Why I love Argyll

Pauline Clifford Head of communications, Oban Live

Raising two little boys in Oban, Argyll, it is a dream come true to see them grow up surrounded by a playground of forests, mountains, lochs and beaches, accessible from our very own back garden. Waking up every day to stunning views across Loch Etive, sometimes I have to pinch myself. But it’s not just Argyll’s spectacular scenery that I love. It’s an incredible place to raise a family, have a career and there’s plenty of culture to absorb, in particular music. I love being able to choose from massive outdoor music festivals in Oban to intimate gigs like those at Easdale Island community hall. And let’s not forget the most amazing and freshest seafood you’ll ever taste. What’s not to love?

Andy Gilbert CalMac’s Orca wildlife 0fficer Hebrides

I love Argyll for the wonderful wildlife that uses its seas. From summertime basking sharks and lunge feeding minke whales to the gannets and gulls that fill the skies above, the diversity using Argyll’s seas is astonishing. Whether it is a translucent moon jellyfish or an otter skipping across the rocks, shoaling fish hunted by common dolphins, a white-tailed eagle crossing a sea loch, or a simple hooded crow foraging among the seaweed and shellfish on the shoreline, each has its own unique relationship with the seas. As do us humans; those other creatures that inhabit Argyll.

Gillian Barton Ballet West prinicpal

I lived in South California for a time where it’s sunny every day but I never regret coming to live in Argyll. It’s so beautiful. It is a magical place. The natural beauty and the wildlife is stunning. The ever-changing colours of the landscape and the constant clean air are secondto-none. The whole environment is totally inspirational – so many artistic people have told me that here in Argyll is where they do their best work.