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Transportation: Cross the Skye Bridge for Free
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  • Updated by scottishvisitor on Sep 29, 2006
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    • Isle of Skye - No Bonny Boats Now Just a Road Bridge
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    • 'Mode': TO
    Category: Car/Motor Home
    Getting TO/AROUND: The Skye Bridge is now free of it horrendous tolls which saw great oppossition among the People from Skye and the Mainland. A lot of people were taken to court for refusing to pay the tolls on a bridge which was a necessary part of the road net work. These court appearances proved to be too costly as the nearest court is in Dingwall so the tolls were scrapped. Well done to the group Skye & Kyle Against Toll (SKAT) who refused = we can now all go for free.

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    Transportation: You can still visit in the romantic, old style
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    • Isle of Skye - Glenachulish Ferry
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    Getting TO/AROUND: Years before the Skye Bridge was built, or indeed, any previous ferry crossing from Kyle of Lochalsh, the ferries used to go from Gleneig to Kylerhea. In bygone days Black Cattle were taken to the mainland tied nose to tail to swim the hundred meters behind a rowing boat. The littlle six car ferry still crosses the minch and goes daily to Skye. It runs every fifteen minutes during busy times and thirty minutes in quieter periods. Monday - Saturday sailings are from 9.00 - 18.00 & Sunday 10.00 - 17.00
    Prices - car + 4 passengers £8.50
    passenger only £1.00
    Perhaps a more romantic crossing in our rush to get about.
    Listen here to the Skye Boat Song

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    Transportation: Come by Bridge - Leave by Ferry
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  • Written by scottishvisitor on Sep 26, 2006
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    • Isle of Skye - Caledonian MacBrayne
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    • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Ship/Boat
    Getting TO/AROUND: Caledonian MacBrayne have a very good roll on roll off ferry service from Skye to Malliag. Using the ferry cuts out a long road trip and saves a good deal of time. I nearly died laughing when shut up in what felt like a tin can I read the sign above my head!
    The price seems steep but if your direction of travel is the West Coast it will save you a lot on petrol and time.
    Cost = £18.00 for the car
    £3.30 per car passenger & the same if you are on foot.
    A frequent service is provided from Monday to Sunday usually every hour or so = if you just miss one like we did in Armadale, guess what? More time to sightsee!!

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    hopang Tue Sep 22, 2009 15:36 UTC
     Absolutely wonderful Isle of Skye travel page with great photographs and excellent travel tips. The Dunvegan Castle and its gardens certainly look amazing, and so is the Little Lochan. Thanks for the virtual tour. ~ho & pang    		volopolo Thu Jan 1, 2009 17:16 UTC
     Great landscape pictures also and great website! I like the picture from Uig
    HORSCHECK Tue Sep 23, 2008 21:34 UTC
     Joan, fantastic page with brilliant photos. Your page brings back memories of my visit of this outstanding Scottish island.    		RhineRoll Wed Mar 26, 2008 21:47 UTC
     very nice set of tips on one of my favourite places!
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