AttractionEasy30 minutes to an hour
Portree Harbour and Quay Street
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About
The harbour is the reason the town is here. Wikipedia describes it as fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford, and the row of painted houses along Quay Street is the view on most Portree postcards. It is a working harbour: boats go out from the pier for wildlife trips, Sea Breezes and the Lower Deck serve seafood on the front, and Quay Brae climbs back up to Somerled Square. A photographer's caption on Geograph from 2022 notes cruise liners in the summer months and a fishing fleet and salmon farming traffic. It is free, it is a five-minute walk downhill from the bus stand, and the best view of it is from the Apothecary's Tower on the Lump above.
Photos
Highlights
- ✓The painted houses on Quay Street
- ✓Telford's pier
- ✓Boat trips from the pier
- ✓Seafood on the front
Tips
- →Quay Brae is steep; the walk back up to Somerled Square takes longer than the walk down.
- →The best overview is from the Apothecary's Tower on the Lump, above the south side of the harbour.
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