Cowal Open Studios Location
The Cowal Peninsula in Argyll is a stunning part of Scotland and is surrounded by a myriad of deep sea lochs, rivers, forests and mountains.
The history of Cowal is fascinating with many Castles and monuments to visit and all easily accessible from the main town of Dunoon. Regular trains and ferries will transport you from the main Cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh in under two hours.
On your visits to the Cowal Open Studios take pleasure in exploring hidden parts of the inspirational Cowal Peninsula in Argyll.
How to get to the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll
By road
From Glasgow take the A82 along Loch Lomond side to Tarbet. Turn left onto the A83 through the Rest and Be Thankful to Cairndow, arriving in the north of the Cowal Peninsula. The A815 goes through Dunoon to the east and the south, the A886 and A8003 to the west and south.By train
From Glasgow Central to Gourock. Some trains connect with the Calmac ferry.p: 0845 748 4950
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/grk/details.html
By ferry
From Glasgow take the M8 or the A82 and Erskine Bridge to the A8 through Port Glasgow and Greenock. The Calmac ferry runs between Gourock and Dunoonp: 08705 650 000
www.calmac.co.uk
Western Ferries run between McInroy’s Point in Gourock to Hunters Quay by Dunoon
p: 01369 704 452
www.western-ferries.co.uk