Summer at Airdeny

With summer just around the corner, you may be thinking ahead to your next holiday.  Airdeny is a great base to explore Argyll and the Isles, a destination recently featured in National Geographic's '10 Best Summer Trips 2012'.  Whether you simply want to immerse yourself in beautiful scenery, be active in great outdoors or enjoy some summer events, there are many ways to fill the long summer days in glorious Argyll.

Summer is Highland Games season, with traditional games happening across the area.  From dancing and piping competitions to 'tossing the caber' and tug of war contests, you can enjoy a range of events at the following games in Argyll:

• Taynuilt Highland Games, 14th July
• Inveraray Traditional Highland Games, 17th July
• Mull Highland Games, 19th July
• Oban Highland Games, 23rd August

Other events include the West Highland Yachting Week, from 28th July to 3rd August - a unique sailing regatta based around Craobh, Oban and Tobermory - and the Summer Solstice Walk through Kilmartin Glen.  For information on other events in Argyll this summer, visit Welcome to Scotland.

If you're keen to be outdoors during your holiday, there are a multitude of activities you can try - for information on marine wildlife tours, Loch Etive boat hire and adventure activities, take a look at our blog post on 5 Activities for your next Argyll Adventure.

If you're planning a trip to Argyll this summer, why not make Airdeny Chalets your base in the area?  Check our availability page to view vacancies for the summer months.

Wildlife Watching in Argyll

Do you love wildlife watching?  As well as being a great base for discovering the wildlife in Argyll, you can enjoy some wildlife watching here at Airdeny Chalets, including cuckoos and the resident family of red squirrels.  We recently heard our first cuckoo of the year, singing its heart out next to the chalet park!

The Argyll area is ideal for wildlife lovers, as the skies, seas and forests are full of wildlife, from minke whales, dolphins and basking sharks to sea eagles, puffins and otters.  If you're interested in birdwatching, you can find out more about birdwatching on Mull and other Argyll isles on www.mullbirds.com, and information on wild birds in Argyll on www.argyllbirdclub.org.

The Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary in Oban is a fantastic place to visit, with an aquarium and a rescue and rehabilitation unit for common and grey seal pups.  Or how about a Sealife Adventure?  Based near Oban, Sealife Adventures offer whale and wildlife watching boat trips.

You can also find out more about the Scottish Beaver Trail - a five year reintroduction of beavers to Knapdale Forest in Mid-Argyll - or get up close with the local wildlife with some wildlife photography.

If you love bird and wildlife watching, why not plan a trip to Argyll this summer?