The Argyll Pods, with their unique and innovative design, offer a cosy Scottish couple’s retreat overlooking the waters of Highfield Pond. Studio plan layout with a double bed, well-appointed kitchen, and well-design seating, doubling as two single beds. Private stylish shower room and w/c.
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The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Highfield Holidays, with real driving times.
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A medieval tower house on a tidal islet, reached by a short boat trip and a family-led tour.
Castle Stalker is a four-storey medieval tower house on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe, in the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area. It is one of the best preserved medieval tower houses in western Scotland and is Category A listed. You may also recognise it from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Tip: Book ahead via the website's Contact Us form. Tours for 2026 have finished and the castle is closed for winter; next dates are due February 2027. Wear weatherproof clothing and wellies for the crossing.
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One of Scotland's smallest working distilleries, in the middle of Oban town beside the harbour.
Oban Distillery was founded in 1794 by brothers John and Hugh Stevenson, and the town grew up around it. It is one of Scotland's oldest and smallest working distilleries, with just two pot stills, and it sits in the centre of Oban near the harbour.
Tip: Allow extra time to find paid parking nearby, or walk from Oban train station, which is five minutes away.
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A Gothic Revival castle on the shore of Loch Fyne, with gardens, a tearoom and a big weapons collection.
Inveraray Castle stands on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture and a Category A listed building. The Campbells, chiefs of Clan Campbell, have a long history here, and the castle's contents give a glimpse into the way their ancestors lived.
Tip: Pre-book your tickets ahead of your visit, as the castle recommends, and check it is open on the day you plan to go.
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A category A listed church at Loch Awe, built from local stone and granite boulders from Ben Cruachan.
St Conan's Kirk stands in the village of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute. Designed by Walter Douglas Campbell, it was built in the 1880s, extended in the early 1900s and consecrated in 1930. It is a category A listed building, and a 2016 Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland public poll placed it among the Top 10 Scottish buildings of the last 100 years.
Tip: St Conan's Tower is only half a mile away, so you can see both in one outing.
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Walk through a real 19th-century courthouse and prison in Inveraray, with an escape room if you want a challenge.
Inveraray Jail is a Category A listed courthouse and prison, built in 1820 and now a museum. The prison closed in 1889 and the courthouse stayed in use until the mid-twentieth century. You explore on a self-guided tour, with downloadable audio guides in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian.
Tip: Dogs are welcome on the jail tour but not in the escape room, and the escape room must be booked online. There is limited free parking in front, and a large car park nearby.
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A Fort William whisky distillery at the foot of Ben Nevis, using water from the mountain itself.
Ben Nevis Distillery is a whisky distillery in Fort William, at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. It was founded by "Long John" McDonald, a 6 ft 4 in man whose name was later given to a well-known blended Scotch. Queen Victoria visited with her young son, and Long John presented her with a cask of his whisky.
Tip: Read about the water's journey from Coire Leis down to the distillery on its website before you go, so you know the story behind the whisky.
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Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.
