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Call Roger on or Danny on Email us info handa-ferry. Last ferry outwards to the Island leaves at pm. Can I pre-book a time? No — sorry — we cannot maintain a fixed bookings schedule. What are the Ferry Timings? What does it cost? No — sorry — we are not set up to take cards. Can I take small Children? Get directions. When you arrive on Handa you will be met by a volunteer, who will give you a short introductory talk about the reserve and answer any questions you may have.

For non-ferry related enquiries, the Ranger can be contacted from April-August on or handaranger scottishwildlifetrust. Weather conditions can change quickly and the ferry crossing can be very wet, depending on wind and tide conditions. As the terrain on Handa can be challenging, a reasonable level of fitness and care is required when walking around the trails.

We recommend wearing appropriate stout footwear, with good grips on soles. It is also advisable to take something to drink whilst on the island. The ferry to Handa is operated independently of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

For all enquiries relating to the Handa ferry , please contact Roger Tebay on or info handa-ferry. Local group North of Scotland. Reserve leaflet. Reserve map. Update from Handa Island — April Handa Island springs into life. A downloadable leaflet is available via this link.

In order to get to Handa you need to take a wee ferry from Tarbet, accessible through a 2. This road is unsuitable for caravans and parking can be difficult at busy times.

The wee passenger ferry from Tarbet sails every 20 minutes, weather permitting, from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 2pm. More info on ferry times etc via www. The article on the Island of Handa in north west Sutherland in the last issue of History Scotland covered much of the islands history. However, there are a few twists to the story which are worth interrogating. The island had actually been cleared at the outset of the Clearances put in train by the landlord Lord Reay in the early s and became part of Badnabay sheepfarm.

It was subsequently inhabited by a shepherd, Donald Morrison some of whose children appear in the list of baptisms included in the article. The bankruptcy of the leading sheepfarmer allowed the management of the Reay estate to reconsider the most profitable way of letting the island.