FIND YOUR KIND OF KINTYRE

A place for your pace.

Come for the coast. Stay for the food, the stories and the little places in between. Start with what you love.

Beach at Westport, Kintyre

EXPLORE THE PENINSULA

Kintyre 66 road trip: places to stop and stay

Turn a drive around Kintyre into a holiday. Discover coastal stops, village cafés and places to stay, with time for walking, whisky and an island detour.

The white Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse and yellow lantern above the sea

AT THE SOUTHERN END OF KINTYRE

Visit the Mull of Kintyre and Southend

Make space for the southern peninsula: the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse landscape, Southend’s coast and a slower day around Dunaverty. Build a visit around the weather and your own walking ability.

Tarbert Harbour, Kintyre (not Harris)

100 MILES OF KINTYRE

Walk the Kintyre Way

From Tarbert to Machrihanish, discover Kintyre on foot: seven stages connecting coast, hills and village life. Walk a section, or make a holiday of the whole journey.

Beach at Westport, Kintyre

SALT AIR & OPEN HORIZONS

Follow the coastline

Atlantic rollers on one side. Sheltered bays on the other. Find a stretch of Kintyre to make your own.

Copper pot stills at Springbank Distillery, Campbeltown

WHISKY, GIN & THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM

A taste of Kintyre

Explore Campbeltown’s whisky story, then look east to the small distillery at Torrisdale. Take your time over the craft as well as the glass.

Burger, chips and slaw among the flowers at Glenbarr Stores

GOOD FOOD & INDEPENDENT FINDS

Meet the local favourites

Make room for a garden café, seafood by the shore and something from a local shop. These are stops worth making part of the journey.

Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha

TAKE THE FERRY TO GIGHA

A little island time

Gardens, beaches and a slower afternoon. Gigha brings a different rhythm to a Kintyre stay.

The stone walls and tower of Skipness Castle

CASTLES, STONES & SCREEN STORIES

Stories in the landscape

Follow the peninsula’s history from castle walls and carved stones to the buildings that still bring communities together.

Machrihanish Beach

ON THE WATER & THE FAIRWAY

Find your outdoors

A surf lesson, a paddle or a round with a view. Make a little space in your trip for getting outside.