The bell of the ferry "Eilean Dhiura" with Beinn a' Chaolais,
one of the Paps of Jura, in the background.
one of the Paps of Jura, in the background.
Jura
Stores – Local store where
you can
place an order before arriving and for those things you forgot when you
get here!
http://www.jurastores.co.uk/
Islay-Jura TIC
Internet Guide to Scotland – General information, but some pages are out of date.
http://www.scotland-info.co.uk/jura.htm
Elizabeth Buie's Jura Page – Comments from a visitor to the island.
http://www.aesthetic-images.com/ebuie/article_jura.html
The Jura Hotel - Great food, great atmosphere and very affordable prices - the last really good hotel in the Hebrides!
http://www.jurahotel.co.uk/
Jura House and Gardens - Highly recommended!
http://www.jurahouseandgardens.co.uk/index.html
Isle of Jura Gifts - Want to know where to buy books and gifts about the island that we mention? Go here for a good selection...
http://www.isleofjuragifts.com
Barnhill - The famous house where George Orwell wrote "1984" and also the name
of one of the island's estates.
orwell.jura@gmail.com
Sealladh na Mara - A new B&B statred by local crofters on the beautiful shores of Loch na Mile and Craighouse Bay...
www.isleofjura.net
Burnbank Cottages - Cottages with spectacular views of the Mull of Kintyre and Ireland!
http:www.juraselfcatering.com
Crackaig Cottage - Another cottage with a stunning view of the Mull of Kintyre and overlooking the ancient ports of the
Lords of the Isles on Jura.
http://www.crackaig.co.uk or contact marcfranks@btinternet.com directly.
Heather Cottage - A beautiful cottage on the Ardlussa lands...
orwell.jura@gmail.com
Tarbert Lodge
http://www.scotland-holiday-homes.co.uk/tarbertlodge.html
Small Isles House
http://www.juracottage.co.uk/
Sea
View Cottage
http://www.ileach.co.uk/seaview/index.html
Stalkers Cottage
http://www.ileach.co.uk/stalkers_cottage/index.html
Boiden Cottage
http://www.juraholidays.co.uk/JuraFrameset.htm
Jura Explorations - If you've bought
or seen the "Jura: Language and Landscape" book and wanted to stay at
the tip-top of the island with the Corryvreckan, Scarba and the ancient
Kingdom of Alba before you as view (plus get guided walking tours to
boot), then call Mike and Joan at: 07899912116 Mobile. (No web
page as yet...but is coming, so stay tuned!).
And in the same light, the Scottish Islands Peaks Race...if your silly enough to enter...again, as above, we neither endorse, or norse this event...same legal blah-blah...knock yourself out, just don't blame us...the sailboats are pretty though..http://www.sipr.zetnet.co.uk.
Jura Sports - There had to be a link to Jura's most famous sporting event (aside from the Ardlussa sports Day, of course!)
The Jura Fell Race (we neither endorse, nor dorse anything about this event due to various legal blah-blah, blah, blah...blah.)..so if you fall off the side of one of the Paps while running over them..it ain't OUR fault...go here...www.jurafellrace.org.uk.And in the same light, the Scottish Islands Peaks Race...if your silly enough to enter...again, as above, we neither endorse, or norse this event...same legal blah-blah...knock yourself out, just don't blame us...the sailboats are pretty though..http://www.sipr.zetnet.co.uk.
Links concerning Isle of Jura travel:
http://www.seafari.co.uk
- To travel to the Isle of Jura by hi-speed rigid inflatable boat
(RIB), go here for information or call Tony Hill at 01852300003.
http://www.gemini-crinan.co.uk/
http://www.aboutargyll.co.uk
Maritime news and history about Jura, the Hebrides and the West of Scotland:
http://www.fergusonshipbuilders.com - The home of Scotland's last great ship building firm.
We see their products sail by our door many days, so visit this site to see what "Clydebuilt" means.
http://www.merseyshipping.co.uk/ - The Irish Sea Shipping News; if it isn't here, it isn't floating!
http://www16.brinkster.com/glennmci/soj/soj.html - A fascinating site about "The Sound of Jura", a four masted
barkentine that roamed from Scotland to Antarctica and back on a regular basis!
Links about the Hebrides and the West of Scotland:
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/ - As you can guess by the tag, a site about rural issues in Scotland.
http://www.highland.gov.uk/links/communities.htm - Information about other communities in the West of Scotland.
http://www.virtualhebrides.com/ - Information about the Inner and Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
http://www.rampantscotland.com/westernisles.htm - General information about all the Western Isles of Scotland.
Links about Gaelic language and culutre:
http://www.argyllgaelic.org - Want to know about Gaelic language and culture in Argyll and Bute? Check out this new site!
Other International links:
http://thenewgreenman.wordpress.com - A great "blog" about "green living"!
http://www.kaiwanoshima.co.uk/free/index.asp - For our Japanese visitors!
http://cvnweb.bai.ne.jp/~taigh/scot67.htm - Another Japanese site.
http://wikipedia.infostar.cz/j/ju/jura__island_.html - In Czechoslovakaian...
http://republika.pl/slainte/sco_04.htm - In Polish..
PS - Please email if links are broken, or you think you have, or know, web sites, blog sites, billboards or messages in bottles about Jura at: director@theisleofjura.co.uk . We don't charge...unless you really want us to ;-).