Bute: Getting there/around
Beautiful Bute serves up a Victorian seaside town with a twist of gothic splendour.
The Isle of Bute offers stunning 360 degree views of mountains, lochs, glens and five Clyde islands. Less than two hours from Glasgow a walker or cyclist can watch wildlife in total isolation. Outdoors there are sailing, fishing , wonderful gardens and golf in beautiful scenery.
The Bute Jazz Festival is world famous whilst classical, choral, folk and modern music are regularly provided in settings varying from Halls and Hotels to the Art Deco Pavilion in Scotland’s oldest Royal Burgh.
Getting there summer
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Bute's Top Tips
Marvel at the vaulted ceiling and remarkable zodiacal windows in the Marble Hall at Mount Stuart.
Enjoy a round of golf at one of the island's three golf courses.
Go fishing for rainbow and brown trout at Loch Fad
Walk the 29 mile West Island Way which runs the length of the island. Worth it for spectacular coastal views.
Spend a penny visiting the award-winning Victorian toilets on the pier at Rothesay.
