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The Scottish Isle of Jura off the west coast of Scotland

Archives for June 2011

Ardlussa House Garden Weekend Openings

June 15, 2011 by Ron Leave a Comment

Ardlussa House at the north end of the Isle of Jura will be opening its garden and woodland walks for a couple of weekends in June to raise money for Small Isles Primary School on Jura. Last weekend the garden was open for the first time and it will be open again on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Estates Tagged With: ardlussa, charity, estate, tourism

Update on Jura House Garden

June 4, 2011 by Ron 11 Comments

Let me start by saying that I know just as little as most people do about Jura House Gardens but recently I found out from people I met on Jura and Islay that they weren't aware of the situation with the gardens at all. Fact is that the Jura House Gardens have been closed "until further notice". So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Estates Tagged With: ardfin, jura house gardens, tourism

New Jura Video – Corran Sands and Paps of Jura

June 3, 2011 by Ron 1 Comment

When I was on Jura early May we spent quite some time at the Corran Sands. There are several ways to access this beautiful beach and I always like the stretch of beach near the airstrip the best. The views from this part of the beach to Craighouse, the Small Isles Bay and the Paps are breathtaking. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: video Tagged With: beach, corran sands, craighouse, small-isles-bay

Jura Passenger Ferry Saved

June 3, 2011 by Ron 1 Comment

Jura Fast Ferry Service awarded ‘one off’ funding from Argyll and Bute Council. Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to give the Jura Development Trust £24,000 to keep the passenger ferry service between Jura and Tayvallich operational for summer 2011. The money is a one off until the findings of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ferry, Transport Tagged With: craighouse, ferry, Transport, travel

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