Plan a trip

A week in Knapdale

Stay in Achnamara. Day 1: Temple Wood Stone Circles Park, Kilmartin House Museum and Carnasserie Castle; day 2: Castle Sween, Kilmory Chapel and St Columbas Cave; day 3: Dunadd, Dunadd Fort and Ri Cruin Cairn; day 4: Argyll Beaver Centre, Barr an Daimh and Cairnbaan Rock Art; day 5: Bob, Glebe Cairn and Bàrr Sailleach; day 6: Bàrr an Fhithich, Dunchraigaig Cairn and Baluachraig Cup and Ring Carving; day 7: Cairnbaan Cup & Ring Marks, MACPool Activity Hub and Kilmichael Glassary Rock Art.

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Day 1 · Knapdale

  1. Temple Wood Stone Circles Park Scheduled monument, 5.1 km from Crinan, just outside the area
  2. Kilmartin House Museum 8.1 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
  3. Carnasserie Castle Scheduled monument, 10 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Glen Bistro 8.1 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area
If it rains
Mid Argyll Sports Centre 1.0 km from Lochgilphead, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Achnamara

1 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Knapdale

  1. Castle Sween Scheduled monument, 8.8 km from Tayvallich
  2. Kilmory Chapel Scheduled monument, 13 km from Tayvallich 4 km from the last stop
  3. St Columbas Cave Scheduled monument, 3.2 km from Achahoish 5 km from the last stop
If it rains
The Egg Shed in Ardrishaig, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Achnamara

Day 3 · Knapdale

  1. Dunadd 2.8 km from Cairnbaan
  2. Dunadd Fort 2.8 km from Cairnbaan Next door to the last stop
  3. Ri Cruin Cairn Scheduled monument, 6.5 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Horseshoe Inn 2.5 km from Cairnbaan
If it rains
Caroline Hunter Studio Gallery in Tayvallich

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Achnamara

Day 4 · Knapdale

  1. Argyll Beaver Centre 2.7 km from Crinan
  2. Barr an Daimh 2.5 km from Crinan Next door to the last stop
  3. Cairnbaan Rock Art Scheduled monument, in Cairnbaan, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
Coffee Shop in Crinan
On the way
Islandadd Bridge Category A listed, 2.6 km from Crinan

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Achnamara

Day 5 · Knapdale

  1. Bob 5.2 km from Cairnbaan
  2. Glebe Cairn Scheduled monument, 8.2 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Bàrr Sailleach 7.7 km from Crinan, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Achnamara

Day 6 · Knapdale

  1. Bàrr an Fhithich 1.8 km from Cairnbaan
  2. Dunchraigaig Cairn Scheduled monument, 6.0 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
  3. Baluachraig Cup and Ring Carving Scheduled monument, 6.2 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Lunch
Polly’s Coffee Stop 1.7 km from Cairnbaan

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Achnamara

Day 7 · Knapdale

  1. Cairnbaan Cup & Ring Marks in Cairnbaan, just outside the area
  2. MACPool Activity Hub 1.0 km from Lochgilphead, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Kilmichael Glassary Rock Art Scheduled monument, 3.3 km from Cairnbaan, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop
Lunch
Argyll Cafe in Lochgilphead, just outside the area

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Knapdale's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Knapdale?

Achnamara. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Achnamara: 1 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Temple Wood Stone Circles Park, Kilmartin House Museum and Carnasserie Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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