Mull Theatre has a lovely new building in Druimfin, about a mile south of Tobermory. The new…read morebuilding is a lovely space, but is curiously badly designed for its intended purpose, with little front of house area for audience members to gather in, a performance space with no permanent technical installation and no facility to hang anything overhead - something that is fairly essential in any theatre. It's basically a big box with a seating bank at one end and I've been in better-equipped rehearsal studios to be honest. However the staff are all lovely and do a great job in keeping the place running and making every visitor feel welcome, and the resident company have a great reputation on the touring circuit. Despite a previous reviewer's comments, it's not the smallest theatre in the world, and never was. For instance, Malvern has a 'Theatre of Convenience' housed in an old public toilet that is smaller, and each year the Edinburgh Fringe manages to field ever-smaller theatre spaces, including the back seat of a taxi, and I think a bicycle one year? With its new location closer to Tobermory, the theatre is a great asset to the local entertainment scene, but they have to work hard to keep their audience and the building could desperately do with some major funding so that they could properly equip the place.

This is officially the smallest theatre in the world, and you definately feel it when your in…read morethere! I went to see Art there, which for those of you who dont know is a 3 man play, and it felt a bit crowded when they were all on stage at once. It was one of the best theatre experiences I have ever had, as it was so unusual! They also do tours around Scotland, so if you can't gt one of the 43 tickets per show, you can catch them on tour instead..

Our tour group had a blast here, listening to traditional Scottish music and learning some dances…read more Mostly tourists here, but there were a few locals dancing and putting us to shame. Great selection of beers, ciders, and whiskeys at the bar, and wonderful music. The dance instruction was great. Scottish pride is a huge thing, and these folks showed it.

Did a bit of a sightseeing drive that day and decided to stop by this Church. We've been in the…read morearea a few times before, but never visited this place. It's beautifully located at the Loch, right beside the A85. It was a busy day, but we managed to get a parking spot right by the church. There's street parking as well, but with the traffic going on it's good to have a chance to park on the offical (small) lot. It was built in 1881-6; and substantially extended from 1906 to 1914. Designed by the architect Walter Douglas Campbell. There are three chapels inside. One for me was especially interesting: The Bruce Chapel contains a carved wood and alabaster effigy of Robert the Bruce. We did spend more time than we've actually planned. It was just a very stunning place to take in. The architecture with all its detail, the couryard, the park, the views. It's a really amazing and impressive church. Even though well visited, I was still baffled that it isn't even more famous. Not that I did mind...overflowing with visitors it might be less impressive. But I just mean it does deserve a bit more spotlight. Donations are welcome, since there's no entrance fee. Dogs on leash are welcome outside on the grounds. There's also a little Café right next to - with toilets. Surely a beautiful place to visit when in the area.

This beautiful church is open to the public for no charge. Toss them a donation on the way out if…read moreyou like.

I had the opportunity to take part in the preview night of the Best of the West Festival, and I…read moremust say I was really impressed by what I heard and tasted in West on the Green this Wednesday night. Upon arrival, we received a few beer tokens, followed by a very welcoming introduction. First to the beer: West's beer is advertised with the slogan "Glaswegian heart, German head" and it is possibly the best sentence you sell me beer with - Munich Red and the Hefeweizen are both very good in their own genre, and I'm sure that you could say the same about the rest, too. Loch Fyne's oysters gained popularity quickly for a good reason, and the smoked salmon was brilliant as well. Luss Smokehouse's salmon paté and the trout are definitely a must try when you're at the festival, I always get surprised how great simple snacks such as oatcakes, paté and a bit of salmon can be. And now comes to the absolute highlight of the night for me - the cheese selection! J.R. Fine Foods exhibited several creamy cheddar variations from chilli and tomato to various whiskeys (including Laphroaig) and my personal favourite, the Old Smokey that has a somewhat unusual, but very harmonic and unique taste. One decision I made that night is that I have to change the fact that the Yelp business page has no reviews as of now, and I am likely to do that pretty soon. All this accompanied by delicious home made cup cakes, good music and last but not least, even most importantly, the people who I had the joy of sharing this evening with - I am really happy I could make it. As far as the food is concerned, I can only recommend visiting the festival. You won't be disappointed.

I went to the first connect in 2007 and it's understandable that there may have been a few teething…read moreproblems that year. As a whole though I would say that this was a fairly enjoyable experience although it's not quite on the mark. I drove there and while it is a lovely drive it took the best part of two hours to get from Glasgow to Inveraray on the Saturday morning, a lot of the road is single carriageway and if there are any problems on the road, land slips a possibility, it can mean a long de-tour. We arrived in good time to face the car park, large uneven grassy fields with some boarding down to stop it getting too muddy, where fortunately I was directed to park in a space fairly near the festival site end, but if it had been at the far end I would have had a bit of a trek. I had brought walking boots and wellies with me, thankfully I decided on the wellies for mud was the order of the day, I was warm and water resistant and ready for the 20-minute walk uphill along a very muddy path. I was walking fairly quickly up something that could pass as mudslide, along the way I passed a lot of people who hadn't realised they were going to the west of Scotland in early autumn, people with daft shoes and dragging trolley cases though the mud. Once at the festival site, passing the campsite on the way, the ground didn't seem too bad, but this is the Duke of Argyll's garden so I think he's got the drainage sorted. The main stages are quite far apart but and there is plenty of space to wander about, with the remaining ground punctuated with other smaller attractions, tents and the all important food stands. The food here was fantastic such a good range and pretty good quality too; there were that many choices and virtually no queues.

This first ever Connect Music Festival was held in the grounds of Inverary Castle at the end of…read moreAugust 2007. The lineup boasted big names like Bjork, Primal Scream and the Beastie Boys along with a lot of smaller and more 'leftfield' acts. This resulted in an enthusiastic crowd that were there for the music rather than the ned fest that T in the Park has become over the years Food was also a big hit at this festival with stalls being staffed by local producers selling oysters, mussels and organic burgers. Much better than your usual festival filth for much the same amount of cash. Camping was hit or miss depending on where you got your pitch. It was a pretty wet summer The week running up to the festival was no exception and the ground showed it. Whilst we stayed relatively dry others complained of camping in a bog. It's also worth pointing out that the hike from car park to campsite is a good 15 minutes up hill. Start your training early if you are planning on taking a big carry out. All in all a great success for this wee festival in its first year. I've deducted a star due to their move to a slightly more commercial line-up for 2008.

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