Links to some sites related to the Kyles of Bute, Argyll, Scotland
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Weather Forecast

Yahoo Weather for Tighnabruaich

Tide Chart for Tighnabruaich

The Weather Channel for Tighnabruaich

Local information

Kyles of Bute Community Information

Tighnabruaich Pier Association

Argyll & Bute Council

Gardens of Argyll & Bute

Argyll Online

Bute Community Site for Rothesay and Isle of Bute

Forest Walks

Ferry timetables or CalMac

Bus timetable, Rothesay - Tighnabruaich

Island Hopping in Bute and Western Argyll

2006 Cowal Walking and Arts Festival

Tighnabruaich description from Dunoon & Cowal Marketing Group

Local Newspaper Dunoon Observer

 The paddle steamer "Waverley" which calls in at Tighnabruaich

Dining

The Burnside Cafe in the village of Tighnabruaich offers casual fare and fine dining.
Susie's Cafe near the pier in the village of Tighnabruaich offers teas, coffee and casual fare, and caters to buses.
A few miles from Tighnabruaich, across the Cowal Peninsula on the shore of Loch Fyne, the Oyster Catcher at Otter Ferry is a pub/restaurant on the water's edge, with wonderful views, good food.

Accomodation, Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts in Tighnabruaich, Kames and the Kyles of Bute surrounding area

The Kames Hotel Telephone 01700 811489

An Lochan - (formerly known as the Royal Hotel) - excellent dining too! Telephone 01700 811239

The Tighnabruaich Hotel Telephone 01700 811615

Ardeneden B&B Telephone 01700 811354

Four Winds B&B , KamesTelephone 01700 811324, or email

 
Holidays-Argyll - A number of self-catering holiday homes available in Tighanbruaich, Kames and surrounding Argyll area. Telephone 01700 811464 or email info@holidays-argyll.co.uk [Scotsman article]  
Home Farm Cottages, Glendaruel - Home Farm offers charming and very comfortable self-catering cottages that are nestled in Glendaruel, a peaceful setting a few miles from Tighnabruaich. Tel: 01463 229342 or email info@oldtownofleys.com  

Carry Farm Camping, caravans and holiday cottages, now the home of the Sailing School

 

Shepherds Cottage for rent at Otter Ferry

 

Abbeyfield Home (retirement)

 

The Kyles of Bute Hotel (Update March 2005, this hotel has closed)

 
RoomFindersScotland  
Creggan's Inn, Strachur. A bit further away, offers fine dining  
Colintraive Hotel, Colintraive. Also a bit further away, by the Bute Ferry.  

 

Activities

 

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club 01700 811448

 

Kyles of Bute Golf Course - a hilly, moorland course with magnificent views. Sheep and other wildlife dot the course.

 

Tighnabruaich Sailing School

 

Kyles of Bute Sailing Club (KoBSC)

 

The Kyles Outdoor Site has a wealth of information

 

Kilfinan Greenways Accociation has lots of current information on walking paths.

 

Climbing around Tighnabruaich Viewpoint

 

Benmore Botantic Garden
(See Scotsman Walk of the Week)

 

 

 

Other sites of interest

 

David Cotton's 6,266 mile walk for charity around the coastline of Great Britain brings him to the Kyles of Bute, and includes many photos
Walk #467: Auchenbreck Burn to Ardlamont Point
Walk #468: Ardlamont Point to Lephinmore

 
Undiscovered Scotland - the ultimate online guide to Scotland  
Rampant Scotland - 12,000+ Scottish links, regularly updated  
Wonderful Exchange A blog written by Kimberly Bohan, rector of St Martin's, Tighnabruaich (at Kames Parish Church).  

 

Historical

 

The Millhouse Gunpower Mill

 

The M.V. Balmoral visits Tighnabruaich

 
Old Photos of Tighnabruaich (Frances Frith Collection)  
   
Kyles mentions in the News  
Surge in English Househunters seeking Scottish property (June 15, 2006)  
Luxury Cruise Ship HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS visits the Kyles (November 2007, ClydeSights.com)  

 
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