Bed and Breakfast
Bed and breakfast accommodation in a 400 year old Scottish Castle
Families welcome, also weddings at the castle. Visit Scotland ****
Barcaldine Castle
Benderloch
Near Oban
Argyll
West Coast Scotland
Above; The view from the castle.
Right; The castle from the garden.
Below right; The main stone spiral stairs or Great Trumbel.
Barcaldine Castle was built by Black Duncan, Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Knight of Glenorchy, in 1609 - a time when the West Coast of Scotland was in turmoil. He needed a defensive house which commanded good views of his surrounding land, and not only that, but bartizans (the towers on the corners), gun loops, shot holes, secret stairs, a dungeon and 9 foot thick walls.
By the 1800s Scotland had become more peaceful and the castle had fallen into disuse until 1897 when it was restored to become a home again. Today (after further sensitive refurbishment) you may stay (very comfortably) at Barcaldine Castle for bed and breakfast.
Children love it here and families are welcome, as are couples who would like to get married at the castle. Barcaldine Castle is a memorable wedding venue. It is advisable to book at least by March or April for bed and breakfast in the summer. You can even stay for just one night in the summer - but staying for a few days is very popular, especially as there is so much to see and do in the surrounding area.
By the way, don't worry, there is an iron grill over the dungeon entrance, which is on the way to the vaulted breakfast room, so you are unlikely to fall in by mistake.
Accommodation:
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Breakfast:
An Aga-cooked Scottish Breakfast is served in the vaulted Dining Room on the ground floor (just past the dungeon). A delicious fresh fruit salad. Muesli and various cereals, yoghurts and fruit juice. Toast made from good bread. Tea and fresh ground coffee. Real meat butcher's sausages, grilled bacon, Macleods of Stornaway black pudding, eggs, hash brownies, mushrooms, tomatoes. All ingredients are top quality and where possible locally produced. Vegetarian sausages are available and special dietary provisions are happily catered for with advance notice. Breakfast is served between 8-9.30am; but do ask if you would like a different arrangement (eg; early in time to catch the boat to Mull) a Continental breakfast delivered to your room the night before. Supper during Winter months:
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Tariff:
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£60 to £70 per person per night based on two people sharing, and including breakfast. Children are very welcome to stay at the Castle but when a family stays it is usually required that both the rooms are taken.
No smoking please. |
A wedding at the Castle? Please ask.
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To enquire or to book:
Please contact:
Sara Roberts
email:
enquiries@barcaldinecastle.co.uk
Barcaldine Castle
Benderloch
Near Oban
Argyll PA37 1SA
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01631 720598
Mobile: 07544 902487
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1631 720598
Mobile: 44 7544 902487
Please mention that you found Barcaldine Castle through About Scotland!
Map of the area:
Extract from the Barcaldine Castle booklet:
"In the foreground Loch Creran backed by the notoriously forbidding mountains above Glencoe and further north the distant peaks of Ardgour beyond Appin. South west lies the shimmering Loch Linnhe, widening to the expanse of the Firth of Lorne backed by the cloud shrouded heights of Mull."
Eating out nearby: The Hawthorn Restaurant - a mile away, and just a little further away, the Oyster Inn and the Wide Mouthed Frog, then the Pier House at Port Appin, and of course there is Oban.
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