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For all enquiries, please contact Sheila or James Brown by telephone on
+44 (0)1496 850235 or by e-mail at octomore@jamesbrown.go-plus.net. Alternatively, you can send mail to the following address:

Prices vary according to the season and are between £350-£550 per week.

• All linen is provided, though guests are reminded to bring towels.
• Electricity may be charged extra.
• There is plenty of parking space for vehicles.
• Open all year.

To help you find us, a map showing where to find us is shown below (click for a much larger version).

Map to Octomore Farm

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

You can reach Islay from the mainland either by ferry or by air from Glasgow airport.

• Caledonian MacBrayne operate a ferry service between Kennacraig and Port Ellen or Port Askaig on the island. The timetables for this and all other services are available online. Also provided is a rather nice route map showing where the ferry docks and the roads on Islay. It is strongly recommended that you book your ferry in advance
• British Airways fly from Glasgow airport to Glenegedale, Islay's airport, just over five miles from Bowmore. Flight time is around 30 minutes. Timetables for these and other flights are available online. There is a Post Bus service to Bowmore from the airport which will meet the plane on arrival, so long as it is on time!
• Scottish Citylink operate a bus service from Buchanan Street in Glasgow to Kennacraig, leaving Glasgow at 9.00am and arriving at around 12.30pm, just in time for the ferry crossing at 1.00pm

A "welcome package" is awaiting your arrival.