Lochalsh Leisure Centre

About

Found on Isle of Skye, Lochalsh Leisure Centre sits at Douglas Park in Kyle of Lochalsh, a village at the south-eastern gateway to the island. The centre serves the Kyle area where the road and rail crossing join the mainland to Skye. Visitors travelling from Portree, Broadford or Kyleakin reach it easily, since the village marks the crossing point for anyone arriving by road from the south.

Within Skye itself, Broadford and Portree are the main settlements and the centre sits just off the route linking them to the mainland. A rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 101 reviews places it among the better-regarded addresses on the island. It publishes a website at http://www.lochalshleisure.uk/ for anyone planning a visit. The centre runs as a sports centre, with facilities for swimming, fitness and indoor games under one roof.

Opening hours run from early morning until late evening on weekdays, with shorter sessions at weekends. The centre keeps a photo gallery on its website, showing the pool, the gym and the sports hall. Its address places it in Kyle of Lochalsh, on the mainland side of the crossing.

British islands have mild, wet and changeable weather warmed by the Gulf Stream and often windy, so waterproofs are worth packing. Seafood is central to island food, with crab, lobster, scallops, mackerel and oysters landed by small boats. Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and Manx shearwaters breed on British island cliffs and offshore islets. English is the main language of the island.