With the ever changing light, spectacular unspoilt scenery, dramatic weather conditions and a rich legacy of history and culture, Lewis is alive with opportunities for amateur and professional artists. The island has a thriving collection of galleries with art and photography courses available, making Uig Lodge a perfect base for you to indulge in your art. With notice, we can arrange work shops at Uig Lodge – please enquire for further information.

In the summer, boat trips can be booked with Sea Trek to visit deserted islands and otherwise inaccessible beaches, including the stunning ‘Blue Lagoon’ of Pabay. These trips can also be combined with some sea fishing for mackerel and polloc

See how the world famous Harris Tweed is made. Harris Tweed is one of the great surviving craft industries and is the only fabric in the world that is governed by its own Act of Parliament. By law, it can only be produced in the Outer Hebrides by weavers working in their own homes, using pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.

The spectacular cliffs of Lewis are home to several species of seabird including golden eagles, kittiwakes, shags, gannets and black guillemots. The fresh and salt water lochs are where you will find a large variety of waders and other shoreline feeding birds, including redshanks, oystercatchers, curlews, ringed plovers and the elusive black throated divers. Take a speedboat trip to the Flannan Islands to see the puffins and storm petrels, or venture further afield to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St Kilda; home to the largest seabird colony in Scotland.