Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
01499-302111;
www.thegeorgehotel.co.uk
;
Main St E; d from £75; )
The George
Hotel boasts a magnificent choice of opulent rooms complete with four-poster beds, peri-
od furniture, Victorian roll-top baths and private jacuzzis (superior rooms cost £140 to
£165 per double). The cosy wood-panelled bar, with its rough stone walls, flagstone floor
and peat fires, is a delightful place for a bar meal (mains £8 to £16, open for lunch and
dinner).
Claonairigh House£
(
01499-302160;
www.argyll-scotland.demon.co.uk
; Bridge of Douglas; s/d from £40/
55; )
This grand 18th-century house, built for the Duke of Argyll in 1745, is set in
3 hectares of grounds on the bank of a river (salmon-fishing available). There are three
homely en suite rooms, one with a four-poster bed, and a resident menagerie of dogs,
ducks, chickens and goats. It's 4 miles south of town on the A83.
B&B
Inveraray SYHA£
(
01499-302454;
www.syha.org.uk
; Dalmally Rd; dm £17; Apr-Oct; )
To get to
this hostel, housed in a comfortable, modern bungalow, go through the arched entrance on
the seafront - it's set back on the left of the road about 100m further on.
HOSTEL
SEAFOOD
Loch Fyne Oyster Bar££
(
01499-600236;
www.lochfyne.com
;
Clachan, Cairndow; mains £11-22; 9am-8pm)
Located six miles northeast of Inveraray, this rustic-themed restaurant serves excellent
seafood, although the service can be a bit hit and miss. It's housed in a converted byre,
and the menu includes locally farmed oysters, mussels and salmon. The neighbouring
shop sells packaged local seafood and other deli goods to take away, as well as bottled
beer from the nearby Fyne Ales microbrewery.
Getting There & Away
Scottish Citylink
(
www.citylink.co.uk
)
buses run from Glasgow to Inveraray (£11, 1¾
hours, six daily Monday to Saturday, two Sunday). Three of these buses continue to
Lochgilp-head and Campbeltown (£12, 2½ hours); while the others continue on to Oban
(£10, 1¼ hours).
