Getting to Cowal
Cowalfest, the Cowal Walking and Arts Festival, offers an unrivaled experience to explore the Cowal Peninsula. This hidden part of the Highlands is just over an hour from Glasgow and encompasses the Argyll Forest Park - now part of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The western shore stretches from the Kyles of Bute to the head of Loch Fyne. At its centre is Loch Eck, gouged by glaciers, but today a place of stunning beauty and tranquility.
Whatever your interest - walking, wildlife, history, culture, the marine environment - maybe a bit of everything or just a chance to get away for a few days and chill out - it is here waiting for you along with a friendly highland welcome in this unique part of Argyll.
Choose from a list of over 80 different walks, and a host of arts and social events to make your autumn break this year something different.
By rail - to Gourock or Arrochar
By ferry - from Gourock, Bute or Kintyre
By bus - McGills, Citylink and local bus services
By road -
A82 from Glasgow heading north up Loch Lomondside or A82 from the north to Tarbet, Loch Lomond, then A83 over the Rest and Be Thankful, then A815 into the Cowal peninsula;
or
from Glasgow M8/A8 to Gourock and ferry to Dunoon.
Journey planner for Scotland:
Journey planner for Britain: Transport Direct
For travel and accommodation information contact -
Tourist Information Centre,
Alexandra Parade, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8AB, Scotland
Telephone - 01369 703785, email - dunoon@visitscotland.com
