Islay | Village | ★★
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| [Portnahaven] |
Portnahaven is the main village at the end of a long, single-track road from
Port Charlotte. It's a tiny place with no specific tourist attractions, but you come here for peace and quiet coupled with beautiful seascapes. The setting is spectacular, with whitewashed houses strung around a horseshoe bay and bobbing seals watching life on land from a safe distance. For sustenance, An Tigh Seinnse has an end-of-the-world feel but does surprisingly good food, justifying its excellent online reviews. Half a mile around the coast, Port Wemyss is even quieter, with good views of uninhabited Orsay and its lighthouse, along with an attractive, windswept garden by the water's edge.
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| [Beach] |
Location & info
📌 Portnahaven
★★
Islay, G.R.: NR 166522 ///voting.loom.viewing
🚌 Perhaps surprisingly, there's a half-decent bus service from Bowmore and Port Ellen.
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| [Cloudy, summertime view (15/716)] |
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| [And to the left... (15/7/16)] |
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| [Uphill from the bay [15/7/16)] |
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| [An Tigh Seinnse] |
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| [Orsay from Port Wemyss in summer (15/7/16)] |
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| [Orsay from Port Wemyss in winter] |
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