Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
B&B
Seaview££
(
01681-700235;
www.iona-bed-breakfast-mull.com
;
Fionnphort; d £70-80; )
Barely a minute's walk from the Iona ferry, the Sea-view has five beautifully decorated
bedrooms and a breakfast conservatory with grand views across to Iona. The owners - a
semiretired fisherman and his wife - offer tasty three-course dinners (£23 per person,
September to May only), often based around local seafood. Bike hire available for guests
only.
B&B
Staffa House££
(
01681-700677;
www.staffahouse.co.uk
; Fionn-phort; s/d £53/76; )
This charm-
ing and hospitable B&B is packed with antiques and period features, and offers breakfast
in a conservatory with a view of Iona. Solar panels top up the hot-water supply, and the
hearty breakfasts and packed lunches (£6 to £8.50) make use of local and organic produce
where possible.
CAMPSITE
Fidden Farm£
(
01681-700427; Fionnphort; tent sites per adult/child £6/3; Apr-Sep)
A basic but
beautifully situated campground, with views over pink granite reefs to Iona and Erraid.
It's 1.25 miles south of Fionnphort.
SEAFOOD
Ninth Wave£££
(
01681-700757;
www.ninthwaverestaurant.co.uk
; Fionnphort; 4-course dinner £48;
dinner Tue-Sun May-Oct)
Based in a former croft 1 mile east of Fionnphort, this res-
taurant is owned and operated by a lobster fisherman and his Canadian wife. The daily
menu makes use of locally landed shellfish and crustaceans, and vegetables and salad
grown in the croft garden, served in a stylishly converted bothy. Advance booking essen-
tial.
Isle of Iona
POP 130
