SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR OUR NEWSLETTER READERS

We are delighted to offer our newsletter readers a special price of £85 per person (£95 per person at the weekend) for dinner, bed and breakfast inc VAT. This offer is valid until the end of April 2008.

Please contact reservations on 
+ 44(0)1546 830 261 quoting ‘Newsletter’.

20 rooms and 20 sea views never cease to inspire. The freshest seafood and delicious fare continues to be outstanding. And the welcome is as warm and considerate as ever. There are fewer visitors about at this time of year but the bustle never stops at Crinan. The fishing boats, canal and boat yard carrying on as usual.

PARROTS IN THE SUN

Yes the days are getting longer, the sun is shining and the daffodils are coming out, but we know spring is really in the air when Flo, a Green Winged Macaw from the Amazon, is perched on her fence by the road coming into Crinan.

She is owned by Paul Anderson, the Crinan Lockkeeper, and can cause quite a traffic jam when she is spotted by motorists coming into the village.

FRANCES MACDONALD - NEXT EXHIBITION

Frances is showing her latest work at the Portland Gallery in St James, London from 7th to 28th of March.

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“This is high Pictorial drama and no one captures it more effectively than Macdonald … her paintings are rightly seen as the natural heirs to the west coast colourists, Cadell and Peploe.”

If you would like an invitation to the preview please contact Frances at the hotel or if you can make it at a later date do come along.

If you wish to buy, be quick, the red dots are going up fast.

THE KITCHEN V THE PANTHER ARMS

The seasonal gales made for some dramatic scenes on the water and over the pier, but unfortunately for the fishermen they lost many days fishing. The kitchen also lost out of course. The only winner was the Panther Arms which did a thriving business night after night.

Things are back to normal now with amazing clear days and calm waters. The Prawns and white fish are better than ever. So the kitchen is smiling and the pub has settled down to a less raucous atmosphere.