Places to see
Five small worlds, one short ferry ride.
Bute is fifteen miles long and four miles wide, but inside that compass is a remarkable variety of landscape — Victorian seafronts, monastic ruins, working marinas and shell-sand beaches.
Rothesay
01East Coast · Capital
The island's only town. Victorian villas, a working harbour, the medieval castle, gardens and the Bute Museum.
Mount Stuart
02South · Estate
One of Britain's most extraordinary Victorian gothic mansions, set in 300 acres of mature gardens.
Kingarth & St Blane's
03South West · Heritage
A historic village above the southern bays, with the 6th-century chapel of St Blane's and the Kingarth Hotel.
Port Bannatyne
04North East · Marina
A relaxed marina village two miles from Rothesay, with a yacht harbour, golf and Kames Castle nearby.
Bute's Bays
05West & South · Beaches
Five quiet bays — Kilchattan, Stravanan, Scalpsie, St Ninian's and Ettrick — each with its own character.