Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Argyll & Bute
Britain's Finest Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Argyll & Bute are listed below.
Inveraray Castle & Garden (Historic House)
Argyll Estates Office, Cherry Park, Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
On display are the famous Armoury Collection, French Tapestries that were made especially for the castle and fine examples of Scottish, English and European furniture. It... more
Machrie Golf Links (Golf Course)
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll & Bute
The lack of bunkers is explained by the positioning of the greens, some are raised, some are in hollows. The weather can make Machrie totally unplayable,... more
An Cala (Garden)
Isle of Seil, Argyll & Bute
There is colourful planting throughout - Poulsen roses, Japanese cherry trees, Ghent azaleas and escallonia hedges are just some of the original plants that have survived... more
Auchindrain Highland Farm Township (Attraction / Activity)
auchindrain-highland-farm-township, Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
When Queen Victoria visited Auchindrain in 1875, it was to be shown 'the primitive village'. By the time the last tenant retired in 1962, Auchindrain was... more
Machrihanish Golf Club (Golf Course)
Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute
The course is 6,225 yards in total and features eight par fours and just one par three on the inward nine with two par fives just... more
The Hill House (Historic House)
Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Most of the furniture and all the interior fittings and decorative schemes are also by Mackintosh. Displays include work of new designers, demonstration of the effects... more
The Scottish Sealife Sanctuary (Attraction / Activity)
Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll & Bute
Hand feed some of the sharks or rays or hold some starfish or crabs. Always present are the two resident seals - Lorne and Gigha who... more
Achnacloich (Garden)
Connel, Oban, Argyll & Bute
Serious planting began in 1952, with rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias, a growing eucryphia collection and varieties of trees and shrubs - many from the Southern hemisphere. Best... more
Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre (Attraction / Activity)
Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Argyll & Bute
Prepare for astonishing close views of everything from humble starfish to mighty sharks, all in displays which carefully recreate their natural habitats... more
Arduaine Garden (Garden)
Arduaine, Oban, Argyll & Bute
The rhododendrons bring enthusiasts from far and wide, and azaleas, magnolias and many other shrubs fill the garden with scent and colour. Blue Tibetan poppies, giant... more
Loch Lomond Golf Club (Golf Course)
Rossdhu HouseLuss, Alexandria, Argyll & Bute
Only seen by the public when the Scottish Open is on television. Each hole is varied and immensely challenging, the loch and the towering Ben Lomond... more
Crarae Gardens (Garden)
Crarae, Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
The garden was created in 1912 and includes a National Collection of Nothofagus, or southern beech, as well as superb examples of acer, sorbus, eucryphia and... more
Achamore Gardens (Garden)
Isle of Gigha, Argyll & Bute
The present compartment woodland layout was created by Col Horlick and his assistant Kitty Lloyd Jones. These woodland compartments give a backdrop to allow the vast... more
Mount Stuart Gardens (Garden)
Isle of Bute, Argyll & Bute
He also designed the exquisite Rock Garden to the front of the house. The 20th century witnessed further developments, including the replanting of the Rock Garden... more
Clan Donald Skye - Attraction (Attraction / Activity)
Clan Donald Skye, Armadale, Sleat, Argyll & Bute
In 1815, the mansion house was extended to form Armadale Castle, designed by architect James Gillespie Graham... more
Benmore Botanic Garden (Garden)
Dunoon, Argyll & Bute
Home to over 400 species, it cultivates some of the finest Himalayan rhododendrons from the familiar to the rare. Visit the magnificently restored Victorian Fernery... more
Inveraray Jail (Attraction / Activity)
Church Square, Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
Also, join the UK's top ghost hunters in ghost hunting nights and paranormal investigations. A superb visitor attraction with interest and excitement for all ages, Inveraray... more
The Carrick Spa (Spa)
Cameron House, Loch Lomond, Argyll & Bute
The Carrick Spa includes 17 treatment rooms, a selection of hydro pools and thermal treatments and a roof top infinity pool... more
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden (Garden)
Cairndow, Argyll & Bute
There is a Woodland Lochan and gazebo with a unique `Scriptorium´, somewhere to sit and enjoy the view whilst contemplating the quotes. The garden is of... more
Dunans Castle Woodland Garden (Garden)
Glendaruel, Argyll & Bute
The garden includes a ravine walk through ancient woodland, a marshland boardwalk through a wildflower meadow, an excellent collection of exotic rhododendron and azalea and big... more
Mount Stuart (Historic House)
Isle of Bute, Argyll & Bute
Surrounded by 300 acres of glorously maintained grounds and gardens... more