A week in the Outer Hebrides

Here’s how to make the most of a short break in the Outer Hebrides.

5 fantastic beaches in the Outer Hebrides

From Vatersay to Luskentyre, the Outer Hebrides compiles a great list of beaches from its many islands.

Genealogy in the Outer Hebrides

Genealogy has become a well-researched topic in the Outer Hebrides due to widespread diaspora.

7 reasons to visit the Outer Hebrides

Rich in local culture and hosting a friendly community, the Outer Hebrides has much to explore.

Hebrides (Outer)

The sights, sounds and flavours of the Outer Hebrides are reason alone to travel to these islands. Yet, along with photographs, you are likely to take away memories of the people you meet – warm, generous and with a keen sense of their culture and identity.  Mark Rowe , author of Outer Hebrides Right up…

Hebrides (Inner)

Whichever islands you choose to visit, you can be sure to feel a world apart from mainland Great Britain. Katie Featherstone, author of Inner Hebrides Splintering off Scotland’s west coast, the Inner Hebrides is a loosely scattered archipelago that includes all the islands from Skye in the north to Islay and Gigha in the south;…

Guidebook updates

Our expert authors work hard to ensure their guidebooks are as accurate as possible. However, some things inevitably change in the months after a guidebook has printed. So we’ve created a page where we can post any update information we hear about between editions and ensure you have access to the very latest details when planning your…

Information for booksellers and the media

Our trade catalogue contains information on all our new books for 2025 plus a complete backlist. You can download it here: Bradt catalogue 2025 If you’re a bookshop and you’d like a hard copy of the catalogue you can order it from GBS with the ISBN 9781804693193. Or drop us a line and we’ll post…

Orkney

Much of Orkney’s appeal is ancient and obvious; but just as much is timeless and will only slowly reveal itself. Mark Rowe, author of Orkney: the Bradt Guide Located eight miles to the north of the Scotland mainland, Orkney everything a visitor could wish for in a holiday. This archipelago of 70 islands (19 inhabited)…