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Britain's wild islands: 7 days in the Hebrides

Skye, Mull, Iona, Staffa — a slow island-hopping itinerary.

The Inner Hebrides — the chain of islands off Scotland's west coast — offer some of the most dramatic landscape in northern Europe within a week's reach. This itinerary samples the four most-visited: the Cuillin ridge and Old Man of Storr on Skye, the basalt columns of Staffa, the early-Christian abbey on Iona, and the wildlife coasts of Mull. CalMac ferries link them all.

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Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye — largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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Iona

Iona — island off the west coast of Scotland, UK.

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Staffa

Staffa — island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

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The Cuillin

Skye's gabbro mountain range — Britain's most demanding peaks.

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Island of Stroma

Island of Stroma — island off the northern coast of the mainland of Scotland, UK.

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Cava

Cava — island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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Papa Stour

Papa Stour — island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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Shapinsay

Shapinsay — island and civil parish in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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Yell

Yell — island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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