Falls Of Lora Hotel

Connel Ferry, by Oban

Leisure and Interests

The area around Oban offers a huge variety of activities and interests. These range from local walks to horse riding and varied water sports. Below we have listed a selection. Further information can be obtained from the Oban & Lorn Tourism Association at www.oban.org.uk

Action Sports Beaches Bicycle & Car Hire
Boat Hire Boat Trips Castles
Cinema Diving Exhibition & Heritage Centres
Ferries to the Islands Fishing Forest Walks
Gardens Open Gliding Golf
Marine & Wildlife Parks Places of Interest Pony trekking & Horse Riding
Photography Sailing and Watersports Skiing
Swimming & Leisure    


Action Sports

Oban Quad Trek 01631 566088
Vertical Ascents, Onich 01855 821595 www.activities-scotland.com
Tralee Rally Karting 01631 720297

Beaches

Tralee, Benderloch
Ganavan Sands, Oban

Bicycle & Car Hire

Munros (Avis), Oban 01631 564463 www.munrosoban.co.uk
Hazelbank Motors Oban 01631 566476 www.obancarhire.co.uk
Flit Self Drive, Oban 01631 566553 www.flitselfdrive.com
Isle of Kerrera Bicycle Hire 01631 563665
Isle of Luing Cycle Hire 01852 314256
Oban Cycles 01631 566996 www.obancycles.com

Boat Hire

Borro Boats, Oban 01631 563292
Lochaweside Marine 01866 844209
Linnhe Marine 07721 503981
Taynuilt Fishing Club 01866 822023
Mobile 07850 676617
Contact: Doug Bannatyne

Boat Trips

Oban Sea Trek 01631 566088
Loch Creran Cruises 01866 822280
MV Laura Ann, Oban 07881 450963
Loch Awe Steampacket Company 01838 200440
Loch Etive Cruises 01866 822430 Visit website
Sealife Adventures 01631 571010 Visit website
Argyll Charters 07774 475995 or 01631 563387 www.boatwildlifeoban.co.uk

Castles

Barcaldine Castle 01631 720598
Dunstaffnage, Dunbeg 01631 562465 www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Kilchurn, Lochawe
Inveraray 01499 302203 www.inveraray-castle.com
Castle Stalker, Appin 01631 730234

Cinema

Highland Theatre and Cinema, Oban 01631 562444 www.thehighlandtheatre.co.uk

Diving

Puffin Dive Centre 01631 566088 Visit website
Porpoise Diving 01631 571010 Visit website
TSMV Gannet 01631 720262 Visit website

Exhibition & Heritage Centres/Museums

Cruachan Power Station & Visitor Centre Lochawe 01866 822618 www.visitcruachan.co.uk
Slate Islands Heritage Trust, Easdale 01852 300449 www.slate.org.uk
Highland Artist's Exhibition, Easdale 01852 300273
Oban Distillery Visitor Centre 01631 572004
Kilmartin House Museum 01546 510278 www.kilmartin.org
Glencoe Folk Museum 01855 811 664
Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona 01681 700512 www.isle-of-iona.com/abbey.htm
Bonawe Iron Furnace, Taynuilt 01866 822432 Visit website
Oban War & Peace Museum www.obanmuseum.org.uk
Inveraray Jail 01499 302381 www.inverarayjail.co.uk

Ferries to the Islands

Caledonian MacBrayne serving Mull (Iona), Colonsay, Tiree, Coll, Barra, S. Uist, Lismore. 01631 566688 www.calmac.co.uk
Kerrera Ferry 01631 563665

Fishing

Sea Fishing
Fish 'n' Trips, Bonawe 01631 750213
TSMV Gannet - Local day charter boat available for sea angling, 01631 720262 www.obanfishing.co.uk
River/Fresh Water Loch Fishing
Loch Awe District 01838 200200 www.loch-awe.com
Oban & District, Anglers Corner 01631 566374 www.anglerscorneroban.co.uk
Farm Fishing
Inverawe Fisheries, Smokery & Country Park, Taynuilt 01866 822430 www.inverawe-fisheries.co.uk

Forest Walks

Ben Lora, Benderloch
Sutherlands Grove, Barcaldine

Gardens Open

Arduaine Gardens 01852 200366 Visit website
Achnacloich, Taynuilt
Ardchattan Priory, North Connel 01796 481355
Barguillean "Angus Garden" Taynuilt
Crarae Woodland Garden, Inveraray 01546 886388
Druimavuic House, Appin 01631 730242
Further Information from Scotland's Garden Scheme 0131 229 1870

Gliding

Connel Gliding Club, North Connel 01631 701428

Golf

Dalmally Golf Course - 9 hole 01838 200619
Taynuilt Golf Course - 9 hole 01866 822429
Glencruitten Oban - 18 hole 01631 562868

Marine and Wildlife Parks

Oban Sealife Centre 01631 720386 www.sealsanctuary.co.uk
Oban Rare Breeds Farm Park 01631 770608 www.obanrarebreeds.com
Oban Zoological World 01631 562481
Argyll Wildlife Park, Inveraray 01499 302264 www.argyllwildlifepark.co.uk

Pony Trekking & Horse Riding

Achnalaraig Riding Centre, Oban 01631 562745
Lettershuna Riding Centre 01631 730227
Oban Zoological World 01631 562481
Argyll Wildlife Park, Inveraray 01499 302264 www.argyllwildlifepark.co.uk

Places of Interest

Forest Walks - Information from Forest Enterprise 01546 602518 www.forestry.gov.uk
Falls of Lora Connel - Tidal cascade (the only one in the UK). Viewpoint in car park close to Connel Bridge
Cairn to Robert the Bruce, Dalmally
St Conan's Kirk, Dalmally
McCaig's Tower, Oban
Atlantic Bridge, Seil Island
Easdale Island - site of ancient slate quarries

Photography

www.lochvisions.co.uk
Wildlife photography experience.
Philip Price Tel: 01866 833 272
Mobile: 07767807123
Email: philipvprice@lochvisions.co.uk

Sailing & Watersports

Sea.fari Adventures, Easdale 01852 300003 www.seafari.co.uk
Linnhe Marine Watersports Centre, Appin 01631 730401

Skiing

Glencoe Ski centre & School 01855 851200 www.ski-glencoe.co.uk
Nevis Range Ski Area, Fort William 01397 705825 www.nevis-range.co.uk

Swimming & Leisure

Atlantis Leisure, Oban 01631 566800 www.atlantisleisure.co.uk
Lochaber Leisure Centre, Fort William 01397 704359


Connel Ferry, by Oban, Argyll PA37 1PB
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