Local recommendations
Eating out
Some of our favourite places to eat locally
Our favourite restaurant. Simply outstanding seafood and local produce (a mix of french/classic inspired seafoods plus local meats etc); always top notch. Books up, so worth making a reservation (or two!) before you arrive. Also sympathetic for small children and you can eat lunch at midday or dinner from 5pm, which is a bonus! Cannot rate it highly enough. Closes usually during the winter (I think this year will be end of November to usually mid-February) but they also normally do a select take-home offering during this time, which is well worth inquiring about!
7 locals recommend
Samphire
6 ArklandOur favourite restaurant. Simply outstanding seafood and local produce (a mix of french/classic inspired seafoods plus local meats etc); always top notch. Books up, so worth making a reservation (or two!) before you arrive. Also sympathetic for small children and you can eat lunch at midday or dinner from 5pm, which is a bonus! Cannot rate it highly enough. Closes usually during the winter (I think this year will be end of November to usually mid-February) but they also normally do a select take-home offering during this time, which is well worth inquiring about!
Good traditional scottish pub; dog friendly; has a good beer garden/outside music in the summer
39 locals recommend
The George Hotel
1 Main St EGood traditional scottish pub; dog friendly; has a good beer garden/outside music in the summer
Nice for coffee and also food during the day (they serve dinner during the summer too). Dog friendly. Great for coffee/cake too!
10 locals recommend
Brambles of Inveraray
5 Main St WNice for coffee and also food during the day (they serve dinner during the summer too). Dog friendly. Great for coffee/cake too!
Skipness Seafood Cabin
Ocho Inveraray
Brilliant food - eat in or takeaway. Lots of GF/Vegan etc options. Lovely coffee and cakes too! and milkshakes in the summer ;-)
13 locals recommend
Cadora Cafe
Harbour StreetBrilliant food - eat in or takeaway. Lots of GF/Vegan etc options. Lovely coffee and cakes too! and milkshakes in the summer ;-)
FYNE Fish and Chip shop
Great fish & chips!
Polly's Coffee Stop
Inver Restaurant & Rooms
Amazing food; worth the trip around the loch to visit.
The Tree Shop Garden Centre & Cafe
Tabert - Portavadie, United Kingdom
Sightseeing
Cafe is ok too; and the walk to the watch tower looking out over Inveraray is spectacular.
95 locals recommend
Inveraray Castle
Cafe is ok too; and the walk to the watch tower looking out over Inveraray is spectacular.
Kilmartin Museum
Kilchurn Castle
St. Conan’s Kirk
Crinan Canal, Lochgilphead, UK
Great walks in the woods and also has the Gruffalo Wood for the younger ones (and a fairy trail)
Ardkinglas House
Great walks in the woods and also has the Gruffalo Wood for the younger ones (and a fairy trail)
Tighnabruaich Pier
Crinan Canal, Lochgilphead, UK
Ganavan Sands
Tarbert Harbour
Machrihanish Dunes
8 Front Street EastConnel Bridge
A828Cruachan Dam
River Coe PH49, UK
Glencoe Visitor Centre
Ben Nevis Visitor Centre
Glen NevisSkyfall Waterfall
Crarae Garden Argyll
Dun Na Cuaiche Watchtower
Ardcastle Wood PA31 8SB, UK
Argyll Adventure
The Fyne Den
Inveraray Jail
Wilder Ways
Kilmory Beach, B8025, Lochgilphead PA31 8PB, UK
Food shopping
Co-op Food - Inveraray New
The AvenueLochgilphead's Co-op
Oban RoadLondis
Marmalade Deli Ltd
11 Argyll StMurray Smoked Products
28 Argyll StPrentice Seafoods
Call ahead to order anything special; can't get fresher!!
Other shopping
MacIntyre's
Main Street East