Colonsay

[[file:Colonsay banner House - Colonsay House}} Kiloran - An Tràigh Bhàn, Kiloran Bay

Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and jetty. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and is linked by a tidal causeway to Oronsay.

The name “Colonsay” (Gaelic Colbhasa) is said to derive from Street Columba, who was banished from Ireland in 563 AD. He supposedly first landed here, but when he found he was still within sight of Ireland he sailed on to Iona. This story doesn’t stand up, and the more credible legend has him landing near the Mull of Kintyre, along a natural sailing route and from which you can indeed see Ireland. But he founded churches and monasteries throughout the Hebrides and may well have visited here.

How to travel to Colonsay

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Scalasaig Colonsay from ferry - Scalasaig on Colonsay

The usual ferry route is the Calmac "South Hebrides"] service from Oban, taking 2 hours 20 min. In summer this runs five times a week, most days with a 4:30 pm departure from Oban, returning from Colonsay at 7 pm to arrive back in Oban at 9:15 pm. In winter it runs four times a week, sailing mid-morning or midday from Oban.

Another ferry sails from Kennacraig in Argyll, calling at Port Askaig on Islay on the way, and taking about four hours. In summer there are two morning sailings per week. These enable a day-trip to Colonsay, as the ferry continues to Oban then turns around, giving you 7 hours on the island. So that trip totals 13-14 hours from leaving Kennacraig to returning, and then you’ve the onward travel to consider. In winter there's only one midday sailing from Kennacraig and a day-trip isn't feasible.

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• Colonsay Airport IATA Flight Code: CSA 56.0575, -6.243056 - Colonsay Airport - A654533

| tape=go An air service is operated by Hebridean Air between Oban and Colonsay on two days a week year round, continuing to Islay. It’s basically an airborne school bus, using BNF Islanders, with a 10 kilo total baggage limit. A day-trip from Colonsay to Islay is feasible, but not vice versa.

Get Around

GPS 56.065 |-6.20 Walk, cycle, or drive – the island is just about big enough to be worth bringing your own vehicle (not least for ease of luggage) and there’s no vehicle hire or taxi service here.

What to see in Colonsay

• Colonsay House Gardens 56.093056, -6.189444 Opening Hours: West & Friday 12:00-17:00, Saturday 14:00-17:00 Free Colonsay House - Colonsay House Gardens notable for rhododendrons and woodland species, and the 8th C Riasg Buidhe Cross. The house itself, which is Georgian, isn’t open for visits.

Riasg Buidhe Cross - The Riasg Buidhe Cross

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Colonsay

• Stroll the many fine beaches the best being at Kiloran Bay. Always be on the look-out for wildlife.
• Tides permitting, walk across the causeway to Oronsay. Here find a ruined | type=do |* Priory 56.02, -6.25 | with 15th C stone crosses and richly carved 15th & 16th C grave slabs. The causeway is passable for about 90 mins either side of low tide, and you need most of 90 mins just to walk across and back. There are no facilities on Oronsay, so you really must get back. Tide times for 7 days ahead are available at Easytide, scroll across the map and click Scarasaig on Colonsay as your reference port. The hotel and post office also know the times.

Events

• Colonsay Book Festival | Web:

2023 Event | April |27 |month= 28

• The .co.uk./ Festival of Spring is a 3-week event held annually in May and the next being Monday 29 April - Sunday 19 May 2019. It features local arts & crafts, food & drink, and nature, with local and guest speakers.
• In previous years a similar event was held in autumn, called "Connect with Colonsay", but nothing has been announced for 2018.
• Ceòl Cholasa is a folk music festival, held over the third weekend of September. The next event is Thurs 13 - Sunday 16 Sept 2018.

Halal Restaurants

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• The Pantry Scalasaig 56.067688, -6.189122 next to the pier ☎ +44 1951 200325 Opening Hours: Summer Monday & W-Sa 10:00-20:00, Tuesday 10:00-16:00, Sunday 15:00-20:00 Serves light meals and Snacks.

There’s good dining at the Isle of Colonsay Hotel (see below) in their restaurant and in the restaurant.

 Colonsay Brewery produces its own soft drinks. IPA, 80 Shilling and Pigs Paradise Blonde are their core products. They also distill "Wild Island" gin.

Wild Thyme gin distillery, a separate enterprise, is at Upper Kilchattan on the lane north of the lochs.

Shopping in Colonsay

• Colonsay General Store Scalasaig PA61 7YW 56.0704, -6.1879 100 m north of ferry pier ☎ +44 1951 200265 Opening Hours: April - Oct Monday to Friday 09:00-17:30, Saturday 09:00-14:00, Sunday 11:30-12:30. November - Mar Monday Wednesday to Friday 09:00-17:00, Tuesday Thursday Saturday 09:00-13:30 Well stocked grocer, will deliver orders free (including to meet your arrival) if ordered by email a few days in advance. Post Office and petrol and diesel pumps here.

• Colonsay Bookshop (Monday to Saturday 15:00-17:30), specialising in Books of local interest, is next to the brewery. It’s also the base for House of Lochar publishers, specialising in Scottish history.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Colonsay

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

The Colonsay hotel, restaurant.isle of Colonsay - Isle of Colonsay Hotel

There’s only the one hotel, and it’s a fine welcoming place. The same management also runs 16 holiday lets across the island, ranging from crofters’ cottages to Victorian farmhouses and estate mansions, and the Backpacker's Lodge listed. Contact for all of them is via the hotel website. Camping is not allowed on Colonsay or Oronsay.

• Colonsay Hotel 56.068901, -6.196256 Ahead as you come off the ferry ☎ +44 1951 200316 Bed & Breakfast double from £110 Set in a charming 18th C inn, with an excellent restaurant.

• Backpacker's Lodge Kiloran 56.088634, -6.193191 2 kilometers north from ferry ☎ +44 1951 200312 Rooms from £28 ppn, bunks from £22 16 bed hostel with superior Muslim friendly rooms and bothy bunks.

• Old Mill Ballarullin PA61 7YT 56.087485, -6.205980 Family- and dog-friendly self-catering cottage, sleeps 8.

Where to go next after Colonsay

• The usual route back to the mainland is the ferry to Oban.
• The ferry to Kennacraig calls at Port Askaig on Islay twice per week in summer, once in winter. From there it's short ferry crossing to the Isle of Jura.
• From Kennacraig either turn south to Gigha and the Mull of Kintyre, or north towards Tarbert (Loch Fyne) and the primary street to Glasgow.

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