25 years of running small group walking tours to remote rural and island communities in Scotland - 10 things we’ve learnt!.... read more
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Do you like wild flowers? There are many you will encounter during your walking holiday in Scotland..... read more
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Caithness in North-east Scotland must have been a very busy place in the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age. The landscape is littered with remains of cairns, brochs, round houses, standing stones and other signs of the people that lived here..... read more
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Torridon and Assynt in the north-west Highlands are one of the most remote and less populated areas in Scotland. They have spectacular mountain scenery. Our new walking tour will go to this part of Scotland, so we headed north for a thorough exploration of the area..... read more
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The Inner Hebrides are an archipelago just off the west coast of Scotland. It comprises 35 inhabited islands and 44 uninhabited islands greater than 30 hectares (74 acres) and many more smaller ones. .... read more
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We had a most enjoyable get together for our guide meeting in the beautiful village of Fort Augustus situated at the south end of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland..... read more
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A Scottish traditional welcome always opens with how are you? and what is the weather today?!.... read more
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Brochs are Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structures of a type found only in Scotland. They are the most spectacular of roundhouse buildings. There are well over 500 brochs in Scotland, most of them found in northern and western Scotland and the islands..... read more
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Since I moved to Scotland, rock art has intrigued me. I don't live very far from Kilmartin Glen, one of the best places in Scotland to see rock art..... read more
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Landscapes and seascapes that make you feel as if you have found one of the most remote coastlines in the world; superb wildlife and a history that stretches right back to the dawn of civilisation - you can experience all this on Orkney and Shetland..... read more
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We walk with groups to this sea stack off the east coast of the Isle of Hoy every year. This year we also sailed past it..... read more
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The Isle of Raasay is a great place to escape the droves of tourists that visit the Isle of Skye..... read more
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One of this year's private groups will hike around the Butt of Lewis and we wanted to be sure that the walk is suitable for the group and have a look at the sites of archaeological interest, since the tour will have an archaeological theme..... read more
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The Green Tourism has once again given About Argyll Walking Holidays a Gold Award for our environmental management of the business. About Argyll holds a Gold Award since 2009..... read more
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Luxury adventure booms again in Scotland’s highlands and islands. About Argyll Walking Holidays joins with Scotland’s great country house hotels to put real luxury into our walking holidays..... read more
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We hava had our team weekend in Morar in the Highlands of Scotland, the last weekend of February. We spend the time exchanging experiences, looking forward to the 2016 and 2017 holidays and potential changes in the holidays and walks, refreshing our first aid skills..... read more
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When John Fisher started About Argyll Walking Holidays in 1995 he designed the logo with an eagle and “About Argyll” in a font with a Gaelic feel; and this logo served us well while we developed the business..... read more
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We use the winter and spring for exploring new places and checking walks. We have been visiting some islands of the Inner Hebrides and one of the hotels we will use for our new luxury walking tour to the Scottish Highlands & the Isle of Skye in 2016..... read more
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