Isle of Coll
Scotland's Island CoastThe Hebridean island of Coll is the place to get away from it all. Walk on the sandy beaches, discover a wealth of wildlife and marvel at the night sky.
Coll enjoys some of the highest sunshine hours in the UK per annum, so be sure to take a walk on the secluded beaches, marvel at the fantastic meadows and moors that provide a home for a wealth of flora and fauna.
Bird watchers are in for a real treat. Much of western Coll in an RSPB reserve, and a vast variety of birds can be spotted including corncrake and hen harrier.
Located far from the obscuring haze of light pollution, Coll has some of the darkest skies in Europe and offers fantastic star gazing opportunities, such as Coll and the Cosmos - an astronomical adventure.
Even on a rainy day, Coll's community centre, An Cridhe, offers a great space to relax, read or play sports, alongside the locals, making all visitors feel welcome.
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Immerse yourself in Coll
The white-washed cottages of Arinagour greet you as you arrive. Walk on the secluded beaches, marvel at the wildlife and enjoy a dram or two in the friendly Coll Hotel.
Wild-life lovers will have a field day on Coll. The island’s beaches, meadows, moors and machair provide a home for a wealth of flora and fauna, and twitchers are in for a real treat.
Much of western Coll is an RSPB reserve, and a vast variety of birds can be spotted. Coll hereby offers a much wider range of bird species than other Scottish islands due to the diversity of habitat in such a small place.
With no street lights and its geographic isolation, Coll is a great place for star gazing. The tiny Inner Hebridean island is the only one in Scotland that can boast the status of being a ‘Dark Skies Island’, and even more impressively is only one of two such designated islands in the world.
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Planning your journey
In the summer there are daily sailings to Coll from Oban, five sailings per week from Tiree and one from Barra. In the winter there are five sailings per week from Oban and Tiree.
Scheduled flights from Oban Airport are run by Hebridean Air Services.
Flights operate on Wednesdays only. The morning flight runs from Oban to Coll then back to Oban via Tiree and the afternoon flight runs from Oban via Tiree to Coll before returning to Oban.
