Guidebook for Argyll and Bute

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Guidebook for Argyll and Bute

Food Scene

Consistently good & friendly place to dine.
50 locals recommend
Coast Restaurant
104 George St
50 locals recommend
Consistently good & friendly place to dine.
Seafood worth travelling for. Alfresco daytime dining experience on the waterfront NOT TO BE MISSED!
44 locals recommend
Oban Seafood Hut.. (Green Shack)
44 locals recommend
Seafood worth travelling for. Alfresco daytime dining experience on the waterfront NOT TO BE MISSED!
Great for that ‘special’ dining experience!
18 locals recommend
Etive restaurant
43 Stevenson St
18 locals recommend
Great for that ‘special’ dining experience!
Fantastic food, with amazing views from the bar.
12 locals recommend
The Manor House Restaurant
Gallanach Road
12 locals recommend
Fantastic food, with amazing views from the bar.
Excellent breakfast if you don’t fancy cooking.
Food From Argyll at the Pier
Excellent breakfast if you don’t fancy cooking.

Sightseeing

A peak back in time - Castle Ruin, 1745 House Museum, enchanting gardens with new nature trail & unique cafe. Great for all generations to enjoy.
55 locals recommend
Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds
55 locals recommend
A peak back in time - Castle Ruin, 1745 House Museum, enchanting gardens with new nature trail & unique cafe. Great for all generations to enjoy.
Iconic location overlooking Oban.
89 locals recommend
McCaig's Tower
Duncraggan Road
89 locals recommend
Iconic location overlooking Oban.
A wee dram Sir? Take a tour & discover the nectar.
79 locals recommend
Oban Distillery
Stafford Street
79 locals recommend
A wee dram Sir? Take a tour & discover the nectar.

Essentials

Newsagents, bread, milk & hot drinks is directly across the road.
Hannah's Licensed Convenience
5 Stevenson St
Newsagents, bread, milk & hot drinks is directly across the road.

Entertainment & Activities

Community owned cinema. Screen 1, large cinema. Screen 2, intimate cinema.
21 locals recommend
Oban Phoenix Cinema
140 George St
21 locals recommend
Community owned cinema. Screen 1, large cinema. Screen 2, intimate cinema.

Parks & Nature

Not big enough to be a park but a green space with almost 360° views over Oban and out towards the Inner Hebrides
Pulpit Hill
Not big enough to be a park but a green space with almost 360° views over Oban and out towards the Inner Hebrides
White sands, shallow shore, true bucket & spade experience. Try also Wee Ganavan, a smaller beach supersoft white sand still but with a bench & rocks to fish from.
36 locals recommend
Ganavan Sands
36 locals recommend
White sands, shallow shore, true bucket & spade experience. Try also Wee Ganavan, a smaller beach supersoft white sand still but with a bench & rocks to fish from.
Encourage your young/inner marine scientist. Loads of information, a cafe & a beach. Very close to Dunstaffnage castle
Ocean Explorer Centre
Encourage your young/inner marine scientist. Loads of information, a cafe & a beach. Very close to Dunstaffnage castle

Getting Around

Gateway to the isles!
13 locals recommend
CalMac Ferries Oban
Alma Crescent
13 locals recommend
Gateway to the isles!

Shopping

Unique cards and gifts, many made in Scotland.
14 locals recommend
Orsay Oban
2 Stevenson St
14 locals recommend
Unique cards and gifts, many made in Scotland.
Don’t fancy dining out?
10 locals recommend
M&S Oban Foodhall
Unit 1 Lochavullin Dr
10 locals recommend
Don’t fancy dining out?