Tiree is our base at Hebridean Journey we call it our “HQ”. We came here as a family several years ago and vowed to make it a place of permanence in our lives. Now we are fortunate to have a simple timber framed building from where we can work, be inspired and share our ideas with family and friends. We look out across the island, from the ridge at Heylipol where our wee bothy sits.
Tiree is so inspiring, the natural beauty, the wildlife and its rich history, once you have been, you long to return. The most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides, Tiree is sixty miles west of Oban and twenty-two miles west of Ardnamurchan, the nearest point on the Scottish mainland. The small islet of Gunna and then the Isle of Coll lie close by to the northeast. Tiree is about twelve miles long and six miles wide at its widest point, and is mostly low-lying, with wide open skies and sea views in all directions. There are two hills; Ben Hynish in the south rises to 462 ft and Ben Hough in the northwest tops at 390 ft. The island’s beaches extend most of the way around the island’s shoreline, a distance of forty-six miles altogether.
Tiree has a mild climate, with some of the highest levels of sunshine recorded anywhere in the British Isles, and also benefits from the mild influence of the Gulf Stream, so frost is rare and summer weather is warm and pleasant.
