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Victorian villa with bay windows and turret roof, set above a sloping lawn
Isle of Mull

Ulva House Garden

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A short walk from the ferry brings you to Ulva House, the island’s historic heart.

This was once the seat of the chiefs of Clan MacQuarrie, although this version was rebuilt after a fire in 1955. It’s recently gained more attention after a BBC show focusing on its renovation. While the house is private, the gardens are still open to the public to wander. The garden is a cultivated pocket in a much wilder island.

Round the cornerThe BoathouseA seafood restaurant by the jetty on the Isle of Ulva, a two-minute ferry from Mull, with no bookings.1 min by roadSee itThe white Boathouse on Ulva under a pink sunset sky, dark pines behind.
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  1. The Boathouse on Ulva across the sound, white on the rocky shore with a Saltire flying.Ulva Ferry PortThe jetty on Mull's west coast where the foot ferry crosses to Ulva, with a pontoon and parking by the road.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The Boathouse and the slipway on Ulva across the sound, white cottages under trees.Ulva Farm WalkThe shortest waymarked walk on Ulva, 3.75km round the farm, Ulva House, the walled garden and Telford's church.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Sheila's Cottage on Ulva, a restored thatched croft house of stone among ferns.Isle of UlvaA community-owned island a two-minute ferry ride off Mull's west coast, with no cars, home cooking at the Boathouse and woodland walks.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. The white Boathouse by the landing on Ulva, people at picnic tables in the sun.Isle of UlvaUnder a mile1 min by road
  5. Waterfall dropping to a seaweed-covered shoreline beneath misty hillsEas Fors WaterfallThree waterfalls by the road north of Ulva Ferry, the last plunging a hundred feet over a cliff into the sea.2 miles6 min by road
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The white Boathouse on Ulva under a pink sunset sky, dark pines behind.RestaurantsThe BoathouseA step away
Lip na Cloiche's garden in flower, a small white greenhouse among dense beds of plants.AttractionsLip na Cloiche Garden3.4 miles
AttractionsLoch na Keal road3.6 miles
The pale timber building of Croft 3 on the croft, the sea and hills behind.RestaurantsCroft 34.4 miles
Riders on horseback cross a shallow, seaweed-covered shoreline under stormy skiesAttractionsPony Trekking6.5 miles
ShoppingEas Fors, Salen9.8 miles
Golf balls near the hole on a putting green with two playersAttractionsGolf on Mull10 miles
Walkers on the rocky summit ridge of Ben More, snow lying in the corries.AttractionsBen More, Mull10 miles
A picnic bench on the grass above Salen Bay, the calm water and hills beyond.ActivitySalen Bay Hire11 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near Ulva House Garden, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 17 miles from Ulva House Garden
Free 15–17 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In the Isle of Mull
  • 17 miles from Ulva House Garden
Free 29 Nov – 1 DecA landscape view of the whitewashed cottage in low evening sun, its blue doors, lit lamps and teak chairs, smoke rising from the chimney.Fern Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Croggan
  • 18 miles from Ulva House Garden
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