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Mull

Island off the coast of Scotland

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Overview

Mull (Scotish Gaelic: Muile) is a large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's hilly and thinly populated (2990 in 2011); most people live in Tobermory with a scattering down the northeast coast to Craignure ferry port. Away from there, it feels remote even though Mull is easy to reach by ferry from the mainland. Its Gaelic name Muile denotes a headland, especially one that is bare and windswept.

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Getting there

Calmac car ferries sail to Craignure from Oban, which has trains and buses from Glasgow. Ferries sail daily, roughly hourly Apr-Oct and every couple of hours Nov-March, taking 50 min.

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Staffa

Staffa is an island in the Inner Hebrides, best known for Fingal's Cave. It's an uninhabited wildlife reserve extending 1 km north-south by 500 m east-west, owned by the National Trust for Scotland and reached by boat trips from Mull.

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Towns and villages

UnderstandPicture a lava plain over 100 miles wide, with no volcanic peaks but continual lava flows, some parts active and bubbling while others cool into a dull black slab a mile thick.

Get inCalmac car ferries sail to Craignure from Oban, which has trains and buses from Glasgow. Ferries sail daily, roughly hourly Apr-Oct and every couple of hours Nov-March, taking 50 min.

Get aroundBy car: You need a car to get anywhere, unless you take a tour.

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BuyBefore leaving the mainland, stock up on fuel, cash (ATMs on Mull are sparse and may charge withdrawal fees) and just about anything else you expect to need.

SleepMost accommodation is in Tobermory. There's a few places in Craignure and Dervaig near Calgary. For day-trips to Iona, you could base in Bunessan near Fionnphort.

Stay safeTake usual sensible precautions about safeguarding valuables and driving cautiously on the narrow twisty roads, but the main hazards are natural: cold winds and driving rain any time any day, seas that can turn rough,…

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Mull" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Isle of Mull", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
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