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Blue Pig Studio        Upper Carloway, Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles  
  Welcome to the Pig Gallery ~ this is a unique and exciting venue in which to buy affordable, contemporary artworks alongside unusual gifts and craft supplies.  All the artworks are originals by Jane Harlington, ranging from realistic landscape through to more cubist inspired pieces based on memory and experience.

The silk scarves painted in the workshop make excellent gifts for friends and family and are especially popular for sending overseas. Jane works to commission and is able to include lettering within the overall design, making the finished product beautifully bespoke.  Other products at present include a range of stained glass panels, glass brooches and silk necklaces. More unusual odds and ends include hand-made seaweed paper, “treasure bags” of beads and collage pieces, variety bags of coloured yarns and project packs designed in house especially to tempt creativity.
Opening times:
All Year but not Sundays
Please call by anytime, there is always a warm welcome at the Blue Pig Studio.  The Blue Pig Studio, is in Upper Carloway, Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. At the Carloway Bridge take the Garenin Blackhouse Village turning, the studio is approximately 200 yards.  

 
Tel: 01851 643225  Website: www.janeharlington.co.uk  

 

Island Arts, Tigh Na Bruaich, Balallan, Isle of Lewis .HS2 9PN  
  Island Arts is a Gallery and Coffee Shop attached to our home and B&B residence in Balallan. We are located 23 miles from Tarbet and approx. 14 miles from Stornoway on the A859.

Take a Break and enjoy a pot of tea and a scone, while browsing the artwork of Debbie and Paul. We serve home-baking, cooked snacks and a range of herbal teas and fresh coffee.

We sell mainly our own Original Paintings and Prints as well as a range of Handmade Cards. Other craft items, we produce are: House Name Plaques; Miniature Canvases; Unique Hand-painted Slate Clocks; Tile Paintings; Shell Mirrors; Notelets; Fridge Magnets; Key Rings; Lavendar Bags and more….. Animal/Pet Portrait Commissions are welcome, using just a few photos, please contact, to discuss details.

We now advertise Personal Painting Tuition for individuals or small groups, both beginners and improvers, with/without accommodation in our B&B, please contact for a painting pack and newsletter, if interested.
OPENING TIMES: 1 April – 30 Sept: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
1 Oct – 31 March: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm
For further details or viewing at other times, please call us on 01851 830742 or email us on island-arts@tiscali.co.uk
 
Tel: 01851 830742    Email: island-arts@tiscali.co.uk   Website: www.saa.co.uk/art/islandarts  

 

Eilean Ņir Jewellery   Ceos, Isle of Lewis   Map  
  All jewellery from Eilean Ņir is designed and made in the Outer Hebrides. Our collections include distinctive hand-made pieces based on themes from the islands. Our jewellery is made to order mainly in silver, but also available in 9 and 18 carat gold. Sizes are made to your specification. lt is all finished to the highest standards. Eilean Ņir's four collections are based on local themes. 

Eilean Ņir Jewellery is located in the picturesque village of Ceos, which is just off the main road about 12 miles south of Stornoway. We are open all year and every day from 10.00 am until late. If you are making a special journey or making a visit in winter please give us a call first.

 
Tel:01851 830479   www.eileanoirceos.co.uk/jewellery/index.html  

 

An Lanntair    'The Lantern'           
 

An Lanntair is the Islands Arts Centre and is based on the waterfront of Stornoway Harbour, notAn Lanntair far from the ferry terminal. 

It is open from 10am until late from Monday to Saturday and has all day food, exhibitions, live music and events, shopping and creative workshops.
It is a friendly place to spend some time whether you are looking for interesting gifts and souvenirs, traditional music, varied art exhibitions, or just to sit and relax over good coffee in the café bar or over a meal in the restaurant with its lovely views out over the harbour.

The new building is a great new addition to the islands facilities and a good place to mix with locals and hear some Gaelic.   For information on their wide range of events see www.lanntair.com.

 
Tel:01851-703307    

 

 Stornoway Museum     Museum Nan Eilean     
 

Stornoway MuseumThe museum was established in 1983 by the Western Isles Council and moved to its present home in 1995.  The building once was the Secondary Department for the Nicolson Institute. The museum holds collections of objects, photographs, prints and paintings and archives illustrating the archaeology, social, domestic and economic history of the islands.  Temporary exhibition in 2008 of Stornoway ornamental iron work by Historic Scotland.  Opening hours - Until 1st October 2008 --Mon-Sat 10.00 - 17.30.    From 1st October to 31 March  2009 Tue-Fri 10.00 - 17.00  Sat 10.00 - 13.00

   
Tel: 01851 709266  

 

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Bernera Community Centre Bernera. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9LT. 01851 612331/612441
Black House, Arnol Arnol. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DB. 01851 710235
Borgh Pottery Fivepenny House, Borve. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0RX. 01851 850345
Bosta Iron Age House Bernera. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9LT. 01851 612331
Breanish Tweed 1A Melbost. By Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0BD. 01851 701524
Calanais Visitor Centre Callanish. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DY. 01851 621422
Callicvol Quilts 10 Callicvol, Port of Ness. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0XA. 01851 810681
Celtic Art Gallery Arnol. Isle of Lewis. HS2  01851 710531
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis Museum Habost, Ness. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0TG. 01851 810377
Doune Broch Centre Carloway. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9AL. 01851 643338
Eilean Oir Beech Cottage, Keose, Lochs. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9JT. 01851 830479
Gisla Woodcraft Gisla, Uig. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9EW. 01851 672371
Harbour View Gallery Port of Ness. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0XA. 01851 810735
Hebridean Brewing Company 18A Bells Road, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS1 2RA.  01851 700123
Hebridean Celtic Festival PO Box 9909, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DW. 01851 621234
Hebridean Jewellery 63 Cromwell Street, Stornoway.  Isle of Lewis. HS1 2DD. 01851 702372
Hebridean Replicas 15A Arnol. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DB. 01851 710562
Hebridean Soap Company Ltd 25 Breasclete,  Isle of Lewis. HS2 9EF. 01851 621306
Islands Book Trust 10 Callicvol, Port of Ness. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0XA.. 01851 810681
James Smith Photography Oiseval Gallery, Brue. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0QW. 01851 840240
Kenneth Macleod Harris Tweed 9 North Shawbost. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9BS. 01851710251
Kinloch Museum Laxay, Lochs. Isle of Lewis. HS2 01851 830778
Lewis Crofters Ltd Island Road, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS1 2RD. 01851 702350
Lewis Loom Centre The Old Grainstore, 3 Bayhead Street. Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS1 2DU. 01851 704500
Margaret Curtis The Callanish Stones Olcote, New Park. Callanish. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DZ. 01851 621277
Morvern Gallery Upper Barvas. Isle of Lewis. HS2 01851  840216
Mosaic 21 North Beach. Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS1 2XQ. 01851 700155
Museum Nan Eilean Francis Street, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS1 2NF. 01851 709266
Pairc Museum Old School, Gravir. South Lochs. Isle of Lewis. HS2 01851 880705
PQA 27 Achamore. Lochs. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9DU. 01851 860551
Ravenspoint Shop Kershader, South Lochs. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9QA. 01851 880236
Scotia Ceramics Coll Pottery, Back. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0JP. 01851 820219
Shawbost Museum Shawbost. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9BQ. 01851 710212
Taigh Dhonnchaidh Arts & Music Centre 44 Habost, Ness. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0TG. 01851 810166
The Barn Gallery 2 Eagleton, Lower Bayble. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0QD. 01851 870704
The Studio Gallery North Shawbost. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9BQ. 01851 710460
Uig Heritage Centre Crowlista, Uig. Isle of Lewis. HS2 9JE. 01851 672456
Western Isles Library 19 Cromwell Street, Stornoway. HS1 2DA. 01851 708631
Whaler's Dram Scotch Whisky 21 Gress. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0NB. 01851701265
Woodlands Centre Castle Grounds, Stornoway. Isle of Lewis. HS2 0XP. 01851 706916