Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom
Isle of Lewis is a town of 18,500 people in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Why visit Isle of Lewis
Townapedia lists 27 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 35 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include An Lanntair - Auditorium, An Lanntair and Museum nan Eilean.
Weather in Isle of Lewis
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Photos of Isle of Lewis
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Things to do5
Museums and landmarks27
Lewis War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 0.5 mi
War memorial in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Lewis Loom Centre
Museum · 0.5 mi
Museum in Stornoway on Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Battery Point Memorial
Monument and historic site · 1.2 mi
Two 19th century 6-inch breech loading guns mounted as a memorial to the practice battery that once stood on the site of the Power...
1st Ross-shire Mountain Battery War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 0.6 mi
15 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes35
McNeill's
Bar and pub · Local · 0.7 mi
11 Sràid Chrombail, Stornoway
Th-Sa 12:00-01:00; Mo-We 12:00-23:00
Number 9
Restaurant · 0.7 mi
5 Sràid Chrombail, Stornoway
We-Sa 17:00-21:00
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Istanbul (Stornoway)
Restaurant · Pizza, Turkish, Kebab · 0.8 mi
24 Mol a Deas, Stornoway
The New Lewis
Bar and pub · 0.8 mi
8-10 Sràid a' Chaisteil, Stornoway
23 more on the map.
Where to stay19
Churches and places of worship19
Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian · 0.5 mi
Sràid na h-Alba, Steòrnabhagh
Stornoway High Church
Church · Presbyterian · 0.6 mi
Rathad MhicMhathain, Stornoway
Martin's Memorial Church, Francis Street, Stornoway, Lewis
Church · 0.7 mi
St Peter's Episcopal Church
Church · Episcopal · 0.7 mi
Sràid Fhrangain, Steòrnabhagh
St. Columba's (Old Parish) Church
Church · Church Of Scotland · 0.6 mi
Sràid Leòdhais, Stornoway
Free Church Seminary
Church · Free Church Of Scotland · 0.7 mi
Sràid Fhrangain, Steòrnabhagh
Shopping16
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare4
Map of Isle of Lewis
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Getting there and nearby towns
Stornoway Airport (SYY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Stornoway 1 mi south, about 1 min by car
- Sandwick 2 mi southeast, about 2 min by car
- Ullapool 50 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Isle of North Uist 55 mi southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Hebrides Tattoo in Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland (14704548229), Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
- Pipe Bands at Hebrides Tattoo in Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland (14704521940), Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
- Admiralty-yacht-HMS-Iolaire-ship-Amalthaea-1908, Unknown author, Public domain
- Martin's Memorial Church, Stornoway, LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lews Castle College main building, JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Matheson Hall, Nicolson Institute, 1, LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matheson Memorial statue, Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Peter's Episcopal Church, Stornoway, 2, LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Columba's Church, Stornoway, LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Public Library in Stornoway - panoramio, Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 08626b Outer Hebrides - Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle, Sea Gate Lodge - V-P, Virtual-Pano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stornoway in summer 2012 (5), Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 06164 UK - Outer Hebrides - Stornoway - Bayhead Lodge - V-P, Virtual-Pano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 06165 UK - Outer Hebrides - Stornoway - Bayhead Lodge - V-P, Virtual-Pano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bayhead Lodge, Lews Castle (40746235233), Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bayhead Lodge, Lews Castle (47659656062), Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 06163 UK - Outer Hebrides - Stornoway - Bayhead Lodge - V-P, Virtual-Pano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stornoway in summer 2012 (4), Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stornoway in summer 2012 (3), Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cnoc nan Uan to Sutherland (32791723637), Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lewis War Memorial (32791736897), Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, hobgoblin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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