Qué hay en Isla de Skye, Reino Unido, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas holidays en Reino Unido, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Half the island shuts (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — February half-term en Reino Unido, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Half the island shuts (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Festivo

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteCierres

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Half the island shuts (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday en Reino Unido

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Easter bank holidays (3–6 Abr)

Concurrido — Late-May half-term en Reino Unido, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Skye Live

  7–9 MayFestival de músicaReserva pronto

  Three days of music at Beluga Lagoon near Portree in early May. The date has moved around the calendar in past years, so check it before booking the ferry. Fuente ↗

• Riesgo

  Midge season

  25 May – 15 Sep · normalmenteInsectos y enfermedades

  Still evenings by the water from June to early September are the problem, not the days. Sligachan and the campsites are the worst of it; the exposed headlands stay breezy enough to sit out. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Late-May half-term en Reino Unido, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Minke whales and basking sharks

  1 Jun – 15 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de ballenas

  Minke, porpoise and basking sharks work the Sound through the summer and the boats go from Elgol and Portree. Sailings are cancelled for sea state more often than for rain.

Sigue en marcha: Midge season (25 May – 15 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Peak summer on the single tracks, Summer holidays en Reino Unido

• Festivo

  Peak summer on the single tracks

  1 Jul – 31 AgoVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  The Fairy Pools and Storr car parks fill by mid-morning and the single-track roads run on passing-place etiquette that half the traffic does not know. Start before nine or go in the evening. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Midge season (25 May – 15 Sep (normalmente)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Peak summer on the single tracks

• Festival

  Isle of Skye Highland Games

  5 AgoEvento deportivo

  A one-day games on the Lump in Portree in early August: hill race, heavies, piping and dancing, with the harbour below. It is a Wednesday, which catches people out. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Midge season (25 May – 15 Sep (normalmente)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)), Peak summer on the single tracks (1 Jul – 31 Ago)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  Aurora season

  15 Sep – 31 Mar · normalmente

  Dark skies and a northern horizon over the Minch make Skye one of the better bets in Britain, on the nights the Atlantic cloud lets it through. That is the catch, and it is a big one.

Sigue en marcha: Midge season (25 May – 15 Sep (normalmente)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — October half-term en Reino Unido, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Cierre

  Half the island shuts

  1 Nov – 15 Mar · normalmente

  Boat trips, a lot of the restaurants and many of the smaller places to stay close from November to spring, and bus services thin out. The Cuillin becomes a winter mountaineering venue rather than a walk. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays en Reino Unido

• Festivo

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24–28 DicNavidad y Año NuevoCierres

  Christmas Day and Boxing Day are bank holidays. Public transport is minimal or absent on 25 December and thin on the 26th, and most shops, attractions and many pubs and restaurants close on Christmas Day, so plan travel and meals ahead. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Aurora season (15 Sep – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Half the island shuts (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))