| Dunoon sits on the Firth of Clyde in the Cowall | | | | series Raven. |
| Peninsula and bordered to the north by the villages of | | | | If you are interested in botany or enjoy strolling |
| Kirn, Hunter's Quay and Sandbank, and by the Holy | | | | through parks and gardens then Dunoon and Cowal |
| Loch. The town has a connecting ferry with Gourroch | | | | host some of the best flora and fauna in the West |
| that for a hundred years has been transporting | | | | of Scotland. Situated seven miles north of Dunoon is |
| tourists to the picturesque town, today tourists can | | | | the Benmore Botanic Gardens, 150 acres of garden |
| still get aboard the last seagoing paddle steamer in | | | | featuring some of the tallest trees in Britain including |
| the world, The Waverley, which still calls in regularly | | | | a great avenue of Giant Redwoods. If you enjoy the |
| at Dunoon through the summer months. | | | | Botanic Gardens then there is also Morag's Fairy Glen |
| Interestingly the Holy Loch during the Second World | | | | beside Innellan a woodland walk area that has a wide |
| War was used as a submarine base, and it played | | | | range of trees specimen including beech, birch, oak |
| host to an American Naval Base during the Cold War. | | | | and ash lining the paths that run alongside the Berry |
| It has now been transformed into a sophisticate | | | | Burn which follows into waterfalls and picturesque |
| marina, with facilities for boat and yachts that is | | | | pools. Ardkinglas Woodland Gardens, at the North of |
| enjoyed by sailing enthusiasts from across Scotland. | | | | Loch Fyne holds one of the finest collections of |
| One of the main tourist attractions in Dunoon is the | | | | rhododendrons and conifers within the British Isles; a |
| Cowal Highland Gathering, the largest Highland games | | | | visit during summer is highly recommended to take |
| in the world held on the last Friday and Saturday of | | | | advantage of the beautiful blooms. |
| August. The tournament includes the World Highland | | | | There is an abundance of hotels, many of which |
| Dancing Championships, piping and shinty | | | | overlook the Firth of Clyde providing breathtaking |
| competitions; attracting participants and spectators | | | | views of the sea and surrounding scenery, visit one |
| from around the world. Also of interest is Castle | | | | of the many restaurants which are all famed for their |
| Toward originally dating back to the 15th century but | | | | hospitality and excellent use of the local produce. The |
| since renovated several times in different decades. | | | | Loch Fyne Oyster Restaurant in Clachan is one of |
| Ownership of the castle passed to the council in the | | | | the finest restaurants in the area serving mussels and |
| 1990's and it has since turned into an outward bound | | | | oysters reared and smoked using the restaurants |
| activity centre, and recently the grounds of the | | | | traditional methods and smoke house. |
| castle have been used in the BBC's children's TV | | | | |