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Directions from Stornoway ferry to Leumadair Guest House From ferry terminal entrance, turn left onto Shell Street, then proceed to the first roundabout. Go straight across onto South Beach Street following road round through town until you come to 2nd roundabout. Go straight across. Then take first left onto Willow-glen road, at T-junction turn left, you are now on the A859 to Tarbert, at the Leurbost filling station turn right, following the signs for the Callanish Stones. You are now 10 miles from us, on the A858 pass through Gearraidh- na-h-Aibhne. Bypass the signs for the Callanish Stones and continue down the A858. After about 600 metres turn left onto our signposted driveway, which is opposite the electric grid substation, we are behind the cottage There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting. "So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin." Traveling to Lewis is easy with the choice of driving through some of the most spectacular scenery in Scotland to get a ferry from either Skye, or Ullapool. It isn't unusual to see whales and dolphins from the ferries, so keep an eye out! The islands of Lewis and Harris are land bridged so you can drive from Tarbert in Harris to Leumadair Guest House it takes less than an hour, but why rush? From Stornoway Ferry Terminal the journey will take under half an hour, add an extra ten minutes to get from the airport. Travel Information. Stornoway Isle of Lewis: The M.V. Isle of Lewis runs two, or three trips daily in the summer (pdf) travel time is 2hrs 40mins it is important to make advance bookings for vehicles. Please note that one of the ferry trips arrives in Stornoway in the early hours and we cannot accept guests off this ferry unless there are exceptional circumstances. Tarbert Isle of Harris: During the summer, a ferry runs from Uig on the Isle of Skye to Tarbert, the main village on Harris, twice a day except on Sundays. There are fewer sailings in winter. It takes 1 hour 35 minutes to cross the Minch. Vehicle reservation required. By air to Stornoway Airport: Flybe operate flights to/from Stornoway, Barra, Benbecula, Inverness, Glasgow, London and many other destinations. Flybe (in conjunction with Loganair) operates flights between Inverness, Stornoway and Benbecula. Eastern Airways operate between Aberdeen and Stornoway |
