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Scottish tourist Board 3 Stars
| Craigard House is a recently converted 1882 Victorian house in Campbeltown, which is near the famous Mull of Kintyre. It is situated in an elevated position on the North side of Campbeltown Loch, about one mile from the town centre, but in a quiet location. |
| The house has 8 bedrooms, all of which have been tastefully decorated and all have fully tiled en-suite bathrooms with showers. Food is excellent and is served in our dining room overlooking the Loch. There is also a small lounge to relax in with Satellite TV if required. There are four local golf courses, including Machrihanish, which has the recent distinction of being voted as having the finest first hole in the world. There are a considerable number of golf courses available on adjacent islands, such as Islay, Gigha and Arran, all of which are reached by local ferry. The famous courses of Northern Ireland are also just a ferry trip away. An ideal centre for your golfing holiday, Whisky trail or island hopping trip. The entrance hallway. The panelled hallway has its original yellow and pitch pine floor boards, with goldcorbelled columns. The bright, magnificent staircase. The carved mahogany staircase is overlooked by a beautifully painted window depicting spring & autumn. |
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| All our 8 rooms are named after local villages, islands and the local high point Bheinn Ghuilean. There are superb views over Campbeltown Loch from the high vantage point the house has to offer. Features of all of our rooms Tastefully docorated to a high standard with modern comfortable and attractive finishes. Fully tiled ensuite bathroom facilities Unique character High quality carpets Hairdyers Tea/coffee making facilities Colour TV with remote control and Sky channels Controllable central heating |
| With views overlooking Campbeltown Loch, our small dining room offers A la cartecandle lit dinners. For larger parties, it can accomodate 40 dinner guests. Extensivewine list. Starters Soup du jour, .... our chef's home made soup of the day with our own fresh bread Lobster bisque, .... a blend of lobster, cream, brandy and tomato Prawn tails, ...Large prawns, pan-fried in garlic butter, finished with creamand brandy served with brown bread. Duck liver pati, ... a blend duck livers, brandy and cream served with oatcakes and salad Italian savoury pancake, .... a thin crepe stuffed with a thick creamy sauce of Belfast ham, Parmesan cheese and white wine topped with Napoli sauce and mozzarella cheese. Smoked salmon, .... thin slices of smoked salmon served with prawn tails and an olive oil and tomato seafood sauce. Pigeon breast, .... sauti of pigeon breast served with a raspberry and cranberry sauce. Main Courses Pan-fried duck's breast, ....cooked until pink and finished with pink peppercorns' cream and brandy. Lamb Romana, .... cutlets of lamb seasoned with fresh rosemary, breadcrumbed deep-fried and served with fettucine and Napoli sauce Fillet of Haddock "Veronique", .... Fresh fillets of haddock cooked in butter, white wine and cream and garnished with poached white grapes. Chicken supreme, .... a generous piece of chicken poached in white wine and Dijon mustard cloaked with a white wine and grape sauce. Fillet steak, .... lean Scotch steak cooked to your liking and served with the sauce of your choice. Sirloin steak, .... the best of scotch beef cooked to your liking, served with buttered mushrooms, onion rings and home-made chips. All served with a selection of seasonal market vegetables and a choice of potatoes Puddings Chocolate biscuit bomb, .... a semi frozen chocolate mousse with a crunchy biscuit lid and topped with caramel sauce. Deep pan apple pie, .... home made apple pie served with toffee sauce and vanilla ice-cream. Cheese & biscuits. If there is any dish on the menu that you would prefer to be prepared some other way or without a particular sauce etc, please do not hesitate to ask our staff and we will do our utmost to oblige. Beverages Fresh filter coffee Tea Speciality coffees from |
| Our small and intimate lounge has a very relaxing atmosphere with background music and Sky TV. Take you before/after drinks here… or just take it easy and relax. |
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| First Floor | View | Size | Per room (GBP) | Single occupancy (GBP) |
| Room 1 Carradale | Side sea view | Twin | £75 | £55 |
| Room 2 Saddell | Side sea view | Double | £75 | £55 |
| Room 3 Ailsa Craig | Front sea view | Superior Double/Family room | £90 | £70 |
| Room 4 Bheinn ghuilean | Front sea view | Superior Double | £120 | £80 |
| Room 5 Sanda | Front sea view | Superior Double/Family rooms | £85 | £70 |
| Room 6 Peninver | Garden view | Single | £60 | £45 |
| Room 7 Davaar | Front sea view | Double/Family | £80 | £60 |
| Room 8 Dunaverty | Side sea view | Twin | £75 | £55 |
| Notes Full breakfast included. Room 4 (Bheinn Ghuilean) has a full size 4 poster bed. All rooms have fully tiled en-suite bathroom facilities and have been decorated and furnished to a high standard. All prices are given in British Pounds and include VAT at 17.5% Check on the current exchange rate for your country. | ||||
| By Car From Glasgow it is about 3 hours to Campbeltown. The most direct route is by the A82 to Tarbet on Loch Lomond, then the via Inveraray and Lochgilphead. By Bus From Glasgow there is a regular thrice daily bus service on very comfortable coaches. Travel time is approx 4.5 hours. By Car and Ferry From Ardrossan, Ayrshire you can catch the ferry to Briodick, Arran (50min) and leave from the other side of the island a Lochranza on the seasonal ferry to Cloanaig, North Kintyre (30 mins). The ferry from Ardrossan should be booked in advance. It is also possible to go via Tighnabruaich/Portavadie and catch the ferry to Tarbert on Loch Fyne. By Air From Glasgow Airport there are two flights daily to Machrihanish airport near Campbeltown.Car hire is available in Campbeltown. Flight information from Glasgow Airport. By Sea Yacht berthing pontoons are now installed in Campbeltown harbour and there are numerous delightful sheltered anchorages round the Kintyre coast. Distances in nautical miles from Inverkip - 48 Troon - 33 Largs - 36 Portpatrick - 33 Bangor (NI) - 30 |
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