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Kintyre - Argyll’s agricultural and fishing heartland

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IF IT’S tranquillity you’re aft er away from the bright lights and hustle and bustle the Kintyre Peninsula offers all the peace and quiet you need. This lovely 40-mile long stretch of land, no more than ten miles wide at any one place, is an agricultural and fishing heartland and the only sounds you’ll hear will be from cattle, sheep or tractors. Along with its farms and picturesque fishing villages are quiet roads leading to lochs, glens, sandy beaches, hills and forests and plenty of archaeological and historical interest to satisfy any holidaymaker.

As you drive down to Campbeltown at the far end of the peninsula you’ll see magnificent sea views on either side. On your right are the Hebridean islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura and from the Carradale road on the other side is the hugely popular island of Arran a short distance away across the Kilbranan Sound. Kintyre is famed for its seafood and it is here that the well-known Kintyre Trail begins, offering you superb locally caught seafood in top-notch restaurants form Kintyre to Oban. The Kintyre coast is also a surfer’s paradise and the beaches are popular for bracing evening walks or indeed at any time of day. Your trip to Kintyre begins at Tarbert to which the peninsula is joined by a narrow isthmus. This is a busy fishing village which is also dependent on tourism.