Fairy Nook Holiday Apartment

05/09/2024

Works will commence on the C1229 to Claigan (Coral Beach) from the 6th – 13th September.

Starting at the terminus of the public road – coral beach car park and work back towards Dunvegan. The Highland Council will undertake around 2km of resurfacing works along this stretch of road.

Long delays are expected as it is single track road with very limited passing places, the works will be daytime only so evenings will be unaffected.

Access will be maintained for residents and emergency services but the local roads team asks non-essential visitors to avoid the area while repair works are being carried out on the road.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience as we improve the road condition so that all may benefit from the works.

Police Scotland Highland & Islands
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
NHS Highland
Scottish Ambulance Service

30/06/2024

How beautiful are these wild flowers in our garden! 🌸

20/06/2024

25/05/2024

So touched by this gift from our Swiss travelers! We really do have the most lovely guests 😊

22/05/2024

Learn Scottish : Rain 🌧️

22/05/2024

This is an excellent post by Jack Murray pasted from another Skye page.

My partner and I have just completed an amazing week on your beautiful island. It gets more magical every single time we visit.

A few bits of advice/opinion for anyone due to travel here for the first time:

Roads
The roads aren't nearly as bad as people online make out. I think a good few of the troublesome single track roads/roads in to the main "attractions" have been relaid since last year, mind, so that may have made it easier. If you drive to the conditions, use passing places correctly, and allow traffic behind to overtake you if you need to go slow, you'll be absolutely fine. There are only a few places where potholes are a major issue in our experience but these are easy to navigate if you simply take your time.

Food
We'd read that it's a major struggle to get booked in for food. We were in self catering accommodation, so only booked out for tea three times, but had no issues either time. First at the Isle of Skye Candle Co, second with the Sligachan Hotel, lastly with the Uig Hotel. Both had ample slots available. There are also plenty of amazing little cafés, shacks, honesty boxes etc to visit through the day.

Crowds
We didn't notice any of the main attractions were majorly overcrowded, but this was because we planned the "big" ones around times less likely to be crowded. We did the Old Man of Storr, Fairy Pools etc either very early or very late. You had a handful of people, roads were relaxed, and you only got the crowds as you were heading back to the car. Skye can be as busy or as empty as you make it, it's simply all about timing.

Now a few slight gripes we had, and these aren't meant as a slight to anyone, merely observations that we found worthy of mentioning in case anyone doesn't know/understand a few things.

Manners
We found ourselves frustrated quite a few times with the lack of manners from tourists (yes, we are aware that we are ourselves tourists). Waiting at passing places or pulling in to allow people past, the lack of acknowledgement or thanks from people was astounding. That said, we are also aware this could well just be a cultural thing and not something widely practiced, and that we are simply accustomed to it in British culture that we take offence if it isn't reciprocated. A simple hand raise here to acknowledge someone has been kind to you goes a long way.

Driving
Please, please, please, if you aren't confident and feel you have to go slow, pull into a passing place if traffic starts to build. We had a guy the other day collect a ten vehicle convoy from the Storr down to Sconser because he refused to go over 20-25mph on the 60mph road, and refused to use a passing place to allow people to pass. It's frustrating driving on a road like that when you aren't confident, but even more frustrating for those behind when they're held up. This is mainly a complaint aimed at helping locals. They may well have to get somewhere quickly. We also noticed a lot of people either slowing to a complete stop in the middle of roads with no warning, swerving without indication/late indication, or simply driving dangerously so they could gawp at the sights whilst driving. Please don't endanger others for the sake of you feeling the need to see something.

Litter
Please take it back with you. We noticed an awful lot of litter just left around the trails up to, and sometimes at/in the attractions. We went for a walk up Sligachan river last night and there was actually half eaten pizza just discarded by the river bank and in the water itself. You may not care about cleanliness or respect at home, but please respect the people of Skye and keep their island beautiful.

Anyway, that's just a few different points we wanted to mention. Our week on this island has been utterly magical and we can't wait to return in the future for a 3rd and 4th time respectively!

Hope this doesn't upset anyone, merely trying to help people who may not understand a few things have an easier time of it :)

12/05/2024

Just love this time of year when all the wee flowers start to bloom 😍🌺

31/03/2024

Happy Easter!

16/01/2024

Stunningly beautiful but terrible to travel in!
It would be lovely to see all your snowy pictures from round the country too! Just post below 👇

02/01/2024

Sunshiny, rainy, blowy rainbow days 🌦️🌬️🌈

25/12/2023

Wishing all our guests, past and present and friends and family a joyful Christmas and a wonderful new year!

06/12/2023

What a stunning drive to work this morning!

30/11/2023

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30/11/2023

Happy St Andrews day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21/11/2023

What a stunning sun rise this morning on my way to work 😍

12/11/2023

A quiet Sunday evening overlooking the evolving Uig harbour.

31/10/2023

🍂Upon Samhain eve🍂
“Whence the Ether, the still space that is between us is no longer still”
As midnight does fall upon us tonight, the veil between our world and the other realms shall be at its thinnest until midnight the 2nd of November.
🍂And, if you be a sensitive soul, be careful and mind how you go, as the celestial beings and the old souls shall draw near over Samhain. You may, just may feel their energy or you may just see a flicker of light, or you may just hear a gentle whisper in your ear.
🕯️Tis such a time to bid them well, for they mean no harm. They shall come and once more walk this land and once more visit home.

Samhain is here
Written by Athey Thompson.🐦‍⬛
Picture by Woman of dark desires.

22/10/2023

We just have the loveliest of guests!

21/10/2023

Thank you storm Babet for taking down most of our apples! 🍎🍏

19/10/2023

What do you do while you wait out Storm Babet? You make big pots of soup! Leek and potato 🥔 with my own veg from the garden and a spicy butternut squash and sweet potato 🍠

01/10/2023

Our intrepid guests Joel and his friends from the US arrived in torrential rain and gales but still managed to pack so much in to their holiday with us. Joel even caught a wee brown trout in the river Connon at the bottom of our Croft! Here are some of their photos 😊

14/09/2023

End of summer vibes with Sìne, Angus and Hermione ☺️🐕‍🦺🐓🍏

30/08/2023

A day in the life of a Countryside Ranger on Skye with my lovely brother Gordon 😊
Can be a bit of an eye opener to lots of visitors but happy to think that all my guests are totally respectful of our beautiful island 💕

19/08/2023

No, it doesn’t always rain on Skye - just on my day off!
A wet and windy walk with my friend Linda over to the Dùn Borrafiach Broch 💦🌪️

12/08/2023

A little bit of pier jumping for a Saturday afternoon!