Earlier this year I had a superb holiday on the Isle of Islay.
Although the island is famous for its whisky distilleries, I enjoyed some of its other attractions - wonderful walking country with dramatic coastal scenery (Mull of Oa and Kintra in the south west of the island) and sightings of seal, golden eagle and hen harrier.
I had a day trip to neighbouring Jura which is quite different - wilder terrain and more sparsely populated.
I did B&B and can recommend The Anchorage at Bruiladdich.
Being on a budget I wondered where I could eat in the evenings. There just seemed to be expensive (to me) hotels and indian restaurants. Then I found the community cafe on the Port Mor campsite at Port Charlotte. They even have wi-fi.

Islay is accessed by ferry from Kennacraig on the Mull of Kintyre.
Bruladdich & Port Charlotte are on the A road which serves the north west corner of the island.
islandofislay.co.uk/
The Anchorage: + 44 (0) 1496 850540

Google map: tinyurl.com/37cy5ug

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Islay in the Scottish Hebrides has a number of working whisky distilleries that can be visited on a short tour. The island is beautiful and there are some lovely places to stay on the shores of a loch. Plenty of opportunities for tastings, too.

www.101shortbreaks.co.uk/whisky-tours-scotland/

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During a brief island hoping tour around the Scottish Isles I discovered this lovely little farm house B&B on Islay, which served the best breakfast i've ever had. Freshly laid free range eggs, homemade haggis, award winning sausage and bacon that was probably carved off a pig that morning! I was only disappointed not to have stayed long enough to sample Rachel's dinners. Islay itself is a lovely destination and home to a total of nine whisky distilleries, well worth a tipple!

I asked in the local TIC, i'm sure they'll point you in the direction of Rachel Whytes (I think that is how it's spelt).

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