Although it is considered to be part of the Isle of Lewis, Great Bernera is actually an island in its own right. Since 1953 Bernera has been connected to mainland Lewis by a road bridge. Nevertheless, Bernera is typical of a small island community with strong and passionate community spirit.

Bernera's landscape is low and rolling, dotted with lochs and varied shores on to the sea. It is famous for its expansive white sandy beach at Bosta, with a reconstructed Iron Age house alongside.

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The relative proximity to Stornoway makes it easy for people living in Bernera to commute to work. As a result, the island has retained more of its indigenous population than neighbouring Uig.

The village of Breaclete is the hub of the Bernera community, with its busy Community Centre and a fire station, surgery, shop and school.