With so many exciting things to see and do, here are some suggestions for activities and adventures to explore. Our guide will help you to make the most of your Islay time.
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Contact UsVisit Persabus pottery and Art Studio
Start enjoying your Islay time with fun filled activities at Persabus Pottery and Art Studio. See the beautiful hand-painted pottery that Rosemary creates all inspired by her island adventures. Enjoy original artwork and prints capturing Islay’s scenery throughout the seasons. Get involved in your own pottery experience by taking part in a workshop or enjoy a’ pottery takeaway’ box! Boxes are filled with paints, brushes and sponges too allowing you to enjoy painting activities on the hills, at the beach, or in your accommodation.
Or book onto a mixed media Mindfulness, Art and Creative Experience. Enjoy exploring the creative process with charcoals, pastels, water colours and acrylics. All materials are provided in these guided workshops
Open Tuesday to Friday from 12 noon – 4pm, Saturday 12 noon – 3pm.
Contact UsIslay Sea Adventures is such an exciting way to see Islay’s spectacular coastline on board one of five fabulous charter boats. Explore the islands of Islay and Jura from the sea and sample delicious seafood onboard. These exciting adventures offer wildlife tours and fishing trips, culinary experiences, and adrenaline fuelled adventures.
Enjoy bespoke rib tours, circumnavigate Jura from Port Askaig, or from Craighouse. Trips run from April through to October
Enjoy guided walks, wildlife walks, fishing trips and bird watching expeditions with former gamekeeper and local man Donald James MacPhee.
Islay Outdoors – Guided Tours on the Scottish Isle of Islay
Golfing on the famous Machrie Links Golf Course. Golf lessons available. Machrie.
Enjoy a fantastic bird watching experience at the RSPB hide.
The RSPB Reserve has various habitats. These include mudflats, saltmarsh, wet grassland, moorland, blanket bog and broadleaved woodland. These habitats encourage and support a huge variety of birdlife and wildlife. Enjoy watching a variety of birds from the hide or go on one of the guided walks at the RSPB Nature Reserve at Loch Gruinart.
Islay Clay Pigeons offer group and individual instruction. All levels welcome. Phone Mark Piper 01496840120
Contact UsExplore our delightful Islay accommodation where we have a fabulous choice of country accommodation on this beautiful island.
Find Out MoreThere is so much to see and do on the beautiful island of Islay and we have a section to help you decide what to do when you visit here.
Find Out MoreBest B&B on entire trip. Man this place was amazing. This is my first and probably last review I’ll ever do but Donald deserves this. My now wife went on my dream trip to Islay with her mother and step-father. I was on cloud 9 to be on Islay to go to Laphroaig and thought my trip couldn’t get better. Was I wrong! The rooms were more the nice. Quaint and homey comes to mind. Nothing that blows you away but the seating area upstairs was a really nice touch between the two rooms. Soft beds and comfortable rooms will meat you and the beautiful countryside surround this place and make you feel like you are home. If you have a pair of couples this place is ideal as you can get the entire upstairs (2 rooms) to yourself. The kitchen downstairs is comfortable and the food was always top-notch to start our day.
For how nice and quaint the room was it doesn’t match the service we got. Donald (the owner) was by far the nicest person I have meet on my years of travel. From the moment we walked through his door he was there to make sure Islay was everything we could dream it be. His suggestions for food, awesome. His thoughts on what to explore (besides the planned distilleries) truly enjoyable places. His love and appreciation for Scotch (which he might share if you aren’t a dumb ar$e) made the Island that much more magical. My trip to Islay was 7 years in the making and Donald made sure I got everything I could possibly dream from outa Islay.
Moral of the story. This slice of heaven might be a little drive from the towns but if you want a nice quite place to escape to this is your dream. Donald will bend over backwards to make sure you enjoy your time and is one of the funnest/nicest/friendliest persons I have ever meet. I hate to share such a good place as I don’t want to ever have competition when I return but Gad Dam this place deserves the credit!