Isle of Skye Shopping Tips by scotlandscotour Top 5 Page for this destination

The two shopping locations (I hesitate to say 'centres') are the villages of Broadford and Portree. You should be able to get basics at the "Co-op" in either. (Co-op means Cooperative, and though looking like a typical supermarket is supposed to be collectively owned). Each store has a few isles of groceries and are a vast improvement on earlier years. Now you can buy food rather than eating out or take away!!!

What to buy: The remainder of shopping on Skye is best saved for the numerous, small craft shops at houses along your way. especially good for things like hand spun wool, pottery etc, but expect to pay big money for the luxury of such labour intensive work.

Other, remote communities such as Uig, Dunvegan, Glendale (near Neist Light house), Staffin, Kyleakin and Armadale have small simple shops for provisions but the selection is very limited. Don't expect cosmopolitan selections of fruit!!!!!

What to pay: It costs a lot to live on Skye, and so expect to pay more than on the mainland. Don't expect a bridge to have changed that!

Directions: Broadford is within half an hours drive of the Bridge, whilst Portree is a deceptively long 40 minutes further north (assuming an internal combustion engine!)

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