Gearrannan Blackhouses - Lewis (Outer Hebrides)

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Product:	Outer Hebrides
Date:	26/05/08 (19 review reads)
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Advantages: most beautiful place

Disadvantages: bit of a drive getting there

We went to the out hebrides for our honeymoon in 2005. We drove to Inverness, stayed the night there, onto to Skye and then Harris up through to Lewis. What a long trip but what a stunning journey. The landscape is unbelievable. Rugged yet gentle with the sweeping clouds through the spiky mountains. The roads are like something out of a film, twisting and turning with a new view at ever turn. We stayed at Gearrannan Blackhouses which are traditional blackhouses which have been converted into tourist cottages and a youth hostel. Leave your car at the car park and then walk down to your cottage where there is underfloor heating and everything else you need. TV, fully ecquipped kitchen and atmosphere. OUt of our lounge window we had a wonderful view of the sea crashing against the rocks on the cove the cottages are situated on. This is truly a romantic getaway and at 200 pounds for a week, we couldn't have asked for better value for money. There are ancient standing stones to visit not far away and ofcourse an abundance of exhilerating walks along the coast or inland.

Summary: A wonderfully romantic setting