Highland experience – Hotel Airds / Argyll / Scotland

We love it to be in Scotland and the Airds Hotel is fantastic, located in Port Appin a particularly beautiful part of Scotland.

The West Coast of Scotland is known for it’s spectacular mountain scenery and Port Appin is positioned where the mountains cascade into one of hte most attractive sea lochs – Loch Linnhe. This is where the great glen opens out to the sea, which provides a unique landscape where the broad expanses of the loch offers up wide sweeping views of mountains, heading up to the largest of them all – Ben Nevis. The area immediately surrounding the Appin Peninsula has more than its fair share of sites and attractions, many of them of national significance. The undulating coastline of Argyll between Oban and Fort William in the North West Scottish Highlands offers spectacular scenery for a relaxing holiday. On the shores of Loch Linnhe, the area around Port Appin features the Isle of Lismore, Ardnamurchan peninsula, and for history buffs there are many ancient castles close by, whilst Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Kidnapped, is based on the true story of the Appin Murder of 1752. The famous Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 took place just a few miles away.

Appin is the perfect base from which to explore the west coast with many of its top attractions within a 30 minute drive, including Glencoe National Heritage Park which offers an abundance of walks ranging from a casual stroll to expert mountaineering.

Just half an hour’s drive away is Oban which, in addition to being an interesting town, is the gateway to many of the Hebridean Islands. A day trip to the island of Mull with its castles, beautiful scenery and wildlife is very popular.
Equally after a visit to The Airds you can catch the ferry from Oban to one of the outer Hebridean islands, such as the beautiful islands of Harris, Lewis or Benbecula. Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain is also close by and can provide superb views from the top of its mountain gondola where you can enjoy lunch in the mountain restaurant.

It’s worth spending a few days here to take in a number of day trips and really explore this wonderful area – you could even drive over to Mallaig and take the ferry to Skye. The Airds is a wonderful base from which to explore.
House & Hotel Magazine enjoyed it to be here.

Our resto tip: Loch Fyne Oyster Bar (Clachan Farm Cairnow)
Just delicious!