Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Portree, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Kyle Station
National Rail lists Kyle of Lochalsh, the nearest station, as step-free category A, with step-free access to all platforms.
Mallaig Station
National Rail lists Mallaig as step-free category A too.
Storr
The Storr path is steep and rocky higher up, with signed rockfall danger, per Walkhighlands; it is not suitable for wheelchairs.
ATMs & Banking
Bank of Scotland Cashpoint, Somerled Square
Somerled Square, Portree, IV51 9EH
Listed by Bank of Scotland as open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Co-op, Woodpark Road
Woodpark Road, Portree, IV51 9HQ
Listed on the Co-op store page.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
999 or 112
Coast Guard
999, then ask for the Coastguard. Portree has an RNLI lifeboat station; the West Highland Free Press reported in February 2026 that a new Shannon class boat was on its way.
Police Station
Portree police station, Police Scotland. Public counter Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, per Police Scotland's station opening times page. Non-emergency calls on 101.
Broadford Hospital, High Road, Broadford, IV49 9AA, which NHS Highland lists with an accident and emergency department. Broadford is on the A87 towards the Skye Bridge, about 25 km from Portree in a straight line.
01471 822491Portree Medical Centre
Open Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00, per its own visitors page, and closed at weekends. Visitors staying in the area should phone the practice for advice; out of hours, NHS 24 is on 111.
Portree Community Hospital
NHS Highland says 24-hour urgent care is available here every day by appointment only, led by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner: phone NHS 24 on 111 first and do not turn up without an appointment. It is not an emergency department.
NHS Highland is the health board for Skye. NHS 24 is on 111 for urgent care that is not an emergency; Portree Community Hospital's urgent care is by appointment through 111.
Parking
Storr car park (Old Man of Storr)
Rate: £6 up to 6 hours, £8 up to 12 hours
Per the Storr's own parking page (last modified April 2026). Pay by cash, card or the Ringo app. Motorhomes cannot use the main car park because of a height restriction, and no vehicle may stay overnight. Toilets on site.
Somerled Square and The Green car parks, Portree
Highland Council short-stay car parks in the centre. The council's tariff document is undated, so check the machine for the current charge.
Quiraing car park
Highland Council car park at the top of the minor road between Staffin and Uig. Check the machine for the current charge.
Pet-Friendly Info
Storr
The Storr path is open hill ground; keep dogs under close control near livestock and on the rocky upper section.
Boats
Ask Stardust Boat Trips about dogs before booking; its booking pages do not state a policy.
Pharmacies
Boots Pharmacy, Portree
5 Wentworth Street, Portree, IV51 9EJ
Address from NHS Highland's own listing (11 October 2026). Portree Medical Centre describes it as on Wentworth Street, just off Somerled Square. Scottish prescriptions dispensed in Scotland carry no charge; a prescription issued elsewhere in the UK follows the issuing country's rules, so ask the pharmacist.
Supermarkets & Groceries
Co-op, Woodpark Road
Woodpark Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9HQ
On the north-west side of town, on the 57A/57C bus route.