Outdoor Activities In Scotland

Cuilfail Hotel will appeal to visitors who wish to relax in peaceful highland countryside and be near a wide range of activities and places of interest. The Cuilfail is just 14 miles from Oban - "The Gateway to the Isles", with superb craft and souvenir shops, Oban Distillery and visitor centre, Miniatures Museum, Rare Breeds Park, and the quite excellent Sea Life Centre.

Close to the hotel there are many places of historic interest, including castles of Kilchurn and Inveraray. Also nearby are the National Trust for Scotland's gardens at Arduaine, An Cala Gardens at Easdale and Crarae Glen Gardens at Inveraray.

There are numerous attractive rambles and strolls from the hotel over the surrounding countryside or alongside Loch Melfort offering spectacular views out to the islands. For the more adventurous there are ample hill walking possibilities nearby including several Munros – featuring the famous Ben Cruachan.

The hotel can also arrange fishing permits on the local lochs, horse riding and pony trekking, water sports, canoeing, dingy sailing and windsurfing. There are also regular boat trips out to the nearby islands of Shuna, Scarba, the Garvellach Islands and Jura. These cruises provide a superb opportunity to observe local wildlife including seals, porpoises, whales, otters and a wide variety of birds.

Not to mention the regular ferry crossings to Mull and Iona – for ferry timetables click here

Golfers – there is a very enjoyable local 18 hole course and club at Oban, some superb scenic courses within a short drive including Tobermory, Tarbert and Cowal – and further south the quite superb Machrihanisg – a must play for all discerning golfers.

In May there’s the Three Peaks Race and August brings yachts taking part in the Tennent’s "West Highland Week"

So come along to Cuilfail and catch the West Highland atmosphere.