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Treshnish
and Staffa - Visitor Guide |
| Address: | The
Treshnish Isles, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. |
| Postcode
| OX2 6PE |
| Telephone: | Hebridean
Trust - 01865 311468
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust - 01688
302 620 |
| e-mail | Hebridean
Trust - info@hebrideantrust.org Hebridean
Whale and Dolphin Trust - info@hwdt.org Staffa
Boat Trips - iolaire@staffatrips.co.uk Boat
tours - Gordon Grant Tours
and Skipinnish
plus Turus Mara |
| Fax: | Hebridean
Trust - 01865 311468
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust - 01688
302 728 |
| Location map: | Streetmap
of Treshnish. |
| Grid reference: | Grid
reference (Staffa): NM326351 |
| Key attraction: | Sea
birds. Basking Sharks and marine life. |
| Essential
kit: | Binoculars. Bird identification book. |
| Nature
watching: | Bird watching - sea birds such as
Puffins, Guillemots, Razorbills, Fulmars. The best time to see the
Puffins is by the end of July. Basking Sharks can be seen in the
waters around the west coast of Scotland from May onwards. |
| Access: | Disabled
Access: Very limited - most boat trips cater for disabled passengers but the islands
themselves are of mixed terrain with no pathways. |
| Getting
there: | The Treshnish Isles are located off
the west coast of Scotland. Access is only by boat trips which leave from the
south pier of Oban, on the Scottish mainland - Staffa
Trips.
Oban is situated about 90 miles north-west of Glasgow,
which is accessible from the south by taking the M6 and then the M74.
Oban
can be reached easily from Central Scotland by taking the A82 around the west
side of Loch Lomond, going via the A83 through Inveraray and following the signposts.
Fingal's Cave on Staffa can be reached by boat. Car
parking: Available on the mainland at Oban South Pier. |
| Opening
times: | Seasonally - weather-permitting. |
| Charges: | Boat
trips cost between £40 and £60 depending on how many islands you wish
to visit. Some boats visit both Lunga and Fingal's Cave - others
have a single destination. |
