Rainy-day ideas

The Outer Hebrides when it rains

6 indoor places from our The Outer Hebrides guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather

Indoor options by area

The Uists & Benbecula (3)

Isle of Lewis & Stornoway (2)

Isle of Harris & Tarbert (1)

Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks

The same tagging in reverse: 16 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.

Barra & Vatersay (6)

The Uists & Benbecula (4)

Isle of Harris & Tarbert (3)

Isle of Lewis & Stornoway (3)

Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.

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