MABEL’S BLOG

MABEL’S BLOG

We love dogs and we are very happy to welcome friendly adult dogs and their owners.

Powdermills Bed and Breakfast in Inveraray is ideal for dogs. It has slate floors with rugs and direct access out into our secure 10-acre garden. We have established routes around the grounds that are perfect for an early morning or early evening walk with your dog.

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Scotland voted the most beautiful country in the world

19 June 2019

Yes that is right – Scotland has been voted as the most beautiful country in the world as voted by Rough Guide. They noted: “Who can deny that the wild beaches, deep lochs and craggy castles are some of the most wonderful and beautiful sights in the world? Add in thousands of years of history, […]

Seil the deal!

13 June 2019

I have been trying to play all the golf courses in Argyll since we started Powdermills Bed and Breakfast near Inveraray. In part, it is to enjoy the most infuriating sport known to man and in part, because it has allowed Sue and I to travel to all parts, so that we can be as […]

The Campbells are going!

11 June 2019

We had to close Powdermills Bed and Breakfast in early May and leave Argyll for a week to attend our son’s wedding in Mexico. He has been living in Mexico City for seven years after he met his bride whilst she was studying at the LSE and him at Imperial College. After he graduated, he […]

Food for Thought

11 June 2019

Alas food is always in my thoughts!  So it’s just as well Powdermills Bed and Breakfast is based in Argyll.  There can be fewer places in Scotland that have such fine local produce of beef, lamb and pork from the farm to the seafood from Loch Fyne.  In fact, so good they named a restaurant […]

Scots not English

10 June 2019

Many visitors to Powdermills Bed and Breakfast in Argyll, Scotland, particularly from overseas, struggle to understand the English that we speak!  Of course, we speak English but its more Scottish standard English.  What you will hear however, is many words interspersed with English that you have never heard of before. These words and phrases come […]