Scottish Island Bagging (eBook)

Helen Webster, Paul Webster (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
256 Seiten
Vertebrate Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-912560-31-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, is a guide to the magical islands of Scotland. Focusing on the ninety-nine islands that have regular trips or means of access for visitors, plus fifty-five other islands which have no regular transport but are still of significant size or interest, the authors have described the best ways to experience each one. Of the islands featured, many are household names - Skye, Lewis, Bute - while some, such as the isolated St Kilda archipelago and the remote Sula Sgeir, will be unknown to all but a hardcore few. When it comes to things to see and do, the islands of Scotland have it all. Wildlife enthusiasts can watch out for otters, orcas and basking sharks, while birdwatchers in particular are spoilt: look out for the rare corncrake on Islay, sea eagles on Mull, or sight puffins, gannets, storm petrels and many other seabirds on any number of islands - although beware the divebombing bonxies. Foodies can sample Arran or Westray cheese, the many islands' world-renowned seafood or learn about the whisky making process and sample a wee dram on a distillery tour. While the human history may not stretch back in time as far as the geology of these ancient lands, it is rich and varied: visit the 5,000-year-old Neolithic village of Skara Brae on Orkney, or Mackinnon's Cave on Mull, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. You can even stay in the house on Jura where George Orwell wroteNineteen Eighty-Four. Hillwalkers can bag a Munro, walk the wild clifftops or take in the sights, or you could just escape from it all on one of the dozens of beautiful and deserted beaches - before joining the locals for a ceilidh into the wee hours. Well served by ferries and other transport links, getting around is easy. You could even take the world's shortest scheduled flight. In Scottish Island Bagging, let Helen and Paul Webster be your guides to these enchanting isles.

Autor

Helen and Paul Webster share a passion for walking and wild places. In 2003–2004 they undertook a life-changing 4,000-mile continuous backpacking trip across Europe. Following their return, they quit their careers to begin a new life evangelising for Scotland's spectacular outdoors – especially the Highlands and Islands. Together they set up Walkhighlands, a free online guide and forum which has become the busiest walkers' website in the UK. They have also written fifteen guidebooks to various areas of Scotland and in 2018 Paul won the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. They live in the Cairngorms National Park. www.walkhighlands.co.uk

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2019
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Island
• Schlagworte: Ailsa Craig • Arran • Baleshare (Baile Sear) • Barra • Bass Rock • Benbecula (Beinn na Faoghla) • Berneray • Bishops Isles (Barra) • Bressay • Brough of Birsay • Burray • Bute • Canna • cara • Carna and Oronsay • Coll • Colonsay • Copinsay • Craigleith • Cramond Island • Davaar Island • Easdale • East Burra • Eday • Egilsay • Eigg • Eilean Ban • Eilean Chaluim Cille • Eilean Fladday • Eilean Shona • Eorsa • Eriska • Eriskay • Erraid • Fair Isle • Fetlar • Fidra • Firth of Clyde • Firth of Forth • Firth of Lorn • Flannan Isles • Flodaigh (Fladda) • Flotta • Foula • Fuday • Gigha • Gometra • Graemsay • Great Bernera • Great Cumbrae • Grimsay • Gruinard Island • Handa • Harris • Holm of Papa • Holy Isle • Hoy • Hunda • Inchcolm • Inchkeith • Inch Kenneth • Inchmarnock • Iona • Island of Shuna • Islay • Isle Martin • Isle of Ewe • Isle of May • Isle of Mull • Jura • Kerrera • Lamb Holm • Lewis • Lismore • Little Colonsay • Little Cumbrae • Loch Bracadale islands • Loch Linnhe • Luing • LUNGA • Lunga and the Treshnish Islands • Mainland • Monach Isles • Mousa • Muck • Muckle Roe • Mull • North Rona • North Ronaldsay • North Uist • Noss • Orkney • Oronsay • Outer Hebrides • Out Skerries • Pabay • Pabbay • Pabbay (Loch Roag) • Papa Stour • Papa Stronsay • Papa Westray • Pladda • Raasay • Rabbit Islands and Eilean nan Ron • Rockall • rona • Ronay (Ronaigh) • Rousay • Rum • Sanda • Sanday • Scalpay • Scarba • Scarp • Seil • Shetland • Shiants • Shuna • Skye • Soay • South Ronaldsay • South Uist • South Walls • Staffa • St Kilda archipelago • Stroma • Stronsay • Sula Sgeir • Summer Isles • Swona • Taransay • The Garvellachs • Tiree • Trondra • ulva • Unst • Uyea • Vallay (Bhalaigh) • Vatersay • West Burra • Westray • Whalsay • Wyre • yell
• ISBN-10: 1-912560-31-3 / 1912560313
• ISBN-13: 978-1-912560-31-8 / 9781912560318