Isleornsay – The Old Pier and Supper in Bar Am Pràban
A few hours.
The route
Isleornsay, Eilean Iarmain in Gaelic, is a small white village round a sheltered harbour on the east coast of Sleat, looking across the Sound of Sleat to the hills of Knoydart.
The hotel by its old stone pier dates from 1888 and has long been a home of Gaelic culture. Wander round the harbour, then stay on for supper in the hotel's bar.
The day
Sleat
Isleornsay's harbour and old pier, then supper in the hotel bar beside it.
About three hours
Isleornsay
The hotel keeps a private car park: ring the hotel on 01471 833332 to ask about leaving the car there for supper. The village is built round a natural harbour sheltered by the tidal island of Ornsay, and by 1820 it had stone piers and a busy herring fishery. By the old stone pier is the Bùth, the shop of the Gaelic whisky company Pràban na Linne, which Sir Iain Noble founded in 1976; ring 01471 833496 to check its winter hours. On the shore by the pier, Gallery An Talla Dearg shows artists' work of Scottish landscapes and wildlife, and its last exhibition of 2026 runs to 25 November.
Bar Am Pràban
Supper
Bar Am Pràban opens from 4pm every day, with supper from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The bar takes no bookings, so just walk in; the restaurant serves the same menu and takes reservations. Expect local seafood, langoustines from the pier and estate venison in season, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. In winter the open fire is lit, and the bar has live traditional music: ask the hotel which nights. Dogs can join you for supper in the bar.
If it rains
The harbour is open to the weather; supper in the bar is under a roof.
Duisdale House, a restaurant in Isleornsay.
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Photographs by Thomas Boivin (ToToM), Google Curator and Eilean Iarmain Hotel via Google