A Holiday Cottage in Scotland, on the Isle of Lewis
In an elevated position just two minutes walk from the sea, this Outer Hebrides self catering holiday cottage has magnificent, open views over the Minch towards the mountains of the Scottish mainland - on a good day clearly visible some 40 miles away. The village of Sheshader is on the East coast of the Eye Peninsula - an area known locally as Point. A comfortable, well appointed family home, our Croft House is the perfect hideaway when you want to visit Scotland and the Western Isles. You can drive to Stornoway in around 15 minutes and though the airport is only about 10 minutes drive, you needn't worry about being disturbed by aircraft noise. To our way of thinking, no holidays in Scotland can really be complete without a visit to the Hebrides - where you can enjoy amazing white shell sand beaches, rugged mountains where eagles soar, and majestic cliffs, towering above deep blue seas. Nearby Stornoway offers excellent eating out, with superb fresh caught fish on most menus, plus a good range of shops, which stock many desirable products you won't find in the city streets of the mainland. There's Harris Tweed on the roll, tartan kilts of the Scottish clans, Hebridean jewellery, wonderful prints and pictures, local crafts and some of the best apple pie we've tasted. You'll find that even though the pace of life is slow, time flies as there's just so much to do - the Western Isles Tourist Board offices will give you all the ideas you need to get into the Hebridean spirit. Drive up and join the Ullapool to Stornoway ferry, or take a flight from Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness, - you can hire a car or use plentiful, efficient public transport (it's a great way to meet the friendly, hospitable locals). However you arrive, we're sure you'll enjoy our Hebridean home, Failte Dick and Mary

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Our Hebrides holiday cottage is a fully renovated and extended croft house, situated in the village of Sheshader, around 15 minutes drive from the ferry and fishing port of Stornoway. It is in an elevated position and is the last house alongside a small road, which leads down a gentle slope to the shoreline. A new slipway is currently under construction, for boat launching - we guess that it may be complete by the end of June 2005 - if it's important to you, please check with us as to the current state of the build.

There is a very small pebbly beach area that is possible to reach with a bit of a scramble, but the main interest at the sea is the rocky shoreline, where there are little pools and wild flowers. Bayble beach, at around ten minutes drive, is mainly sandy, with rock pools and access to coastal rambles.

The village itself (Gaelic name: Seisiadar) is a crofting and residential community of around 30 or so houses, sprinkled along two cul-de-sac roads stretching a total distance of around a mile. The two roads meet at a point about 100 yards form our croft house holiday accommodation, where you can catch regular buses into town - handy if you want to visit a bar or hotel for an evening meal and a dram or two...

The house is our own Scottish residence, which we let when we are away on business, and is furnished for our own needs. It does not, therefore, resemble the usual holiday cottage and is rathermore comfortable.

Isle of Lewis - Tourist Information





This section is provided to give you a taste of the visitor attractions of the Western Isles, in particular within easy travel distance of our croft house at Sheshader, approximately 10 miles north of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.

The list is by no means exhaustive and you will find plenty to do here. When you arrive, visit the Western Isles Tourist Information Office in Stornoway, where you will find many more ideas.

Stornoway is our fascinating, busy, local town, reached by car in around 15 minutes or by bus in about 30 minutes.

Entirely unpretentious, the town exists mainly as a supply point for the 20,000 island population, as a ferry port, as a fishing port and as an administrative centre.

There is an eclectic mix of architecture, ranging from traditional Scottish style gentlemens' residences, the ultra modern new arts and sports centres to brightly painted new mews houses.

While the industrial area at the edge of the town is grey and uninteresting, the town centre is bright, cheerful and bustling.

The shops are mostly privately owned, so the range of products on offer is much more individual than you find on the multiple store dominated high streets of the mainland. There are book and record shops, a locally owned department store, a fabulous jewellery and gift shop, packed with island crafted silver, an excellent tourist information office and much more. Above all, our experience of shopping here is that it's a much friendlier activity than on the mainland. Stornoway is also the main centre for eating out in the area. More information on the shopping page and on the eating out page.

At the harbour, fishing boats unload their catches, pleasure yachts and small cruise ships visit and the ferry brings vistors and essential lorry loads of supplies.

When you tire of mooching around the streets and quay sides, take refreshment, perhaps at the excellent library coffee shop, which offers a choice to rival any you'd find in a fashionable capital, or at the Woodland Centre - just a stroll from the town centre - where you can sit out in the sun and enjoy the views. While there, you can enjoy a walk in the grounds of Lews Castle, a large house built for Lord Leverhulme, which is surrounded by extensive woodland and parkland.

While the spring and summer weather here can be much sunnier and drier than some people expect, if it does rain during your stay, why not take the opportunity to visit the interesting local museum, enjoy activities at the new sports centre?