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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.
A mini guide to
Tobermory and Mull
Tobermory harbour, Duart Castle, Calgary Bay and boat trips to the Treshnish Isles
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1 / 7Welcome to the area
Tobermory harbour, Duart Castle, Calgary Bay and boat trips to the Treshnish Isles
Most visitors arrive at Craignure, 45 minutes by ferry from Oban, where Duart Castle, the seat of Clan MacLean, stands on its headland a short drive away. The road north follows the Sound of Mull past the ruins of Aros Castle at Salen to Tobermory, the island's main town, with its row of painted houses, a distillery and the volunteer-run Mull Museum.
West of Tobermory, single-track roads lead to Glengorm Castle and the sands of Calgary Bay. Ben More, Mull's only Munro, rises above Loch na Keal, and from Ulva Ferry boats sail to Ulva, Staffa and the Treshnish Isles, where Lunga's seabird colony includes puffins from spring to midsummer.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Harbour town
Tobermory harbour
Mull's main town, a harbour of painted houses along Main Street; about 1,045 people lived here in 2022.
Whisky distillery
Tobermory Distillery
Single malt whisky and gin distillery on the Tobermory waterfront; it also makes the peated Ledaig whiskies.
Directions Website Report a problem with Tobermory Distillery
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.
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.
Beach
Calgary Bay
Sandy bay with machair on the north-west coast; the hamlet gave its name to Calgary in Canada.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Tobermory and Mull and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Book the car ferry
CalMac recommends vehicle reservations on the Oban to Craignure route, especially in summer.
2
Single-track roads
Most of Mull's roads are single track with passing places, so journeys take longer than the distance suggests.
3
Boat trips are seasonal
Turus Mara runs Treshnish Isles trips from April to the end of July and Staffa trips from Easter to October. Ulva Ferry has no public transport.
4
Check museum opening
The Mull Museum is open from March to the end of October and entry is free, though it relies on donations.
Tips from the Britlens editors
Photo credits
- Tobermory and Mull (area photo): Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Duart Castle: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tobermory harbour: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tobermory Distillery: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glengorm Castle: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Calgary Bay: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aros Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ben More: Released into public domain by author/original uploader was Deus Ex at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Moy Castle: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Treshnish Isles: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ulva: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Loch na Keal: Torsten Henning, Public domain, source
- Iona and the Ross of Mull: Lisa Stevens from Sutton Coldfield, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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