Silversands, On The Beach Cottage,it is a spacious retreat on the Isle of Barra, Scotland's undiscovered paradise.
Situated on Traigh Mhor, it is a large expanse of white cockle strand, where it is the worlds only beach Airport for scheduled flights, Silversands offers a unique and magnificent setting to enjoy the simple pleasure of time with family and friends.
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At the top of the exit road of the Castlebay ferry terminal turn left at the T junction.
Follow the road for 6 miles to Northbay Bridge. Turn left at the sign for "Ardmhor and the Airport" and then follow the road for 2 miles until you see a red phone box.
Turn right at the red phone box, drive to the the end of the road towards the beach, Silversands Cottage is on the left.
Turn left when leaving the Airport, drive for 1 mile until you see a red phone box, turn left follow the road down to the beach , Silversands Cottage is on the left.
Follow the road for 1 mile until you reach the T junction, turn right at the red phone box which is immediately on your right, follow the road down to the beach, Silversands Cottage is on the left.
The Let is from Saturday to Saturday, entrance time on the day of arrival is 3 pm, and departure time is 10 am.
A deposit of £100 is Payable on booking Silversands for 1 week or £200 for 2 weeks, the deposit is due within 5 days to secure the booking
The remaining balance is due 6 weeks before arrival.
Prefered Payment is by bank transfer AC No. 00286176 - Sort Code. 832622 or by cheque to the address below the Calendar, dates in Green are available, dates in Red are already booked.
Yellow are pending. Cancellation policy please note due to the difficulty in booking a replacement let at short notice there will be no immediate refund on cancellation, therefore holiday insurance is recommended.
We had a beautiful sunny week in Barra, and did lots of things my favourite was sledging down the Sand-dunes and picking cockles.
It was great to see the plane coming in from our window, I also loved the beach at cleat, where we walked along to the cave that was in Whiskey galore.
Silversands is a lovely house and I would love to stay here again. Oh I almost forgot. I loved the table football in the garage even though my dad won every game, Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful house and Island with us. I hope we get the chance to come back, fantastic weather spent hours on the stunning beaches, the kids braved the sea for a short while (even in a wet suit this not for the faint-hearted
A much belated “Thank you” for Silversands. It was everything we hoped for and we had a splendid quiet break, We have been joking with all our friends about being under the flight path of an Airport;
We had excellent views of corncrakes this year, I had a fantastic climb up Heaval and the primroses put on their best show, Mussels from the bay at Vatersay and cockles from the strand opposite the house were just lush, It must be ten years since we were last on Barra and tho,there have been some changes, they are mainly superficial. Pity about the loss of the organic café at the airport, but the co-op improvements have enriched the availability of good quality food-and we were able to get lovely fresh fish from Barratlantic fish factory round the bay. Thank you for providing a perfect holiday base with such excellent quality accommodation.
Silversands, a luxury cottage complete with a unique and truly spectacular “vista” onto the beautiful and ever changing cocklestrand Beach.
Barra folk have been friendly, welcoming and so helpful. Wonderful memories and so thrilled to hear Corncrakes and to see such an abundance of wild flowers.
Barra, a gem of an island full of treasures.
A wonderfully comfortable and well equipped house (you really have thought of everything) with what must be the best view on the island.
We had a great week thank you.
A beautiful well equipped house on this scenic island. We have really enjoyed our stay and the children have had a great time on the beach.
As someone once said : “If you once set foot on Barra, guard your heart if you would not leave it there.” Iain F.Anderson 1937.
How true ! We will all leave a bit of our hearts here. Had a great week - hope to return soon.
Beautiful house, tastefully decorated and equipped with absolutely everything. Barra is a true gem, and selfishly we hope that not to many people discover it as we would hate to see it change.
Many thanks for an unforgettable week.
Far over the mountains, far over the sea there lies a small island that’s so dear to me. Its Barra of splender and beauty devine, a heaven indeed is that dear home of mine.
Wherever I wonder, wherever I roam, my heart lies in Barra, my dear Highland Home. Thank you Annemarie and Hector for letting my Family and I share so many wonderful memories- will be back for sure.
