Meanwhile, one of the island's top beauty spots is Eriskay Beach, which is located along its northwest coast. Known for its ...

Insider's reporter visited the Isle of Barra in Scotland. While she loved her time there, it made her realize she had over-romanticized island life.

The rugged landscapes of the Outer Hebrides, off Scotland’s west coast, may be sparsely populated, but there’s a deep human history here, from ancient stone circles to traditional Gaelic culture.

Good Housekeeping Holidays has an exclusive island hopping cruise around the Outer Hebrides in autumn 2025. It will take you to the islands of Barra, Harris, Eriskay and Lewis.

A Twin Otter aircraft flies onto the beach runway of Barra Airport. Barra Airport. The small airport has served passengers since 1974. It now handles more than 14,000 passengers annually and logs ...

Barra is a small island on the southernmost tip of the Hebrides. Nearby, the island of Vatersay is even smaller, with only 90 inhabitants. The destination for the team is an old quarry where they know ...

T he Outer Hebrides are a chain of craggy, mountainous islands off Scotland's west coast. One of the best places in the entire country to find remote beaches of unmatched beauty, the Outer ...

The Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides is steeped in history and tradition. Inhabited since the Neolithic era and – much like its western isles neighbours – formed from the oldest rocks in ...

Police in the Western Isles have issued "important advice" for visitors to Barra and Vatersay ahead of the tourist season. The local force has advised tourists visiting the islands that they do so ...

EDINBURGH has been enterprising and has Hj adopted the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides as a centre of its natural history activities. The Biological Society of its University produced eight ...

The Macaulays lived 220 miles from Barra, which is situated off the west coast of Scotland in the Outer Hebrides and home to just 1,000 people. READ MORE: Britain's most miserable places to live ...