Inner Hebrides Hotels

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The Inner Hebrides are a chain of islands located off the west of mainland Scotland. In combination with the Outer Hebrides, they are sometimes referred to as The Western Isles. There are 36 inhabited islands in this archipelago of which Islay, Mull and Skye are the largest and most populous. A further 43 islands in the group are uninhabited. The main commercial activities are tourism, crofting, fishing, and whisky distilling.
The Inner Hebrides are separated from the Outer Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south. The northern Inner Hebrides including Skye, the Small Isles and the Summer Isles are part of the Highland unitary council region. The southern group, including Islay, Jura, the Slate Islands and Gigha are part of the Argyll and Bute council region.
Scheduled ferry services between the Inner Hebrides and the Scottish Mainland operate on various routes including: Tayinloan, Kintyre to Gigha; Kennacraig, Kintyre to Islay; Oban to Mull, Coll and Tiree and Colonsay; Mallaig to Armadale, Skye and Eigg, Muck, Rùm & Canna; and Glenelg to Kyle Rhea on the Sleat peninsula, Skye.
Some ferries reach the Inner Hebrides from other islands and some national rail services are available for onward journeys, from stations at Oban, which has direct services to Glasgow and from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness. There are scheduled flights from Broadford Airfield Skye, Colonsay Airport, Islay Airport near Port Ellen and Tiree Airport.

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