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Isle
of Coll - Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Isle
of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. |
| Postcode
| PA78 |
| Telephone: | Tourist
information - 08707 200 610 and 08707 200 630 RSPB reserve - 01879
230301 Ferry information - Caledonian
MacBrayne - 08705 650000 |
| e-mail | Tourist
information - info@mull.visitscotland.com |
| Ordnance
Survey: | OS grid reference NM167563. |
| Key
attractions: | Machair and wild flowers.
Basking sharks. RSPB reserve - birds. |
| Essential
kit: | Outdoor walking shoes. Flower
identification book. Binoculars for watching Basking Sharks and birds. Camera. Binocular
hire available at RSPB reserve. |
| Nature
watching: | The best time to see
the Corncrakes is the early summer when the meadow grass is slightly shorter.
RSPB reserve - guided walks available. Machair - carpets
of over 300 wild flowers. |
| Access: | Disabled
access: Varies depending on the area of the island visited. Several natural sites
with varying terrain. RSPB reserve - a natural site with unimproved
paths and trails so access may not be suitable for all. Contact the reserve prior
to your visit to discuss your needs. |
| Facilities: | There
is limited accommodation on the Isle of Coll including hotel, self catering, bed
and breakfast, caravan and camping facilities. Information centre
at RSPB reserve. |
| Getting
there: | The ferry sales regularly
from Oban and takes about three hours. Most people travel to Coll
on a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry.
During the summer there are daily sailings
from Oban. In winter there are three sailings every week.
New for
the summer of 2006 are ferry sailings to and from Coll to Barra, once per week
on a Thursday. There is even a Calmac Hopscotch supplement for those wishing to
combine Coll/Tiree with an outer isles experience. The main village
is Arinagour, located just 1 km from the CalMac ferry terminal. RSPB
reserve - located six miles west of Arinagour on the B8070. Car parking at reserve. |
| Opening
times: | Year round. RSPB
reserve and Totronald Stables Visitor Centre - open at all times. |
| Charges: | Free
but there are specific charges for activities and boat and ferry trips. RSPB
reserve - free. |
