Holiday on the Isle of Mull

mr_lordi

Hi, can anyone offer advice on a holiday to the above place please. Ideally looking at self catering for a family of four,at the end of may, my daughter is desperate to see sea/ golden eagles so I thought this place would be ideal. If anyone can offer any advice about the best place to stay and places to visit or any advice at all I would be extremely grateful. Many thanks. Paul.

Little_Vics

I've just come back from Mull. There are a lot of websites with information about sea eagles and when best to see them - we were lucky and stumbled across some amateur bird-watchers with binoculars by the side of the road who had spotted some!

The Forestry Commision might be a good start - http://www.forestry.gov.uk/mullseaeagles

In terms of where to stay, I'd suggest looking around Tobermory. I would also highly recommend Staffa Tours and taking a trip with them out to Staffa. They are very informative, we saw a LOT of basking sharks, and had a great day out at sea.

There are a lot of geocaches on the island if you're into geocaching too.....and don't forget Iona.

We spent 4 days on Mull camping, and could easily have stayed another week. It is stunning. Have fun!

mr_lordi

Little_Vics wrote: »

I've just come back from Mull. There are a lot of websites with information about sea eagles and when best to see them - we were lucky and stumbled across some amateur bird-watchers with binoculars by the side of the road who had spotted some!

The Forestry Commision might be a good start - http://www.forestry.gov.uk/mullseaeagles

In terms of where to stay, I'd suggest looking around Tobermory. I would also highly recommend Staffa Tours and taking a trip with them out to Staffa. They are very informative, we saw a LOT of basking sharks, and had a great day out at sea.

There are a lot of geocaches on the island if you're into geocaching too.....and don't forget Iona.

We spent 4 days on Mull camping, and could easily have stayed another week. It is stunning. Have fun!

Thanks , most helpful.

Slowhand

If you want to help support the island's economy you do your shopping and filling up with petrol on the island.

barbarawright

Slowhand wrote: »

If you want to help support the island's economy you do your shopping and filling up with petrol on the island.

There's a Co-op in Tobermory and a lovely bakery as well as various cafes and pubs. And a fudge shop.

pogofish

Best place I've ever seen for golden eagles is the Ardnamurchan peninsula - on the way to Mull, so a day or two around Strontian might be worthwile.

The closest I've ever got to a golden eagle was there - about 10-15 feet. It was picking at a dead fox by the roadside and was totally unbothered by my pulling-up in the car. They can also frequently be seen flying over Strontian itself and even from the Corran Ferry Amazing birds!