Top Things to do in Kintyre Peninsula
The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland
Discover the best top things to do in Kintyre Peninsula, United Kingdom including Campbeltown Picture House, Machrihanish Beach, Wilder Ways, Skipness Castle, Tarbert Loch Fyne VisitScotland iCentre, Shell Beach, Westport Beach, CalMac Ferries, Royal Castle of Tarbert, West Coast Motors.
Restaurants in Kintyre Peninsula
1. Campbeltown Picture House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
2. Machrihanish Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By 518aileenm - Paisley, United Kingdom
Lovely beach in a lovely place. Great for an invigorating stroll even on a windy day. Popular with windsurfers and the likes.
3. Wilder Ways
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 79 reviews
Wilder Ways offer adventure horse riding throughout Western Scotland. Enjoy an exhilarating journey through the wilds on one of our experienced horses, or even bring your own horse. Come and explore off the beaten tracks, beaches, woodlands and hill tops; navigating exciting obstacles with the horses. From half day rides to all inclusive riding holidays we offer bespoke packages to suit you. From 2020 we have introduced horseback archery experience days and short breaks. There is nothing like the thrill of shooting an arrow from a horse at canter.
Reviewed By finlallaura - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Amazing experience riding in the wilds of southern Kintyre. The half day ride took a group of us up and over moorlands and into ancient atmospheric woods where we found a clearing with enormous mysterious standing stone, then down the glen to ride in the river. The herd of horses all gorgeous, each with character and happy to let Yeva the lurcher take the lead, who bounded ahead to check our route and was like a young deer jumping everything in sight. Our hosts that day were Nikki, Cara and Lauren who are are total awsome wild riding experts. Such an experience! will try horseback archery next!!!
4. Skipness Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 89 reviews
A 13th Century Castle, owned and maintained by Historic Scotland. The main tower is open April-October, offering stunning views to Arran.
Reviewed By Stevenson_steve - Harrogate, United Kingdom
Free to park and get in, the village is quaint small church school (NOW CLOSED) would recommend visiting in good weather the castle is a stable ruin, only the main tower is intact (not accessible to general public)
5. Tarbert Loch Fyne VisitScotland iCentre
6. Shell Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By 277neils - Billericay, United Kingdom
We were lucky enough to visit Tarbert in mid-August when it was extremely hot, fantastic weather. We followed our noses and walked up past the car ferry point and continued up the road to the very end, where there is a bench and a small memorial for some ‘lost at sea’ sailors. My daughter and I felt the urge to scale the coastal rocks here and were rewarded by finding Shell Beach - we then worked our way back to the rest of our party via the hillside woodland path - it comes out 180 degrees behind the bench/memorial - it’s very hard to see if you don’t know it’s there. We spent 90mins on this beach as if it were our own private beach and suntrap - absolutely idyllic - don’t miss it, one of our holiday highlights!
7. Westport Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By 277neils - Billericay, United Kingdom
This beach is circa 2.5km long with a car park at the start, just a short way outside of Campbeltown. We were blessed with mild weather and when the sun broke through it felt like walking along a Caribbean shore at times. We walked the whole way down and back, picking up 12 bags of plastic and non recyclable rubbish on the way (not that the beach was remotely dirty, we were just doing our bit whilst there) There were some dog walkers, some families set up for the day and some surfers too - something for everyone and a must-visit if you are in the area
8. CalMac Ferries
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By BritishBlueCat
Was very easy to look-up online the ferry timetables and prices. Also we followed CalMac on Twitter so kept up to date with issues and delays. Loved the ferries, made the holiday an adventure for us. We did Colintraive to Isle of Bute return in a morning, literally a 5 min crossing. We laughed the safety instructions finished just as we docked. We also did Portavadie to Tarbert return in a day. This crossing is about 30 minutes and more exposed water so can be a little choppy, we got some sea water thrown onto the car which added to the adventure. We had no issues in September 2020 during COVID19 rocking up and boarding straight away. Can imagine peak times they get busy. The cost of ferries can add up but it’s part of the holiday experience I would recommend following them on Twitter to keep informed of issues and delays
9. Royal Castle of Tarbert
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By W5584DZrichardb - Coimbra, Portugal
A short walk up the hill from the harbour is the Royal Castle of Tarbert. Worth the short climb to see the views over the bay...and beyond on a good day. Worth a visit...
10. West Coast Motors
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Piperpaul83 - Dalkeith, United Kingdom
Great tour, well worth the price you pay for it, ferry, bus, ferry/boat, then boat/ferry depending on how it works out for you, we had get the ferry to Iona then the boat to Staffa, our driver Colin is very knowledgeable about Mull & a very curteous driver, getting through the tight bridges was impressive, I didn't realise until heading back for the ferry back to Oban that I have previously worked with Colin, it was really nice to see him again & really enjoyed listening to the stories of the Isle
