The Cowal Peninsula

Cowal is a beautiful region of Argyll between Lomond and Mid Argyll which includes a number of popular visitor destinations such as Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, and Portavadie, the location of the stunning recent Portavadie Marina.

 

Cowal, stretches out in a shape in a lobster claw shape almost surrounded entirely by water with the much famed Kyles of Bute, a beautiful section of mountainous terrain and island separated by a stretch of water of the same name.

 

Dunoon is the largest town on Cowal, with a number of quaint villages including Tighnabruaich, Kames & Strachur on your journey as you navigate this wonderful remote part of Argyll & the Scottish Highlands.

 

There's plenty to do in the area, if you love the outdoors you could bag one of the regions Munros, walk the 47 mile long Cowal Way, learn to sail at Tighnabruaich sailing school or plump for a game of golf at Cowal Golf Club.

 

Bygone Holidays By Steamer

Bute and Cowal, particularly Tighnabruaich were abundant with visitors in the 19th century with steamers operating from Glasgow and the Clyde bringing holiday makers by the hundred to enjoy fantastic holidays by the waters edge when the great british holiday was en vogue.

 

Today, the only remaining steamer, the Waverley makes occasional day trips northwards along Loch Fyne and around the Cowal peninsula so you can experience the romance and magic of travelling by old steamer.

 

Easy Access From North Ayrshire

Ferries connect from Gourock directly to Dunoon taking a little over twenty minutes to take your car and passengers from North Ayrshire & Scotland's central belt to Cowal quickly and easily.

 

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