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Uist · Outer Hebrides

Six islands.
One road.
No crowds.

Places to stay, the ferries, the beaches and island life across Uist, kept by people who live here.

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Met Office yellow warning · WindStorm Boelo bringing a very windy spell this weekend with some disruption likely across parts of northern UK. Sat 24 Oct, 18:00 to Sun 25 Oct, 21:00 · Eilean Siar, Highland

Strong westerly winds will spread across northern parts of the UK during Saturday evening. Very windy conditions will persist overnight and through much of Sunday before gradually easing from the southwest later. Gusts of 55-65 mph are likely widely with some coastal or exposed areas potentially seeing gusts of 70-80 mph or more. Strong winds will be combined with spells of heavy rain, these most frequent over western Scotland.

  • Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
  • Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen
  • Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible
  • Some roads and bridges may close
  • Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
  • Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties

Full warning on the Met Office site · Crown copyright, Met Office

Featured stays

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The islands

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Stays and beaches across the six islands. Tap a pin to open it.
The directory

214 businesses, 30 landmarks, every honesty box we know of.

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