Museum Archive

Museum of Island Life – old Blackouses on the Isle of Skye

Dark, thatched houses duck into the Skye landscape. Inside, it’s cramped and there’s a smell of peat fire. The Skye Museum of Island Life impressively shows its visitors what life was like here a hundred years ago.

Skye Serpentarium – Snakes in Scotland

Lizards, snakes, turtles – right in the middle of the Scottish Highlands. The Skye Serpentarium is home to animals confiscated by customs at airports or abandoned by their owners. The owners also run a breeding programme for rare species. UPDATE: Unfortunately, the Serpentarium has been permanently closed to visitors since October 2015 and now exists […]