Travel  and Location

 

To find Airebroc on Google map, click here

 

 

Directions from Stornoway to Crowlista

To get to the village of Crowlista,  take the A859 south out of Stornoway, turn right at Leurbost on a road which becomes the  A858, and weher there are tourist signs pointing to Callanis.   Cross the island through Achmor and Lochganavich.   At Garynahine turn left,  signposted to Uig and Bernera on to the B8011. Stay on that road across the central moorland, come down to the head of Loch Roag and continue along the fast new road through to Loch Chroistean where it becomes single track. Continue through Carishader to Miabhaig, where the road turns left and goes up a narrow valley (created by sub glacial meltwaters) with crags and a small forest on the left side. At the top of that valley there is a right turn to Erista, Aird and Crowlista. Pass the row of houses at Erista, bending to the right,and at the end of the village there is a left fork left to Crowlista. Follow the road down to the sandy bay, and you will see the first few houses of Crowlista above you to the right. When you reach a right turn at the post box, take that road on the right, doubling back and Airebroc is the first large house on the right, with its byre next to the road.

 

Flights to Stornoway

The nearest airport is just outside Stornoway,just under an hour's drive from Crowlista. Several airlines offer routes from the Scottish mainland to Stornoway Airport:

 

Flybe recently started providing connection flights through to Stornoway from Gatwick, taking about 3 / 4 hours in all.

Highland Airways fly between Stornoway and Inverness

British Airways fly between Stornoway and Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh

British Midland fly between Stornoway and Edinburgh

 

By ferry – the slower scenic route

Caledonian MacBrayne (www.calmac.co.uk  or phone +44 (0) 87 05 65 00 00) run a number of ferry routes both between the Western Isles and to the Scottish mainland. You can choose to travel to Ullapool and take the ferry to Stornoway or go over the Skye Bridge to Uig and take the ferry to Tarbert –.

 

Onward travel by bus – the cheapest route with good connections to the ferries

Regular bus services connect with ferry arrival and departure times. Citylink Coaches will take your luggage from you at Inverness and store it in their van until you get out at Stornoway, so that you do not need to carry it with you on and off the boat. Citylink's number is +44 (0) 99 05 05 05 05. Online timetables at www.citylink.co.uk.

 

Megabus run a bus between Inverness and London which connects with the bus from the ferry, and which costs only £10/15 each way. If you are brave enough to travel overnight, you can leave London late evening and arrive at Inverness at 12 the next day, to connect with the coach for the afternoon ferry from Ullapool. When you depart, you can leave the island on the afternoon ferry and arrive in London at 7am the next morning. There are also coaches to Glasgow and Edinburgh which connect with the ferries in the same way.

 

You can also cross to the island via the ferry from Uig in Skye to Tarbert in Harris, which is a connected island. Skyeways Express Coaches operate from Glasgow and Inverness to Uig in Skye, telephone +44 (0) 15 99 53 43 28. For timetables and information on getting around the islands by bus phone Stornoway Bus Station on +44 (0)1851 704327. A system of 'request' bus services means that you can call the local bus driver and ask to be picked up right outside the house in the morning, and dropped back at the house in the evening.

 

Car hire

 

Arnol Car Hire (telephone +44 (0) 18 51 71 05 48) is

based just outside Stornoway and can deliver cars to the airport or

to the ferry terminal in Stornoway.