An
Island Parish - the latest series of the BBC series reveals more of
life on Barra, Erislay and South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
 After
its debut in the Isles of Scilly, "Island Parish" moved to the
southernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides, to follow the three
Fathers, John Paul in Barra, Fr. Calum in Eriskay and Fr, Roddy in
South Uist.
In the second series, Roddy has moved on to his new parish in Fort William and we meet the new priest at St Peters, Canon Donald MacKay.
Father John Paul is
frequently seen around the island of Barra and lives alongside the
beautiful Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea. It's well worth a
visit (and maybe a donation to the repair fund, too!).
Of particular interest in
the other two churches featured, the Church of St Michael
in Eriskay and of St Peter in Daliburgh, are the boat
shaped altars - illustrating the importance of fishing in the area.
If you're looking for the
tiny Post Office shown on An Island Parish, it's not actually on
Barra, but on Vatersay. It may be the smallest PO in Great
Britain and is surely the most westerly. The rocky beach at the
causeway to Vatersay is the one where you see Aggie seeking cockles and
mussels.
As we don't yet know the
content of the remaining five episodes, we can't give precise locations
yet, but these areas are so small that a drive (or bike ride)
around will make it easy for you to see where An Island Parish was shot. Ask your accommodation host and you're sure to get a good list of places to visit.
As part of our inclusive
packages, we offer a selection of excellent hotel and bed and breakfast
accommodation in Barra - this is a wonderful place to start or finish
an end-to-end tour of the Outer Hebrides, during which you can explore
many other island parishes, not featured in the BBC programme,
but just as delightful.
To view recent episodes, follow this external link to the BBC An Island Parish website
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