'''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.