Holiday West Spring Summer 2025

Top things to see, do and experience in Inveraray

The George Hotel A 160 year old family owned Scottish Boutique Hotel with open fires, centuries old walls, award winning restaurant, cocktail bar, garden bar and pub with over 400 whiskies. Stay with us - Dine with us. Tel: 01499 302 111 www.thegeorgehotel.co.uk challenge where participants solve puzzles to “escape” from a Victorian-era prison cell. Perfect for groups, it blends history with interactive fun! For ages 8+ www.inverarayjail.co.uk/ escaperoom/ Loch Fyne Oyster Bar The internationally famous seafood brand started out here, in a shed, in the 1970s. You can dine in more comfortable surroundings now, but the sparkling view and the fresh oysters, mussels and salmon, remain as memorable. lochfyne.com Inveraray Jail’s Escape Room The Escape Room at Inveraray Jail offers an immersive, historical Inveraray Castle One of the West’s most popular attractions, Inveraray Castle is the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll. The Armoury Hall and opulent Tapestry Drawing Room are highlights of a tour. inveraray-castle.com Auchindrain Learn about Argyll’s rural history in this living museum where you can explore the homes of the crofters of the past and get hands on learning about traditional skills. auchindrain.org.uk

Crarae Gardens Discover Britain’s finest example of a Himalayan-style garden - although no yetis have been spotted to date! Explore this peaceful paradise with its gorge, rippling burn, waterfalls and cliffs.Open 10am - 5pm, gardens, shop, cafe. Crarae, near Inveraray, PA32 8YA Fyne Ales Brewing over 70 different beers annually, this farm brewery welcomes visitors to the banks of Loch Fyne where you can take a tour or sample a variety of ales in The Here We Are Centre Behind the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, this community hub includes an exhibition space, archives, post office and a tiny aquarium. hereweare-uk.com trees, and plenty for young visitors, including a Fairy Trail and Scots- language Gruffalo Trail. ardkinglas.com the tap room. fyneales.com Ardkinglas Woodland Garden With views across Loch Fyne, this spectacular garden boasts a collection of record-breaking period costume, and marvel at the conditions and punishments the inmates of the past were subjected to. inverarayjail.co.uk Inveraray Jail Step back in time in this historic jail and courthouse. Meet guides (and waxworks) dressed in

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