Hva som skjer i Isle of Skye (Skye), United Kingdom gjennom året

Travelt — Christmas holidays i United Kingdom, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Half the island shuts (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — February half-term i United Kingdom, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Half the island shuts (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Helligdag

  Easter bank holidays

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Half the island shuts (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday i United Kingdom

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Easter bank holidays (3.–6. apr)

Travelt — Late-May half-term i United Kingdom, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Skye Live

  7.–9. maiMusikkfestivalBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Midge season

  25. mai – 15. sep · vanligvisInsekter og sykdom

  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. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Late-May half-term i United Kingdom, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Minke whales and basking sharks

  1. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisHvalsesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Midge season (25. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Peak summer on the single tracks, Summer holidays i United Kingdom

• Helligdag

  Peak summer on the single tracks

  1. jul – 31. augSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Midge season (25. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Peak summer on the single tracks

• Festival

  Isle of Skye Highland Games

  5. augSportsarrangement

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Midge season (25. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Peak summer on the single tracks (1. jul – 31. aug)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Aurora season

  15. sep – 31. mar · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Midge season (25. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — October half-term i United Kingdom, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Stengt

  Half the island shuts

  1. nov – 15. mar · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays i United Kingdom

• Helligdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24.–28. desJul og nyttårStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (15. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Half the island shuts (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))