Location: Isle of Bute & Cowal Peninsula in Argyll & Stirling
Nearest Airport
: Glasgow
at 85
Miles
Nearest Ferry
: Tighnabruaich
at 1.5
Miles
Nearest Barpub
: Tighnabruaich Hotel
at 1.5
Miles
Nearest Restaurant
: Burnside Bistro
at 1.5
Miles
Car: recommended
Hill walking, rambling routes, beautiful coastal walks along shore, hidden long sandy bays and beaches (Ostel Bay aka Kilbride Bay and Auchalick Bay and lagoon), tennis courts, shinty pitch, fishing - sea from pier, loch and river (including salmon), golf (01700 811603), Tighnabruaich Sailing School (01700 811707), bird watching, massage, the Royal Hotel, the Kames Hotel, the Tighnabruaich Hotel, 2 bistros, 2 supermarkets, art and antique shops, 2 post offices, various art and antique shops, etc all close by. For walkers and mountain bikers you may choose to sample a part of the Cowal way a long distance footpath split into 6 sections, running the length of the Cowal Peninsula. from Portavadie, beside Loch Fyne, to Ardgartan, by Loch Long. It is 47 miles (75 km) long, climbing 5050 ft (1540 m) on the way. The route follows existing rights of way and public roads, most of which are extremely quiet, or cross Forestry Commission land, which includes a good deal of open hill.