Peggy MacEachern writes: The first of March 1969 saw a revolution in travel from Jura to Islay and to the mainland beyond with the introduction of Jura's own roll on/roll off ferry, 'Sound of Gigha'. Strictly speaking it was reverse on, drive off and … [Read more...] about 40th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sound of Gigha
Islay Blog by Ron
Ardnave Point and Ardnave Beaches
Ardnave Point and its many fine beaches are for me the most beautiful part of Islay. Here you have everything, a magnificent walk, stunning beaches, amazing wildlife, breathtaking views of some of the Inner Hebridean Islands, beautiful dunes and all … [Read more...] about Ardnave Point and Ardnave Beaches
Sanaigmore Bay Islay
You can find this beautiful bay shaped in an almost perfect half circle and tranquil beach in the north-western tip on Islay, at the end of the Sanaigmore road, which starts at the red phone-box when you've passed Carnduncan. The road up is … [Read more...] about Sanaigmore Bay Islay
Saligo Bay Islay
Saligo Bay is one of three stunning bays on Islay's west coast. The others are Lossit Bay and Machir Bay. Saligo is rather unique as most of the times it has a beach and very rarely it hasn't. I've seen a couple of winters where the sand on the beach … [Read more...] about Saligo Bay Islay
Lossit Bay Islay
Lossit Bay is the most southerly of the Islay west coast bays and the most "secret" one too. Many folk have never been there and access is somewhat of a puzzle. I'm not going to go in detail on how to access Lossit Bay as the local farmer has kindly … [Read more...] about Lossit Bay Islay