Craignure (Gaelic: Creag an Iubhair) is a small village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's the usual point of entry to Mull, by ferry from Oban. Nearby is Duart Castle, seen on the headland as you approach on the ferry.
The TIC is Craignure iCentre, +44 1680 812377. M-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00 (July Aug to 18:15). Can help with accommodation bookings and tours / sights on Mull or elsewhere in Scotland
The TIC is Craignure iCentre, +44 1680 812377. M-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00 (July Aug to 18:15). Can help with accommodation bookings and tours / sights on Mull or elsewhere in Scotland
- Duart Castle, 3 miles south of Craignure (one mile S on A849 to castle turnoff. April-mid-Oct 11:00-17:00. Dating from 13th C, a stubby fist of a castle ever brandished in the face of central authority, and the seat of Clan MacLean. With cafe and gift shop. Adult £7.50, conc £6.50, child £4.
- Torosay Castle & Gardens, a mile south of the pier, are no longer open to the public.
Duart Castle, 3 miles south of Craignure (one mile S on A849 to castle turnoff. April-mid-Oct 11:00-17:00. Dating from 13th C, a stubby fist of a castle ever brandished in the face of central authority, and the seat of Clan MacLean. With cafe and gift shop. Adult £7.50, conc £6.50, child £4.
- Craignure Golf Club, Scallastle Bay, Craignure PA65 6AB (one mile north of ferry pier. Nine-hole course, visitors welcome. Green fees £15.
Craignure Golf Club, Scallastle Bay, Craignure PA65 6AB (one mile north of ferry pier. Nine-hole course, visitors welcome. Green fees £15.
- Spar, Craignure, Mull PA65 6AY, +44 1680 812301. M-Sa 08:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00. Small supermarket by ferry pier.
Spar, Craignure, Mull PA65 6AY, +44 1680 812301. M-Sa 08:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00. Small supermarket by ferry pier.
- Macgregor's Roadhouse, Main Street, Craignure PA65 6AW (facing ferry pier, +44 1680 812471. Daily 09:00-23:00. Small pub-cum-cafe, handy for the ferry.
- Arlene's Coffee Shop by the pier is open M-Sa 10:00-15:00.
Macgregor's Roadhouse, Main Street, Craignure PA65 6AW (facing ferry pier, +44 1680 812471. Daily 09:00-23:00. Small pub-cum-cafe, handy for the ferry.
Arlene's Coffee Shop by the pier is open M-Sa 10:00-15:00.
- Craignure Inn, Craignure PA65 6AZ (just south of ferry pier, +44 1680 812305. Bar and restaurant in an 18th C drover's inn. The inn is featured in RL Stevenson's novel Kidnapped as the Inn of Torosay. Has rooms, B&B double £100. mains from £13.
Craignure Inn, Craignure PA65 6AZ (just south of ferry pier, +44 1680 812305. Bar and restaurant in an 18th C drover's inn. The inn is featured in RL Stevenson's novel Kidnapped as the Inn of Torosay. Has rooms, B&B double £100. mains from £13.
- Go northwest on A849 for Tobermory.
- Go southwest on A849 for Bunessan and Fionnphort for the short ferry crossing to Iona.
- Otherwise return to the mainland at Oban.