Stronchullin Holiday Cottages

02/06/2026

Looking for a memorable way to start your Taste Dunoon weekend? 🚢

On Friday 24th July, the iconic Waverley paddle steamer (Waverley Excursions) will be sailing from Glasgow to Dunoon, arriving just in time for a weekend of food, drink and festival fun.

Why not leave the car behind, enjoy a journey on the world's last seagoing paddle steamer, and make a weekend of it?

Then spend Saturday and Sunday exploring Taste Dunoon, with food and drink producers, street food, live demos, tastings, workshops and fringe events taking place across the town.

📅 Taste Dunoon Food & Drink Festival, 25th & 26th July 2026

Who fancies arriving in style?

Wild About Argyll
Scotland's Food and Drink
VisitScotland
What's On Dunoon
Dunoon Observer and Isle of Bute News
Dunoon Community Radio
Visit Cowal
Dunoon Community Development Trust
CalMac Ferries
Western Ferries
Glasgow Live

21/05/2026

You don’t want to miss our special this bank holiday weekend🍋🫐

Brioche French toast topped with our homemade lemon curd, fresh blueberries and homemade meringue!

Don’t forget we are open today, and all through the weekend and Monday💙

No need to book, just come along! See you soon🤩

21/05/2026

16/05/2026

I just wanted to share this photo and our gratitude to everyone who has joined a bike tour or supported our business in some way.

This is a make or break season for us - we need to run enough tours to at least cover the rent on our storage unit before we can even think of paying ourselves.

The good news is that every one of our guests who have joined an e-bike sightseeing tour or an adventure tour has left with a smile on their face. We love showing people hidden gems and exploring Cowal on bicycle - the gorgeous scenery, the sights, sounds and smells that are ever-present when out and about in nature.

We're running another adventure tour this Saturday, 16 May, taking on the Bealach Maim cat 2 climb. This is a bring-your-own-bike tour, appropriate for road or gravel bikes. You can book your spot for £25 on our website - click Book Now and click on the tour name or Search by Date (16 May).

Tàing mhòr (big thanks) to all of our guests and supporters. We hope to have you on another tour soon - and bring your friends!

📸 Sara Hawley

11/05/2026

25/04/2026

COWAL ARTS NETWORK & COWAL OPEN STUDIOS dates for the diary 2026.

We are proud to announce that a record number of artists and makers have joined our group for the 2026 season and we now number 68, confirming our status as one of the premier public facing art collectives on the west coast of Scotland.
So far, we have the following dates in the diary for you to enjoy exhibitions of the inspiring work of our creatives, in many genres, across the Cowal peninsula.
All exhibitions are ‘free to enter’ and a warm welcome will await you if you are able to visit us. We will post further details here of each event as we progress through the year. Hans.

Ongoing - Exhibition of our artist’s work in Ahoy - Seafood Restaurant - Dunoon
23rd/24th May - Makers Market - The Pavilion on Dunoon Pier.

1st/18th July - Dunoon Burgh Hall - Our talented members from outside Dunoon
will show their work in the ‘Art from wider Cowal’ exhibition.

25th/26th July - Artist & Makers Market - The Pavilion on Dunoon Pier.

5thSept/10th Oct – Our network’s annual flagship Exhibition - Main Gallery – Dunoon Burgh Hall

25th/28th Sept – Our ever popular ‘Cowal Open Studios Weekend Trail’ visiting the studios and venues of all 68 members.

1st/19th Nov – Exhibition of our work at The Barony Centre, Craft Town, West Kilbride

15/04/2026

11/04/2026

*Please Share* As well as a huge cause of heartbreak in farming communities throughout Scotland, livestock worrying is a criminal offence.
Sheep chasing and attacks by dogs can inflict huge and unnecessary suffering on sheep and are utterly devastating for the farming families impacted.
Even a well-trained, well-behaved dog can switch off when they see and hear sheep - leaving dog owners distraught and distressed too when things go badly wrong.
🐕🐾Please be a responsible dog owner around livestock. Don’t risk it. For the sake of the sheep, the farmer, yourself AND your dog.
NFU Scotland SRUC NSA Scotland NSA Scotsheep 2026 SAYFC Young Farmers Women in Agriculture Scotland fans