but far enough away for complete peace and quiet. 

If you do not feel like driving around the countryside, then you can simply relax at the cottage and enjoy the surrounding scenery.

View accross Loch Broom             The sky on fire over Beinn Dearg          Beinn Dearg           View from above Taigh a' Bhraoin

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The Patio

Taigh a' Bhraoin

If you feel a little more adventurous and do not wish to travel, you can walk down to the pebbled beach or walk up into the mountain behind the cottage where you will experience the tranquillity of the Scottish Highlands.

In the winter, you can make the most of the darkness to do some star gazing and perhaps be lucky enough to see a meteor shower (we were). In the summer it hardly gets dark at all and the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) occasionally make an appearance.

As dark as it gets in midsummer (1.30 am, 25th June 2000)

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On Wednesdays and Fridays in the summer months, Caledonian MacBrayne do a Grand Tour of Lewis (in the Outer Hebrides). The MV Isle of Lewis sails from Ullapool to Stornoway at 9.30 am, arriving back at 9.30 pm. A coach meets the boat at Stornoway and takes you round some of the sights of the island including the standing stones at Callanish, Carloway Broch and Arnol Black House (Guests are advised to check availability of tour beforehand.) 

Standing stones of Callanish         Carloway Broch   Arnol Black House                  

This web site was developed by  A & M McKenzie (taighabhraoin@btopenworld.com)

This page was last updated on 18 February 2004