The Island of Barra forms part of the Outer Hebrides, a chain of islands off the north west coast of Scotland offering visitors a genuine escape from modern life without losing all the comforts of home. Barra is the most southerly of the inhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides, at just five miles wide and eight miles long, and is most noted for it’s spectacular coastal scenery.
Visitors can arrive at Barra by ferry from the mainland, but the preferable way has to be to fly in and land at one of the most unusual airports in the world. Barra has no standard airport or runway, so planes land on the beach at Cockle Strand in between the tides.
On arrival, visitors can take a private charter boat trip out around the island and have a good chance of catching sight of porpoise, seals, otters and various seabirds found regularly around the Barra coastline.
For something a little more adventurous, why not try sea kayaking? This gives unique access to the coves and inlets around the coastline which are otherwise inaccessible, and even more chances to see the local wildlife.
As a destination for unwinding and experiencing nature at it’s finest, Barra is hard to beat.
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Flying to Barra
