4 Day Family Break in Kintyre & Gigha
Recommended by local IainPack up the kids, the bikes, the dog and all you need for an adventurous 4 day break in Argyll.
The Kintyre peninsula and small island of Gigha is the ideal destination for 4 days of outdoor fun, roaming free, good food, beaches and water sports - plus so much more!
Be inspired on what to do and where to go with our lists below and create your perfect family break.
Family Activities & Outdoor Adventure
- Achamore Gardens
- Walking & Cycling Routes
- Gigha Boats and Activity Centre
Evening Fun
Food & Drink
Cultural & Historical
- Kilchatten Chapel
- Ogham Stone
- Standing Stones on Gigha
- Sound of Gigha Music Festival
Beaches & Bays
Family Activities & Outdoor Adventures
- Beachmore Alpacas
- Kintyre E Bike Hire
- Campbeltown to Kilchousland Path
- Davaar Island & Cave Painting
- Surfing lessons at Pete’s Surf School
- Kintyre Community Centre (has popular soft play centre)
- Aqualibrium Leisure Centre
Cultural & Historical
- Skipness Castle
- Kildonan Dun
- Campbeltown Heritage Trail Walks (every 2 weeks)
- Tarbert Castle
- Tarbert Life
- Carradale Heritage Centre
- Campbeltown Heritage Centre
- Campbeltown Museum
- Saddell Castle and Abbey
- St Columba’s Footsteps and Chapel, Keil Caves
- Machrihanish Bird Observatory
Music & Festivals
- Carradale Music Festival in April
- Mull of Kintyre Music Festival in August
- Tarbert Seafood Festival in July
- Live on the Loch (Tarbert Music Festival)
Beaches & Bays
- Saddell Beach with Anthony Gormley Sculpture
- Carradale Beach/Bay
- Westport Beach
Food & Drink
- Old Clubhouse Pub, Machrihanish
- Kintyre Smokehouse
- Kintyre Larder
- Skipness Seafood Cabin
- Beinn an Tuirc Café
- Glenbarr Stores Glenbarr Stores
- Ardshiel Hotel
- Craigard House Hotel
- Skipness Village Shop
- Argyll Hotel at Bellochantuy
Evening Fun
Christmas
- Markets in Tarbert & Campbeltown (Nov/Dec)
- Lights Switch On and Parades in Tarbert & Campbeltown (Nov/Dec)
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Artmap Argyll
Artmap Argyll is a network of Artists who work across Argyll, from Kintyre in the south, up to Ballachulish in the north and out to the Isle of Tiree. Our me...
No 1 Balliebeg
Castleton
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RU
Tel: 07708461081
The Nook Seafood Takeaway
The Nook takeaway is nestled in the old storage leanto at the front of Ardminish Stores. A transformation from a store to Gigha’s only dedicated takeaway too...
Ardminish Stores
Isle of Gigha
PA41 7AA
Tel: 07557 277735
Live Argyll - Victoria Hall, Campbeltown
As a multi-functional facility, Victoria Hall offers the perfect setting for a wide range of events including concerts, sporting events, weddings, exhibition...
Campbeltown
Argyll
PA28 6AG
Tel: 01586 551212
The Majestic Line (Scotland) Ltd
Step aboard a small ship cruise with The Majestic Line, a Scottish holiday with a difference. Sail the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Loch Ness, the Caledonian Ca...
18 Highland Avenue
Sandbank
Dunoon
Argyll
PA23 8PB
Tel: 01369707951
Kintyre & Gigha in Pictures
Discover the beautiful peninsula of Kintyre and turquoise waters of the small and stunning Isle of Gigha.
Find your place to stay from luxury hotels for a relaxing retreat to holiday parks and self catering options for adventure seekers, and everything in-between.
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