The arctic circle is one of the last frontiers; a wild hinterland offering adventure & excitement. It is also surprisingly accessible - and more autism friendly than you'd first expect.

Join us as we share the best activities from our 5 day adventure on the Isle of Mull, including tips for visiting Tobermory, Calgary, and exploring the beautiful beaches and waterfalls.

If your autistic child has ever watched BBC Scotland's heart-warming series Balamory then the colourful houses featured on the show will be a familiar sight. The real location for this imaginary village is Tobermory, a quaint harbour town, famed for its chocolate, whiskey and cheerful buildings.

Sommaroy Island is around an hour's drive from Tromso, the capital of the arctic circle. In this region of Norway you are spoilt for choice when it comes to finding your own stretch of wonderful sandy beach. We only toured a small fraction of the Sommaroy and neighbouring Kvaloya islands with our autistic kids and yet we found so much to love.

We really enjoyed our day trips to Jurmala beach and would recommend it for families with autistic children. The train was super fun and made it easy to get there from Riga. The facilities on the beach (like the changing pods and playground equipment) added to the enjoyment on the day, and meant we enjoyed our picnic lunch and beach games. It was definitely a great way to make lasting memories and spend time together outside having fun!

We loved Bergen. It was the perfect size, compact but with lots for us and our autistic boys to do. I would highly recommend it as destination for families with neurodivergent / autistic / adhd children.

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