• For full details about the history, visiting opportunities, etc. see:
• National Trust for Scotland
• Wikipedia - St Kilda
• Sheep & photos of St Kilda
• If you wish to join the St Kilda Club - click here for details.

Since 2018, camping has been allowed on St Kilda for the first time. This is strictly managed by the National Trust for Scotland and it's essential to book in advance. The campsite takes 6 people. The maximum length of booking is 5 nights. The cost is payable to the warden on arrival. Contact 01463 732645. Shared use of showers and toilets. Access to drinking water.
There is no mobile phone reception, WiFi or other Internet access on St Kilda.

• Kilda Cruises - day trips from the isle of Harris. Angus Campbell will take you from Leverburgh for the day (weather permitting). Advance booking essential.
• Sea Harris - daily trips from the Isle of Harris to St Kilda. Seumas Morrison will take you across for the day (weather permitting). Advance booking essential.
• Go To St Kilda - day trips to St Kilda from the Isle of Skye. Overnight camping also available.
• Seatrek - boat trips from Lewis
• Island Cruising - based on the isle of Lewis.
• Hebridean Princess - luxury cruise ship, sailing from Oban - usually has summertime cruises which include a visit to St Kilda.
• Noble Caledonia - variety of cruise ships with a choice of 7 or 10 day cruises around Scotland and the UK including a visit to St Kilda
• National Trust for Scotland - annual cruise around Scotland on the Spirit of Adventure - usually includes St Kilda
• Hebrides Cruises sailing from Oban to St Kilda. Accommodation on board for 8-10 guests. Private charters available.
• New Horizon Sailing - holidays from Tobermory visiting the St Kilda & Hebrides.
• Northern Light sails from Oban. Variety of vessels.
• Wilderness Scotland - combined sailing/walking holidays around the Hebrides

This radical new interpretation of the islanders' lives has been written by Andrew Fleming (Professor of Archaeology at the University of Wales) and discusses the realities of island life before evacuation.
Paperback published May 2005. 208 pages.
Available from Amazon UK

John Love creates a fascinating and insightful account of the islands' human history and shows just how important wildlife was to the survival of the islanders. Much of this information has lain for years in little known private diaries, files, reports or obscure scientific journals.
Paperback published June 2009. 320 pages.
Available from Amazon UK

This 297 page paperback by Tom Steel is one of the most popular books about St Kilda and is a highly recommended read.
Numerous old photos.
Available from Amazon.com (commission link) and Amazon UK

A part of Britain but a world apart, St Kilda society existed almost completely isolated from the mainstream of civilization for more than 1000 years. Increased contact with the mainland during the 19th century brought about the downfall of what many once regarded as an ideal society. Missionaries and tourists brought money, disease and despotism. In 1930 the islanders, who could no longer support themselves, were finally evacuated at their own request.

The island's story was chiefly recorded by outsiders. This book examines the island and the St Kildan society as a microcosm of a process which is consistently taking place, often on a much larger scale, all over the world. St Kilda remains a symbol of the ability of man to survive in the most hostile of environments and it remains a fascination unique among islands. This new edition of Charles Maclean's study of the island contains an introduction highlighting recent findings about St Kilda.
Paperback. 200 pages.
Available from Amazon.com (commission link) and Amazon UK

The dramatic true story of 18th century marital and political strife – from Lady Grange’s origins as the daughter of a murderer, to Edinburgh socialite, to being abducted by her husband's powerful friends and stranded on St Kilda for 7 years. Condemned to a very different lifestyle than she had enjoyed in Edinburgh, and baffled by the strange tongue of the Gaelic West, she still obstinately survived, finally dying in Skye in 1745.
Written by Margaret Macaulay.
Hardcover. 192 pages.
Available from Amazon UK and Amazon.com (commission link)