If you are unable to visit us in
person contact us by phone, post or e-mail and we will do
our best to help you. If you wish to make a postal, telephone
or e-mail purchase, please get in touch. It is virtually
impossible to photograph and catalogue all of our range
and only a small part is represented on this website.
Our opening hours are:
10am-6pm Monday
to Friday
2pm-5pm Saturday
Sunday - Closed
Summer and Winter
We always try to keep to these times but sometimes in the
middle of summer we do open longer hours. At this busy time
of year it is always best to phone to make sure we are open
if you want to visit out of hours. We try to keep a good
level of stock but to order something the usual lead in
time is six to eight weeks; some of the larger and more
intricate pieces can take longer.
 
The pottery is situated by the southern shore of Loch Creran
some eight miles north of Oban on the A828 Oban to Fort
William Road.
Walking & Cycling
Walks, cycle-trails, Forestry Commission, Scottish Natural
Heritage, Tralee beach, Ganavan Sands, Port Appin, and for
the courageous - Glen Coe and Ben Nevis. The Nevis Range:
Mountain bikes (largest downhill course in Britain), hill
walks, skiing, etc.
Historic Scotland
Castles: Stalker, The Black Barcaldine, Dunstaffnage,
Dunollie, Kilchurn, to name but a few. (Castle Stalker is
famous for it's appearance as 'Castle Aargh' in Monty Python
and the Holy Grail). Ardchattan Priory, Glen Coe, south
of Oban - Temple Wood Standing Stones, Dalriadan ancient
Celtic Kings stepping stone (where they were sworn in),
Kilmartin House Museum. Then ther is Iona Abbey, Inveraray
Jail and Castle, and the Iron Foundry, Taynuilt. There is
even an ancient burial cairn on the wee island out in the
bay.
On the Water
Sailing and Wind Surfing - Craobh Haven, Dunstaffnage,
Creran Moorings (www.creran-moorings.demon.co.uk),
Linnhe Marine. The waters around here are known for their
clarity and diving is very popular (if a little chilly in
the spring!). www.puffin.org.uk.
Fishing: Boats out of Oban, Appin etc. most rivers are permit
holders only. Trip to the Isles: Caledonian MacBrayne -
www.calmac.co.uk
Culture
most pubs in the area have Live Folk Music at least once
a week during the summer. (The Barn Bar south of Oban, The
Clachaig Inn Glen Coe, are good) Corran Halls: Little Theatre,
shows, etc. Art Galleries: John Street Studio, Kranenburg
& Fowler Fine Arts, Jolomo Ltd.
Good Food
This are is at last getting a reputation for good locally-caught
seafood. Eeusk in Oban, the Hawthorn Restaurant, Benderloch,
The Pier House and Airds Hotel, Port Appin, and many more.
Wildlife
One of the largest Common or Harbour
seal colonies in Scotlands lives out
in the loch, just up the road, if
you wait for the tide to start to
fall you can watch them haul out on
to the tidal rocks and the otters
are good to watch on still days, early
in the morning or late in the evening.
When walking my dogs I quite regularly
see Roe and Red Deer, Buzzards, Black
Grouse, even the odd Golden Eagle,
Pine Martin and Wild Cat have crossed
our path (you have to be very quiet).
Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary: www.sealsanctuary.co.uk.
Oban Rare Breeds Park. www.obanrarebreeds.com
Whisky Trail
There are many distilleries in Scotland and even if you
are not partial to the water of life yourself it is quite
interesting just to see how it all works.
Driving
The roads around here have some of
the most picturesque scenery in Europe
and you can see vintage car rallies
quite often up here in the summer
months. (It's always worthwhile keeping
half an eye in the rear view mirror
though I will never forget one day
as I was driving to Taynuilt I spotted
an absolutely gorgeous Ford GT 40
bounding up to my rear bumper ...
imagine my surprise when I saw what
looked remarkably like Mr Bean frowning
at me from the driver's seat! I let
him pass as soon as I could and enjoyed
the beautiful sound of that barking
mad engine. I can only assume Rowan
Atkinson doesn't drive a mini on his
days off)
Other Pursuits
Golf: Oban, Fort William, Ballachulish, Isle of Eriska,
etc.
Horse Riding: Lettershuna Riding Centre, Craobh Haven
Gardens of Argyll: www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk
Indoor Ice Wall: Kinlochleaven
These are just a few of the things I've thought of off
the top of my head... there are many
more. Check out the Oban Tourist Board
at www.oban.org.uk
for more information.
Castle Stalker
Photograph by John MacTavish
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