Argyll and Bute District is there to be discovered

The village of Strachur lies in the Cowal Peninsula and on the south-west shore of Loch Fyne, which is the longest sea loch in Scotland. Famous, until about 100 years ago for the loch's abundance of herring in its middle and upper reaches, the fishery has retreated westwards to the Atlantic. But the best kippers in the world are still to be had, from Tarbert, cold smoked over oak chips.  

There are castles galore, ruined and inhabited.

Inland from the coastal town of Lochgilphead lies the haunted kingdom of Dalriada with its standing stones and chambered cairn burial sites. The museum at Kilmartin is memorable.

Go to Oban, if you must, but if you're clever you'll catch the shuttle ferry to the Isle of Bute. Rothesay, the capital, is a Victorian time-warp with a moated castle.  
Pay 10p to visit the most magnificent public lavatory for gentlemen in Great Britain, twinkling with shiny brass and copper piping and glazed tiles.  
Visit Mount Stuart with its echoes of St Pancras Station, admire the paintings and saunter round the extensive gardens.
Then cruise along the undulating and largely deserted roads, one of which leads to the magical St Blane's Chapel at the south end.  
Stroll along Bute's sandy beaches watching seals and, if you are lucky, basking sharks

On the border of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, there are many woodland walks, bicycle trails, and hills to climb.  
Benmore Garden, one of the four National Botanic Gardens of Scotland and certainly the most dramatic is open from March to October. It is only a short distance from The Old Manse, past the beautiful mirror-like Loch Eck.


Bed and Breakfast Argyll Scotland

BandB Cowal, Argyll, Highlands Scotland