Re: News on Covid and Access Issues
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:23 am
Eigg wants everyone to stay away and everything is still closed. The stuff that is open is for locals only. Yachts (and other forms of leisure pursuits) specifically told to stay away.
http://isleofeigg.org/coronavirus-covid-19/
http://isleofeigg.org/coronavirus-covid-19/
PLEASE READ our COVID-19 Guidance
Eigg’s community response to COVID-19
Update 16 July 2020
We know many people want to come to Eigg this summer, but sadly, for the moment, we ask you not to come.
We are a remote and geographically isolated community with both elderly and vulnerable residents. We have worked hard to ensure the health and wellbeing of all our residents since the beginning of this pandemic.
Now we are in Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s Route Map, travel and tourism across the rest of Scotland is opening up. The Eigg community has been working hard to put all the physical distancing and hygiene guidance in place. However, after looking at how to balance the large number of people who want to come to Eigg against what we are able to do within government guidance, the community has decided we are not able to welcome any day or overnight tourists (including campers) to Eigg at the moment.
At present all self-catering, hostel and guest house accommodation, Galmisdale Bay Café, and Lageorna restaurant have taken the decision to STAY CLOSED UNTIL 31 AUGUST. We will be reviewing this decision regularly and will post updates here.
As our public toilets, showers, and visitor attractions are closed, and our shop open to residents only we also ask day trip visitors, campers, kayakers, yachts and other vessels not to come to Eigg for the time being too. Again, we’ll let you know if this changes by posting updates here.