På gång i Isle of Skye (Skye), United Kingdom under året

Mycket folk — Christmas holidays i United Kingdom, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Half the island shuts (1 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — February half-term i United Kingdom, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Half the island shuts (1 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Helg

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Half the island shuts (1 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday i United Kingdom

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Easter bank holidays (3–6 apr)

Mycket folk — Late-May half-term i United Kingdom, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Skye Live

  7–9 majMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Midge season

  25 maj – 15 sep · vanligtvisInsekter & sjukdomar

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Late-May half-term i United Kingdom, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Minke whales and basking sharks

  1 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisValsäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Midge season (25 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

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

• Helg

  Peak summer on the single tracks

  1 jul – 31 augSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Midge season (25 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Peak summer on the single tracks

• Festival

  Isle of Skye Highland Games

  5 augSportevenemang

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Midge season (25 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Peak summer on the single tracks (1 jul – 31 aug)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Aurora season

  15 sep – 31 mar · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Midge season (25 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Minke whales and basking sharks (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — October half-term i United Kingdom, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Stängt

  Half the island shuts

  1 nov – 15 mar · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays i United Kingdom

• Helg

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24–28 decJul & nyårStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Half the island shuts (1 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))