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Fishing on the Isle of Jura

June 7, 2013 by Ron 2 Comments

Brian Turner, aka islayfisher, travelled to Islay with his fly fishing friends for their annual trip. This was their 20th year, 18 of which have been on Islay with occasional forays onto Jura too.Arriving the week before Feis Ile the guys were quickly on the waters of Loch Gorm on the sunday taking out the boats of Jim McHarrie at Ballinaby. The day was to be quite … [Read more...] about Fishing on the Isle of Jura

The Sad Story of Jura House Garden

February 22, 2012 by Ron 14 Comments

I think a word of warning is necessary before you read this article because it's not going to leave you any happier, in fact I think when you're done reading you are probably just as upset as I am. Why, you might wonder? What can be so terrible on this Jura Blog to upset you. After all, the Island is a wee bit of heaven, its inhabitants are friendly, the landscape is … [Read more...] about The Sad Story of Jura House Garden

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 June from 1-4pm. The house has just over an acre of walled garden cultivated by … [Read more...] about Ardlussa House Garden Weekend Openings

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 far I found out that this "further notice" means that the gardens will remain … [Read more...] about Update on Jura House Garden

Jura House Walled Garden Image Gallery

January 8, 2011 by Ron 1 Comment

During our last trip to Jura, in May 2010, we had beautiful weather and on such lovely spring days a visit to Jura House Gardens on the Ardfin Estate is highly recommended. When the Campbells of Jura built Jura House and its adjacent walled garden, they picked a lovely spot on its south shore with beautiful views and shelter in mind. Also its south facing, sloping position … [Read more...] about Jura House Walled Garden Image Gallery

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