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Argyll and Bute

Calgary Bay Co

A small café by Calgary Bay in north-west Mull, run by Lou and Ben, with lunches, baking and Pilates classes.

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Welcome

Calgary Bay Co is the small café at Calgary, above the white sand of Calgary Bay in north-west Mull, beside the Art in Nature woodland walk.

Lou and Ben bought it in 2024 and are building it, gradually, into a business that fits around their family: Lou first came to Mull on holidays in the 1990s and moved here in 2002, and Ben left a university career in human geography to make a life on the island. Their two small children are often about.

The café opens Sunday to Thursday, 10.30am to 4pm, and serves lunch from noon to 2pm, with coffee and baking the rest of the day; it is closed on Fridays and Saturdays. The café space also holds Pilates classes, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and visitors are welcome to join one before or after a day exploring; on Sunday mornings the café opens after class. There are tables outside, a short stroll from the beach.

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Before you go

Open Sunday to Thursday, 10.30am to 4pm, with lunch from noon to 2pm; closed Friday and Saturday.

Email thecalgarybayco@gmail.com.

Getting there
CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
Hours
Sun to Thu, 10.30am to 4pm.
Lunch
Noon to 2pm.

Opening hours

Monday
10.30am–4pm
Tuesday
10.30am–4pm
Wednesday
10.30am–4pm
Thursday
10.30am–4pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
10.30am–4pm

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Where it is

Calgary, Isle of Mull, PA75 6QQ.

Close byBy Calgary Bay.
  1. Calgary Art in NatureCalgary Art in NatureA free woodland sculpture walk through the beech woods above Calgary Bay, begun in 1999, with a café at the top.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Calgary BayCalgary BayThe largest and easiest beach in north Mull, a long sweep of white sand backed by flowering machair, west of Dervaig.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Inside Am Birlinn: tables under a high timber ceiling, big windows onto the trees.Am BirlinnA family-friendly restaurant in a light, airy timber building near Dervaig, cooking the freshest local food.2 miles 4 min by road
  4. Close-up of a puffin's face, showing red-rimmed eye and orange beak markingsIsle of LungaThe Isle of Lunga is a remote volcanic island west of Mull and part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area.3 miles 7 min by road
  5. Treshnish IslesTreshnish Isles3 miles 7 min by road
  6. The dining room at Ar Bòrd in Dervaig, a table laid for dinner on a herringbone rug, with a pine dresser, a bookcase and windows looking out on green fields.Ar Bòrd4 miles as the crow flies
Directions
AttractionsLoch Torr Wildlife Hide7.1 miles
A main course at An Cala Ciùin in Tobermory, with asparagus, a potato, a small tart topped with wild garlic flowers and a dark sauce on a grey stone plate.RestaurantsAn Cala Ciùin8.3 miles
The pale timber building of Croft 3 on the croft, the sea and hills behind.RestaurantsCroft 38.5 miles
Lip na Cloiche's garden in flower, a small white greenhouse among dense beds of plants.AttractionsLip na Cloiche Garden9.4 miles
Waterfall dropping to a seaweed-covered shoreline beneath misty hillsAttractionsEas Fors Waterfall11 miles
Colourful waterfront houses at Tobermory reflected in still harbour waterAttractionsTobermory12 miles
The green 'Tobermory Stores' sign over the shop window, a painted mural below.ShoppingTobermory Stores12 miles
The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.ToursTobermory distillery12 miles
Inside The Galleon: white walls, a high ceiling with a round window, tables and a staircase.RestaurantsThe Galleon12 miles

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