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Glen Scotia Distillery

One of Campbeltown's three working distilleries, founded in 1832, with tours, tastings and a Victorian-style shop.

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Glen Scotia is one of the three working distilleries of Campbeltown, the little town at the foot of Kintyre that was once called the whisky capital of the world.

It was founded in 1832, as Scotia, by the town's Dean of Guild, James Stewart, and its provost, John Galbraith, and its white buildings stand in the middle of the town, a survivor of the thirty-odd distilleries that once worked here.

The Loch Lomond Group bought it in 2014 and has since invested in the brand, the warehouses and a visitor centre, and it now runs tours and tastings and has a Victorian-style shop selling whisky and local goods. There is also a guided walking tour of the town that tells the story of Campbeltown's lost distilleries and the people behind them. The distillery opens Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, with the last shop tastings at 3pm. Booking ahead is strongly advised for tours and tastings.

Close bySpringbank DistilleryCampbeltown's family distillery of 1828, the only one in Scotland to floor-malt all its barley and do everything on site.2 min by roadSee itThe stills in the Springbank stillhouse.
Before you go

Glen Scotia opens Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm; the last shop tastings are at 3pm.

Book tours and tastings in advance; walk-ins cannot be guaranteed.

Hours
Mon to Sat 10:00 to 17:00; closed Sun.
Where
Campbeltown, PA28 6DS.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
Closed
Where it is

Campbeltown, Kintyre.

Close byIn Campbeltown.
  1. Villas and yachts on Campbeltown's waterfront.CampbeltownA harbour town on Kintyre with a great whisky past, three working distilleries and Scotland's oldest working cinema.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Heading out across Campbeltown Loch towards Davaar by boat.Davaar IslandThe tidal island at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch, reached by a shingle causeway, with a lighthouse and a crucifixion painted in a cave.3 miles7 min by road
  3. The long curve of Westport Beach running south into haze, the surf breaking.Westport BeachSix miles of sand on the Atlantic side of Kintyre, backed by the Machrihanish Dunes and loved by surfers.5 miles9 min by road
  4. The observatory's hide above the shore.Machrihanish Seabird / Wildlife ObservatoryA sea-watching hide on the Atlantic shore of Kintyre, where migrating seabirds funnel past on wild days.7 miles11 min by road
  5. Curved sandy beach beside a calm sea loch, framed by pine trees and hillsSaddell Bay and Castle9 miles16 min by road
Directions
The stills in the Springbank stillhouse.AttractionsSpringbank Distillery0.6 miles
Weathered gravestones and ruined church walls among overgrown foliage in a Scottish graveyardAttractionsSaddell Abbey9.5 miles
The mouth of a sea cave at Keil, opening on grass and sea.AttractionsKeil Caves10 miles
The sandy crescent of Dunaverty Bay under a grey sky.AttractionsDunaverty Bay11 miles
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