The Kintyre Peninsula is quintessential Argyll - a gentle corner of the Highlands. Kintyre is joined to the mainland only by the narrow isthmus at the charming fishing village of Tarbert. Southwards lies Campbeltown, which clusters welcomingly around its sheltered sealoch. Beyond, within sight of Ireland, lies the Mull, immortalised in song by Paul McCartney. The great Clan Donald chose well when they made Islay the centre of their vast Lordship of the Isles.
Rich pasturelands play host each autumn to clouds of geese arriving for the winter.
Locally cut peat gives a unique flavour to the 'Islay malts' - whiskies famed throughout the world. Nearby Jura is sparsely populated with its 'Paps', or mountains, the province of eagles and deer. A little further off, peaceful Colonsay is the ideal 'get away from it all' island experience.