A week in the Small Isles

Stay in Cleadale. Day 1: Askival, Manx Shearwater and Kinloch Castle; day 2: Allt Bidein an Tighearna, shielings and enclosures, Eigg, An Sgùrr and Eigg Pier; day 3: Aird nan Uan, cairns, Gallanach, Muck, Beinn Airein and Caistealan Duin Bhain; day 4: Bagh na h-Uamha,cave,Mullach Ard,Rum, Rum Heritage Centre and Kinloch Castle Policies; day 5: Bagh na h-Uamha,cross 150m NE of waterfall in An Uamh,Rum, Hallival and Rùm National Nature Reserve; day 6: Ainshval, Harris Lodge,settlement 900m SE of,Rum and An Dornabac; day 7: Port-na-Caranean,settlement,Rum, Loch Scresort and Kinloch Farm,settlement 400m NE of Kinloch Castle,Rum.

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Day 1 · the Small Isles

Askival 4.5 km from Kinloch
Manx Shearwater 1.5 km from Kinloch 3 km from the last stop
Kinloch Castle Category A listed, in Kinloch 1 km from the last stop

If it rains: Museum of Crofting Life in Cleadale

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Cleadale

No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby

Day 2 · the Small Isles

Allt Bidein an Tighearna, shielings and enclosures, Eigg Scheduled monument, in Cleadale
An Sgùrr 1.8 km from Galmisdale 4 km from the last stop
Eigg Pier in Galmisdale 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Galmisdale Bay Cafe in Galmisdale
If it rains: Old Shop Museum 2.3 km from Cleadale

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Cleadale

Day 3 · the Small Isles

Aird nan Uan, cairns, Gallanach, Muck Scheduled monument, 2.5 km from Port Mor
Beinn Airein Scheduled monument, 1.9 km from Port Mor 2 km from the last stop
Caistealan Duin Bhain Scheduled monument, in Port Mor 2 km from the last stop

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Cleadale

Day 4 · the Small Isles

Bagh na h-Uamha,cave,Mullach Ard,Rum Scheduled monument, 3.0 km from Kinloch
Rum Heritage Centre in Kinloch 3 km from the last stop
Kinloch Castle Policies in Kinloch Next door to the last stop

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Cleadale

Day 5 · the Small Isles

Bagh na h-Uamha,cross 150m NE of waterfall in An Uamh,Rum Scheduled monument, 3.0 km from Kinloch
Hallival 3.4 km from Kinloch 3 km from the last stop
Rùm National Nature Reserve 1.3 km from Kinloch 3 km from the last stop

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Cleadale

Day 6 · the Small Isles

Ainshval 5.8 km from Kinloch
Harris Lodge,settlement 900m SE of,Rum Scheduled monument, 7.5 km from Kinloch 4 km from the last stop
An Dornabac 5.5 km from Kinloch 2 km from the last stop

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Cleadale

Day 7 · the Small Isles

Port-na-Caranean,settlement,Rum Scheduled monument, 2.2 km from Kinloch
Loch Scresort 1.1 km from Kinloch 1 km from the last stop
Kinloch Farm,settlement 400m NE of Kinloch Castle,Rum Scheduled monument, in Kinloch 1 km from the last stop

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Small Isles's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in the Small Isles?

Cleadale. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Cleadale: No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Askival, Manx Shearwater and Kinloch Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full