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Nunton
Steadings has recently been re-opened unde r
new management, with enhanced facilities, including a
museum, aquarium, art gallery, café, gift shop and licenced
bar. Conferences and meetings catered for. Take a small
detour along the coast from the central Uists road and sit
down in comfort amongst the artworks and aquarium. Home
baking and real coffee served all day. Local cultural
displays. Wi-Fi. Opening times: Monday - Saturday 9am to
5pm. Tel: 0777 6350948
http//www.nuntonsteadings.co.uk
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Liniclate Sports
Centre
(map)
is located on the south of Benbecula on the B892 and is part
of the school. The centre has a fitness suite with the following equ ipment - 2 treadmills, 2 elliptical trainers, 2 rowers,
1 arm crank, 3
cycles and 5 pieces of resistance equipment. The fitness suite is
open to the public during the day, evenings and weekends. The other
facilities are open after school hours during term time, and
from 12 noon in school holidays. There is
also a Games hall - available for football, badminton, basketball
and a 25 metre swimming pool, sauna, and football pitch and
running track. There is a cafe which serves light  snacks, meals and
hot and cold drinks.
There are special activities for the summer period,
including children's classes.
For contact details, opening times and prices
please click here
Further information can be obtained by
telephone on 01870 603526
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Benbecula Half Marathon & Fun Run 5th
June 2010
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Uist Sculpture Trail This provides a pathway
for exploration via a series of seven commissioned works by artists.
Stones Swim to Islands is situated in the grounds of Balivanich
School so please let the school office know of your intention to
visit. All sculptures were commissioned by Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and
Arts Centre. Each sculpture involved the local community in its
construction and all provide a place to sit surrounded by sea,
islands and sky. For more information and location of the sculptures
click on the link
Uist Sculpture Trail.
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Benbecula Golf Course is set on the grasslands between
North and South Uist next to the air-strip.
The golf course is in a beautiful setting with views out to
the Monarch Isles. There are no facilities on the golf
course and the payment of £10.00 per day should be put in
the honesty box at the start of the course. However,
Balivanich is very close by with changing facilities,
restaurants and shops. The course is in very good condition,
it was once maintained by the military and now by the
members. There are nine holes and eighteen tees, a total
length of 4311 yards and par score of 62. There are a number
of testing holes for the visiting golfer to discover and
some natural hazards such as a large rabbit presence which
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Borve
Castle is a large 14th century stone rectangular keep or hall
house of three storeys, with very thick walls, founded by the
Macdonalds of Clanranald and once their principal stronghold. It is
situated 4 miles south of Balvanich just off the B892. In a charter
of 1372 by John, first Lord of the Isles to Ranald, his eldest
surviving son, it is described as Vignawawle and John of Fordun in
his Scotichronicon, circa 1400, calls it the Castle of Benwevil.
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Walking
and Cycling are popular on the island as it is fairly flat with
lots of tidal bays and unspoilt moorland to explore. Rueval is the
only hill on Benbecula and stands at 407 ft. The path to the summit
can be accessed from Market Stance and goes past the cave where
Bonnie Prince Charlie is reputed to have hidden whilst waiting for
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Uist Community Riding School is situated at
the Stables in Balivanich and here you can experience the beauty of
the Western Isles on one of the well schooled horses. The Riding
School caters for all ages and abilities and offers a wide variety
of all weather activities throughout the year including, Beach
Rides, Riding Lessons, Hacks, Pub Rides, Pony Rides. Tel: 01870
604283
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