Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You can spot Inveraray long before you get here - its neat, whitewashed buildings stand
out from a distance on the shores of Loch Fyne. It's a planned town, built by the Duke of
Argyll in Georgian style when he revamped his nearby castle in the 18th century. The
tourist office
(
0845 225 5121; Front St; 9am-6pm Jul & Aug, 10am-5pm Mon-Sat
Apr-Jun, Sep & Oct, 10am-3pm Mon-Sat Nov-Mar)
is on the seafront.
Sights
Inveraray Castle
(
01499-302203;
www.inveraray-castle.com
;
adult/child £10/6.50; 10am-5.45pm
Apr-Oct)
Inveraray Castle has been the seat of the Dukes of Argyll - chiefs of Clan
Campbell - since the 15th century. The 18th-century building, with its fairytale turrets and
fake battlements, houses an impressive armoury hall, its walls patterned with a collection
of more than 1000 pole arms, dirks, muskets and Lochaber axes. The castle is 500m north
of town, entered from the A819 Dalmally road.
CASTLE
MUSEUM
Inveraray Jail
(
01499-302381;
www.inverarayjail.co.uk
; Church Sq; adult/child £8.95/4.95;
9.30am-6pm Apr-Oct, 10am-5pm Nov-Mar)
At this award-winning, interactive tourist at-
traction you can sit in on a trial, try out a cell and discover the harsh tortures that were
meted out to unfortunate prisoners. The attention to detail - including a life-sized model
of an inmate squatting on a 19th-century toilet - more than makes up for the sometimes
tedious commentary.
Inveraray Maritime Museum
(
01499-302213;
www.inveraraypier.com
; The Pier; adult/child £5/2.50; 10am-5pm
Apr-Oct; )
The
Arctic Penguin
, a three-masted schooner built in 1911 and one of the
world's last surviving iron sailing ships, is permanently moored in Inveraray harbour, and
houses a museum with interesting photos and models of the old Clyde steamers and puff-
ers is often moored alongside.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
HOTEL
George Hotel££
