Andy’s blog says “It’s easy to laugh at C. If you are into ‘people watching’, it is fascinating to see people wandering around, not knowing whether to take this place seriously or not. As a blogger I never want to be cruel or unkind about others but there is something so quirky about this place that actually gives it charm and makes it a stopping off point for tourists. The one phrase that stands out is “It’s a gift shop on acid”. It is hilarious, to the extent I had tears coming down my face as he describes the Highland Art Exhibition its hilarity comes from the fact that it is absolutely accurate, as are the readers of this blog who have posted comments. Any discerning reader needs to read Andy’s Procrastinating Pencil, a blog at where there is an article called “The Astounding World of C.John Talylor”. He was obviously an astute business man because in his heyday he had opened about ten such Art Exhibitions across Scotland. John Taylor, an artist from England who opened it in the early 1960s. Coaches allow tourists time to spend in this place. No one goes to the Isle of Seil without visiting the Highland Art Exhibition. The seafood paella was pretty spectacular in my eyes. They are not disappointed for long because there is always something else fantastic to try. Many people go once, have a great meal like scallops and go back the following day hoping to have the same only to be disappointed that it is not on the menu.
I loved the restaurant which has a large selection of fish the menu changes daily depending on the season and what is caught that day.
#Ilse of seil full
The seas are full of Dolphins, basking sharks, seals, gannets, oyster catchers, herons and from a distance the golden eagle and buzzards reside on the hills in the centre.Įllenbeich is the main village with the Oyster Bar Restaurant and Brewery. Isle of Seil is the base for Sea Life Safaris and Sea Life Adventures this is not surprising because the island is flat around the coastline and has many good harbours and jetties to start these journeys on inflatables and small boats. There is a Nature Reserve and the An Cala Garden which abounds with azaleas and flowering Japanese Cherry trees.
As I look at the tea towel, it tells me where the Golf Course is, the doctor’s surgery, phone box, post office, war memorial, cemetery and local view point. Be warned, not the place to meet another vehicle 2 is the Tigh an Truish Inn and petrol station and so forth. 1 is Clachan Bridge and clearly shows a narrow, high walled, stone humpbacked bridge. Each site of interest is numbered with a small drawing e.g. No map will give you the detail of where the local cattery is. Once on the Isle of Seil you do not need a map, just a trusty tea towel. One of the things that I like about this part of Scotland is the ability to wave down a bus, that will always stop for you one of the not so good things is not knowing what time those buses come, but never mind. I travelled on the school bus which stopped at the most unlikely places on the way. The Isle of Seil can be reached from Oban by bus it is a nice leisurely journey wending its way through the villages on the outskirts of Oban. Wherever you walk on the islands of Easdale or Seil, especially along the shoreline, you are walking on loose slate. The Slate Islands are referred to as “the islands that roofed the world”. The Isle of Seil, along with Easdale and Luing, are known as the Slate Islands because of their long history of slate quarrying in the 18th and 19th Century. The Clachan Bridge is known locally as “the Bridge over the Atlantic” – always something useful to be known if you are a member of a Pub Quiz team.
This is a bridge clearly not designed for buses or lorries (although both manage the journey). So where is the Isle of Seil? The Isle of Seil is 12 miles south of Oban, separated from the mainland by only the thinnest of sea channels the channel is spanned by the elegant, classic 18th Century Clachan Bridge. In the bottom right hand corner, printed on the tea towel, not on a label, is the washing temperature instructions! Don’t wash at a temperature higher than 60 degrees. This is a good tea towel for reawakening memories because it gives me a map of the Isle of Seil and then pinpoints the sites of interest. Nice cotton tea towel with a burgundy sketch.
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