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Jura
Jura is a large island between Islay and the mainland. In spite of being more than half the size of Islay itself however, the population is only around 200. This makes Islays 3500 seem packed on to their island by comparison. Put simply, for the most part Jura is a wilderness. There is a single road running along the coast from the ferry port at Feolin in the southwest corner of the island along the bottom and up the east side to around 5 miles from the northern tip. The road passes through the three or four tiny villages on the island, and all the crofts are close to it. This means that the west side of the island is complete wilderness - only two footpaths of any note, and the rest of the land is heavily overgrown with heather and bracken. If you want to get away from it all, you won't get much further from 'it all' than here.The village of Craighouse is on the southeast of the island, around 7 miles from the ferry. This is where the Jura Hotel, and most of the facilities are.