About South Uist

Whether you like walking, fishing, golf, reading, having a dram, cycling, meandering or just simply relaxing, there is always something to entice you out and about on this wonderful, unspoilt, slow-of-pace island.

South Uist is the second largest of the islands in the Western Isles, measuring approx 22 miles north to south and 8 miles from west to east. The geography is divided into a series of north-south strips running the length of the island:

• The west coast faces the Atlantic — around 20 miles of beach, broken only by a headland at the half-way point
• Behind the beach is a strip of machair, or grassy duneland
• Further east, a strip of small fresh-water lochans and dispersed crofting townships

If you need solitude, rest and relaxation, our cottages are ideal. If you want an outdoors holiday — fishing, birdwatching, golf, walking, painting, horseriding or cycling — South Uist delivers, with Barra, Benbecula, North Uist, Eriskay, Lewis and Harris all within easy reach.