Peta-Anne Wemyss Bay is much easier to get to than Colintraive and the Wemyss Bay to Rothesay ferry service carries more traffic. No bookings needed - but turn up in good time in the holiday season. The crossing takes (from memory) about 30-45 minutes. If your time is limited, this is your sensible option. One trap for visitors if you haven't come across it yet. "Wemyss" is pronounced "Weems". Martyn -----Original Message----- From: Mary Hamilton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 28 October 2000 19:21 Subject: Re: Travelling to Rothesay >Peta-Anne, > >I stand to be corrected on this as I have not been in Scotland for about 3 >years, but Rothesay and Kingarth are on the island of Bute so you do need >to take a ferry to get there. I would check with MacBraynes-Caledonian >services who can tell you the details of the ferry services. > >There are two possible routes (1) by road all the way via Loch Lomond, the >Rest and Be Thankful, Strachur and Glendaruel to Colintraive then by a >short car ferry trip across on to the island at Rhubodach. >(2) Direct from the mainland from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay - a longer sea trip >but possibly quicker route. > >Caledonian-MacBraynes have a web site which gives all the ferry details. >Sorry I can't give you the address but a search engine will find it for you. >