Attractions in Mull and Iona

19 places from our Mull and Iona guide, from Iona and the Ross of Mull to Tobermory and Mull. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.

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Attractions

Attractions in Mull and Iona

19 places

Aros Castle, Tobermory and MullCastle
Ruined castle

Aros Castle

Ruins of a 13th-century castle near Salen, overlooking the Sound of Mull.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Ben More, Tobermory and MullPark or nature
Mountain

Ben More

Mull's highest mountain at 966 m and its only Munro, rising above the shores of Loch na Keal.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Calgary Bay, Tobermory and MullPark or nature
Beach

Calgary Bay

Sandy bay with machair on the north-west coast; the hamlet gave its name to Calgary in Canada.

Outdoor
  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Carsaig Arches, Iona and the Ross of MullOther sight
Natural arches

Carsaig Arches

Natural rock arches below the cliffs of the Ross of Mull, west of Carsaig Bay; a long, rough coastal walk.

  • Iona and the Ross of Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Duart Castle, Tobermory and MullCastle
Castle

Duart Castle

Seat of Clan MacLean above the Sound of Mull; the castle dates from the 13th century and was restored from ruin in 1911.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Glengorm Castle, Tobermory and MullHistoric house
Country house

Glengorm Castle

A 19th-century listed country house at the end of a dead-end road about 6 km north-west of Tobermory.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Iona Abbey, Iona and the Ross of MullCathedral or church
Abbey

Iona Abbey

Benedictine abbey founded around 1200 on the site of St Columba's monastery; its museum holds early medieval carved stones and crosses.

  • Iona and the Ross of Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Iona Nunnery, Iona and the Ross of MullOther sight
Ruined nunnery

Iona Nunnery

Ruins of an Augustinian nunnery founded in the early 1200s, next to the village; among the most complete in Scotland.

  • Iona and the Ross of Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Loch na Keal, Tobermory and MullPark or nature
Sea loch

Loch na Keal

Long sea loch on Mull's west side, below Ben More, on the west side of the island.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Moy Castle, Tobermory and MullCastle
Ruined castle

Moy Castle

Ruined tower house near Lochbuie in the south-east of Mull, now a scheduled monument.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Mull Museum, Tobermory and MullMuseum
Museum

Mull Museum

Volunteer-run museum of the island's history on Tobermory's Main Street; free entry, open March to the end of October.

Indoor
  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse, Tobermory and MullOther sight
Lighthouse

Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse

Lighthouse north of Tobermory built in 1857 by David and Thomas Stevenson; the name means "stranger's point".

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory and MullOther sight
Whisky distillery

Tobermory Distillery

Single malt whisky and gin distillery on the Tobermory waterfront; it also makes the peated Ledaig whiskies.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Tobermory harbour, Tobermory and MullOther sight
Harbour town

Tobermory harbour

Mull's main town, a harbour of painted houses along Main Street; about 1,045 people lived here in 2022.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections
Treshnish Isles, Tobermory and MullPark or nature
Islands and seabirds

Treshnish Isles

Small islands west of Mull; Lunga has one of Scotland's most accessible seabird colonies, with puffins, by boat trip in season.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideOfficial siteDirections
Ulva, Tobermory and MullPark or nature
Island

Ulva

Small island off Mull's west coast, reached across a narrow strait from Ulva Ferry; much of it is columnar basalt.

  • Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona
In our guideDirections

By area

Things to do by area in Mull and Iona

Each link opens the area guide with the full descriptions, photos and directions.

More about Mull and Iona: the Mull and Iona guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.

Other destinations

How the flags work

What we show, and what we leave out

Every flag below comes from a source you can open. Where we hold no report, the list says "not stated" or shows nothing: it does not guess. Check the venue before you travel, because prices, hours and booking rules change.

  • Type. Our own grouping of each place's kind in our destination guides (for example museum, castle or garden). It is a filter, not a rating.
  • Entry (free or paid). Shown only where the venue's own website says so in plain words, read on Oct 25, 2026. 0 places here are marked free and 0 paid; the other 19 are not stated. "Free" means general admission: special exhibitions, events and facilities can still be charged. The words we relied on are on the sources page.
  • Booking. We have not yet read a venue page that advises booking for these places, so there is no booking filter. Check each official site.
  • Step-free. Reported status only, from OpenStreetMap contributors or the venue's own access page: 0 places have a step-free or partly step-free report. The step-free filter hides places with no report; that does not mean they are not accessible. Contact the venue.
  • Indoor or outdoor. Our rules for the kind of place (2 indoor, 0 partly covered, 1 outdoor; the rest are not classed). It says nothing about opening hours or shelter on the day.
  • Family-friendly. Places marked family-friendly in our guides (0 so far).
  • Nearest to me. Straight-line distance from the position your device reports when you choose it. The position stays in your browser.
  • Saved on this device. Places you have saved with the heart. They are kept in this browser only, and appear in My trip.

Sources

  1. Our destination guides: the places, descriptions and positions come from their "Things to do" pages, which link each venue's official site.
  2. Venue websites, read on Oct 25, 2026 for free-entry, admission-price and booking wording. Each flag and the words behind it: flag sources.
  3. OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab), for reported step-free tags.
  4. Our free things guide, which lists places whose own websites say entry is free.