Kyleakin

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Kyleakin (Gaelic: Caol Àcain) is a village is a small town on Skye. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry to the mainland, but is an attractive small town and worth a stop. The Skye Bridge from Kyleakin Castle Moil, Kyleakin

  • Castle Moil. Always open. Scrappy ruins of a 15th century castle, you come for the stroll and views over the straits. Free.
  • Skye Bridge. See Kyle of Lochalsh for the story of this bridge. There's a sidewalk so you can walk or cycle across. Midway is Eilean Bàn, with the Gavin Maxwell Cottage and lighthouse - see Brightwater visitor centre for tours. Free.

Castle Moil. Always open. Scrappy ruins of a 15th century castle, you come for the stroll and views over the straits. Free.

Skye Bridge. See [[Kyle of Lochalsh]] for the story of this bridge. There's a sidewalk so you can walk or cycle across. Midway is Eilean Bàn, with the Gavin Maxwell Cottage and lighthouse - see Brightwater visitor centre for tours. Free.

  • The Brightwater visitor centre organises tours of Eilean Bàn. They're on The Pier, open M-F 10:00-16:00.
  • Seaprobe Atlantis run boat trips Easter to October.

The Brightwater visitor centre organises tours of Eilean Bàn. They're on The Pier, open M-F 10:00-16:00.

There's a convenience store-cum-gift shop next to Castle Moil Restaurant.

  • Taste of India, main road, Kyleakin, +44 1599 534134. Daily 17:00-22:30. Traditional Indian cuisine.
  • Castle Moil Restaurant on South Obbe Rd is open daily 11:00-20:30; Sat & Sun to 23:00.
  • Saucy Mary's Lodge: see Sleep
  • Harry's Coffee Shop on Pier Rd is open daily 10:00-16:00.

Taste of India, main road, Kyleakin, +44 1599 534134. Daily 17:00-22:30. Traditional Indian cuisine.

King Haakon Bar is behind Castle Moil Restaurant.

  • The road across Skye leads to Broadford. From there the main road continues towards Portree; the road south leads to Armadale for ferries to Mallaig.
  • Back on the mainland, the main road leads past Dornie with Eilean Donan Castle; or branch north for the picturesque village of Plockton.