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Just off the main street in the centre of Oban, the Oban Distillery was founded in 1794 and was the smallest of al lthe distilleries. It fell silent from 1931 until 1937 and again from 1969 to 1972 when a new still house was built. In 1989 a new visitors’ centre was installed. Alas, it [...]

Tags: holiday, Scotland

Continuing my holiday to the Outer Hebrides, this was the ferry to take me to the first of my islands, that of Barra. She is seen here entereing Oban Harbour.

Built by Appledore Shipbuilders in North Devon, she was launched on 27th March 1998. She’s the second largest vessel in the fleet and can carry 90 [...]

I’ve just had a very enjoyable week spend in the north west of Scotland, including three days in the Outer Hebrides.

The above image is really out of sequence and was taken on my return flight back from Glasgow. It seems appropriate to include it at the start, though!

Back up at work now after a fabulous weekend mountain biking in Derbyshire. Great rides, great accommodation, lovely food, good company, good weather - what more could you want? A full report will appear on my bikes and boots web site as soon as I can get round to it but here’s just one highlight [...]