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The Archway Gallery
The Archway Gallery occupies 7 Union Street in Lochgilphead, combining an…
CellarFyne Malts of Inveraray
Fyne Malts of Inveraray is a whisky specialist run by local couple Andy and…
WorkshopHighland Glass
Highland Glass is a working studio and shop on Craigard Road above Oban, run by…
TableThe Galleon Bistro
The Galleon Bistro occupies a former restaurant site on Post Office Brae, just…
LarderWindswept Farm Shop
Windswept Farm Shop trades from Tormisdale Farm on the Rhinns of Islay, about…
CounterGlenbarr Stores
Glenbarr Stores sits on the A83 at Glenbarr, roughly fifteen minutes' drive…
Grounds
Campbell Coffee
Inveraray, SCO
Campbell Coffee opened across the street from Brambles café in Inveraray in 2017, after the search…
Kerrera Tea Garden
Oban, SCO
The Kerrera Tea Garden occupies a spot on the island of Kerrera, off Oban, with Gylen Castle…
The Glass Barn Cafe & Farm Shop
Tobermory, SCO
A café and farm shop at Sgriob-ruadh Farm outside Tobermory, home to Isle of Mull Cheese. The glass…
The Terrace Coffee House
Helensburgh, SCO
The Terrace Coffee House occupies a corner of Colquhoun Square in central Helensburgh, serving…
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Cafe Fish
Tobermory, SCO
Cafe Fish occupies the upper floor of the CalMac pier building in Tobermory, run by cousins Jane…
Inver Restaurant
Strathlachlan, SCO
Inver stands alone on the shore of Loch Fyne outside Strachur, built around an open fire pit in the…
Musicker
Rothesay, SCO
Musicker occupies 11 High Street in Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, and has traded since 2002 under…
Oban Seafood Hut
Oban, SCO
The green shack on Oban's pier is one of the most famous places to eat on the west coast, and it…
Overflow
Helensburgh, SCO
Overflow is a specialty coffee shop at 11 Colquhoun Square in Helensburgh, opened by Graeme Shearer…
Salty Dog Cafe
Lochgilphead, SCO
Salty Dog Cafe opened on Lochnell Street in Lochgilphead in December 2017, run by Eilidh Thomsen…
The Boathouse Gigha
Ardminish, SCO
The Boathouse occupies a converted boathouse building around 300 years old on the shore of…
The Galleon Bistro
Tobermory, SCO
The Galleon Bistro occupies a former restaurant site on Post Office Brae, just off Tobermory's Main…
The Red Herring
Tarbert, SCO
A seafood restaurant on Tarbert's harbourfront serving oysters, scallops, seafood linguine and…
Larder
A.S. Porter Family Butchers
Bowmore, SCO
A.S. Porter Family Butchers trades from Shore Street in Bowmore, supplied largely by the Porter…
Cameron's Dairy
Dunoon, SCO
Cameron's Dairy is a deli and sandwich shop on Argyll Street, Dunoon's main shopping street on the…
Deli in the Square Helensburgh
Helensburgh, SCO
A small takeaway deli on Colquhoun Square in Helensburgh selling fresh sandwiches, savoury bites…
Gather Deli
Rothesay, SCO
Gather Deli occupies 24 East Princes Street in Rothesay, a delicatessen and small dining room run…
Kames Village Store
Kames, SCO
Kames Village Store relaunched under new ownership in 2016 in the small settlement of Kames,…
Kintyre Smokehouse
Campbeltown, SCO
Kintyre Smokehouse operates from the Old Smokehouse on the Roading in Campbeltown, a former kipper…
Oban Seafood Hut
Oban, SCO
The green shack on Oban's pier is one of the most famous places to eat on the west coast, and it…
The Arran Butcher
Blackwaterfoot, SCO
Family butcher in Blackwaterfoot tracing back to Hugh McKinnon's shop at Lochranza in 1964, now run…
The Island Shop
Scalasaig, SCO
The only general grocery store on the Isle of Colonsay, at Scalasaig near the ferry pier. It stocks…
Tobermory Chocolate
Tobermory, SCO
Tobermory Chocolate has traded from 57 Main Street since 1991, when Keith and Rhoda Drake began…
Windswept Farm Shop
Port Charlotte, SCO
Windswept Farm Shop trades from Tormisdale Farm on the Rhinns of Islay, about two miles from Port…
Culture
Bute Museum
Rothesay, SCO
Bute Museum stands on Stuart Street in Rothesay, in a building the 4th Marquess of Bute had…
Kilmartin Museum
Kilmartin, SCO
Kilmartin Museum sits at the centre of Kilmartin Glen, an area holding several hundred prehistoric…
The Archway Gallery
Lochgilphead, SCO
The Archway Gallery occupies 7 Union Street in Lochgilphead, combining an exhibition space with a…
The Jetty Gallery
Oban, SCO
Annie Mackenzie runs the Jetty Gallery from 100 George Street on Oban's seafront, showing…
The Wee Gallery
Oban, SCO
The Wee Gallery occupies a small shopfront at 3 Stafford Street in Oban, run collectively by five…
Workshop
An Camus Isle of Mull Glass Studio
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, SCO
An Camus is a glass studio and shop run by Stuart and Helen Orr, set into one of the oldest…
Campbeltown Pottery
Campbeltown, SCO
Campbeltown Pottery has worked from 11 Bolgam Street since 1997 under potter Simon Rochford, who…
Highland Glass
Oban, SCO
Highland Glass is a working studio and shop on Craigard Road above Oban, run by glass artists Colin…
Mull Pottery
Tobermory, SCO
Mull Pottery was established in 1975 by the late Peter Walker and continues to hand-throw stoneware…
Persabus Pottery
Port Askaig, SCO
Persabus Pottery operates from a working farm near Port Askaig that has been run by the Fletcher…
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Argyll Book Centre
Lochgilphead, SCO
Argyll Book Centre occupies Unit 2 on Lorne Street in Lochgilphead, an independent bookshop…
Coastal Design
Campbeltown, SCO
Coastal Design is an independent gallery and shop on Hall Street in Campbeltown, near the southern…
Glenbarr Stores
Glenbarr (near Campbeltown), SCO
Glenbarr Stores sits on the A83 at Glenbarr, roughly fifteen minutes' drive north of Campbeltown…
Juno Design Gallery
Dunoon, SCO
Juno Design Gallery occupies 159 Argyll Street in Dunoon, open Monday to Saturday through the year…
Kinlochlaich Garden Plant Centre
Appin, SCO
Kinlochlaich Garden Plant Centre grows and sells plants within a walled garden built for John…
Orsay
Oban, SCO
Orsay has traded from 2 Stevenson Street in Oban since 2005, when its owner Janet opened the shop…
Quarry View Garden Centre & Coffee Shop
Furnace, SCO
Quarry View is a family-run garden centre on the shore road between Furnace and Crarae on Loch…
The Tree Shop Garden Centre & Café
Cairndow, SCO
The Tree Shop Garden Centre & Café sits at the head of Loch Fyne on the A83, eight miles before…
Cellar
Cadenhead's Tasting Room
Campbeltown, SCO
The Cadenhead's Tasting Room sits behind the whisky shop at 9 Bolgam Street in Campbeltown, reached…
Fyne Malts of Inveraray
Inveraray, SCO
Fyne Malts of Inveraray is a whisky specialist run by local couple Andy and Carol Burns from a…
Isle of Coll Distillery
Arinagour, SCO
Isle of Coll Distillery was set up in 2021 by Andrew Cranston and Douglas Brown, both of whom have…
Kilchoman Distillery
Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay, SCO
Kilchoman is the only farm distillery on Islay, established in 2005 by Anthony and Kathy Wills at…
Lussa Gin
Ardlussa, SCO
Lussa Gin is distilled at The Stables in Ardlussa, at the remote north end of the Isle of Jura, by…
Snug
Macgochans
Tobermory, SCO
Macgochans occupies a converted fisherman's cottage at Ledaig in Tobermory, with a two-level dining…
The Kinloch Bar
Campbeltown, SCO
A family and pet-friendly pub on Saddell Street in Campbeltown, with a public bar, separate lounge,…
The Oban Inn
Oban, SCO
The Oban Inn has traded from the corner of Stafford Street since 1790, four years before the town's…
The Puffer Bar & Restaurant
Easdale Island, SCO
The Puffer is a family-owned pub and restaurant on Easdale Island, reached by a short passenger…
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Brambles of Inveraray
Inveraray, SCO
Brambles of Inveraray is a family-run hotel and self-catering business on Main Street West in the…
Lochindaal Hotel
Port Charlotte, SCO
The Lochindaal Hotel sits on Main Street in the conservation village of Port Charlotte, run across…
The Colintraive Hotel
Colintraive, SCO
The Colintraive Hotel overlooks the narrow stretch of water separating the Cowal peninsula from the…
The Grange Guesthouse
Port Ellen, SCO
The Grange stands in Port Ellen on Islay, a two-storey stone house built in 1845 as a manse for Sir…
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