Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust
Simple Youth Hostels in the Outer Hebrides
Howmore is something of a hub – central to the ways of life on South Uist.
Take a tour of Howmore with a panoramic device to be found at The Glebe Blog. It allows you to make a trip in the meadows with the mountains beyond. The village has much to offer the traveller by way of dwellings of all sorts and buildings, both existing and ruined, of an ecclesiastical nature. The Read More …
When Christine Smith was writing the Country Diary in The Guardian in February 2012, she referred to Hecla, Corrodale and Mhor as being mountains that are ‘cloud conjurors’. Their range is across the main road from the Howmore hostel, taking time to reach and longer to climb. Accommodation in that area is limited so a Read More …
A pilot scheme will soon start to test demand for winter services on the old Mallaig to Lochboisdale crossing by the MV Lord of the Isles. Reaching Howmore could involve the following. Taking the train to Glasgow Central and walking the relatively short distance to Queen Street for the West Highland Line running alongside Loch Lomond, over Read More …