Days Out For The FamilyStaffa National Nature Reserve
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The experience
About this day out
Staffa is a small island (½ mile long and ¼ mile wide) off the west coast of Scotland, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland since 1986 and designated a National Nature Reserve in 2001. Its hexagonal basalt columns, formed by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, include Fingal's Cave, whose acoustics inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. The island is home to seabirds such as black guillemots, eiders, fulmars and puffins, and in summer visitors can enjoy puffin-spotting and look out for whales, dolphins and basking sharks.
What it costs
Prices at a glance
- Admission
- Adult: Free; Family: one adult family; Concession available; Members go free. A landing fee applies for boats using the landing facilities (charged per vessel, calculated on a per-person basis).
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Practical details
Facilities & accessibility
At a glance
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- Accessibility
- Reached only by boat tour, with landing dependent on suitable weather. Boats arrive at a jetty on the east side, followed by an upgraded but steep staircase. The route to Fingal's Cave is a narrow natural causeway over uneven basalt rocks that are extremely slippery when wet, with high cliffs and big drops.
- Parking
- Not provided yet
- Dogs
- No dogs are permitted to land, even on a lead or under close control, to protect ground-nesting seabirds such as puffins and storm petrels. Guide or assistance dogs are the only exception. Dog-sitting services are available on Mull and the mainland.
Getting there
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