'''Tarbert''' is a village in Argyll and Bute,Scotland.

Get in

By Bus

Tarbert is served by the [http://www.citylink.co.uk citylink] bus from Glasgow to Campbeltown 3 times per day.

By Boat

  • '''Caledonian MacBrayne''', [http://www.calmac.co.uk/] runs the following car ferries which may be of interest:
  • *Portavadie to Tarbert every hour or so (daytime) daily in summer only. Together with the Gourock to Dunoon service, this provides a shorter route from Glasgow, or makes part of various circular routes. Buses [http://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk] also run from Portavadie to the Isle of Bute and Dunoon (for the ferry to Gourock and the train link there to Glasgow)
  • *Kennacraig to Islay twice a day. Kennacraig is 6 miles South of Tarbert, and is served by the Citylink buses to Campbeltown.
  • *Claonaig to Lochranza (Arran) 1 1/4 hourly daily from March to October. Claonaig is about 10 to 11 miles south of Tarbert.
  • *Tayinloan to Gigha daily, roughly hourly. Tayinloan is 12 miles South of Tarbert, and is served by the Citylink buses to Campbeltown, but there is a walk from the bus stop to the pier.
  • Get around

    The village can be easily explored on foot.

    See

  • Tourist Information Office in Harbour Street open daily in summer.
  • Yachts and fishing boats in the harbour
  • Gardens of '''Stonefield Castle Hotel'''.
  • Do

  • Sea Festival in July
  • Music Festival in September
  • Buy

    Eat

    There is an excellent chippy in the Town Centre - I forget what it is called, but it is on the road to the Tarbert ferry terminal and it has a foreign (Italian?) name. Serves some of the best fish and chips ever!

    Drink

    Sleep

    Bed and Breakfast

  • '''Dunivaig B&B''', Pier Road, Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6UG, +44 (0)1880 820896 [http://www.dunivaig.co.uk].
  • '''Glenorchy Villa''', Pier Road, Tarbert, PA29 6UG, O1880 820623.
  • Hotels

  • '''West Loch Hotel Tarbet''', Argyll, PA29 6YF, Tel: 01880 820283 [http://www.westlochhotel.co.uk].
  • '''Stonefield Castle Hotel''', Tarbert PA29 6YJ. Set in Gardens 2 miles from Tarbert. Expensive.
  • Get out

    Your next stop could be Islay, Gigha, Isle of Arran, Bute, Dunoon or Oban.