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June 28, 2019
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Electric Vehicle Charge Points Now Available

If you're worried about charging your EV whilst on holiday in Scotland you can rest easy as we've added two conveniently located charge points at Cologin for our guests and they're FREE to use! We've installed them just behind the main stone byre so you can plug in overnight or simply give your battery a quick top up charge when you come back from your day's travels. The technical data is as follows: We've installed a EV18-375b dual 7kW charge post which is suitable for most vehicles (excludes...

by Linda Battison
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June 6, 2019
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Short Breaks This Summer

We’ve seen a big change in holiday booking patterns over the 25 years we’ve been welcoming guests to Cologin. In recent years the trend for shorter breaks has really taken off and is now an established vacation which has been adopted by families as well as couples, seniors and business visitors. We want to ensure that Cologin can accommodate short breaks regardless of the season and this year we’ve decided to reduce our minimum stay during the peak summer months to reflect this growing trend. If you can...

by Linda Battison
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February 21, 2019
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Rain, Rain Go Away – Come Again Another Day!

There’s a Scottish rain poem which most visitors to the west coast will come across at least once during their stay as it hangs in many pubs, guest houses and receptions across Argyll. I know it as the Argyll Rain Poem and here it is: It rained and rained and rained, The average was well maintained: And when our fields were simply bogs, It started raining cats and dogs. After a drought of half an hour,  There came a most refreshing shower; And then the queerest thing of all, A gentle rain began to fall. Next...

by Linda Battison
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January 3, 2019
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Happy New Year – Welcome to 2019

Another year over - we're now heading for our third decade at Cologin. Running a family business is always challenging but we both still love what we do and look forward to 2019 being another busy year. The winter refurbishment programme is already underway now that our Hogmanay guests are heading home and we're delighted to have received such great feedback from the many "Cologin virgins" who will hopefully be back again next December to bring in the bells with us and welcome 2020. One of the...

by Linda Battison
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August 2, 2018
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Mary’s Planning an Island Retirement!

Our Harris born and raised chef/manager of the Barn Bar is planning on returning to her island home at the end of this season leaving the way clear for a new, ambitious entrepreneur to take on the Barn Bar as a stand alone business. The Barn is at the heart of Cologin and it's integral to the operation of the lodges and the social life of the glen. We will miss Mary and her extended family - many of whom have served behind the bar, waited tables or...

by Linda Battison
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June 18, 2018
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Hamish and the Drover Wire Sculpture

To celebrate Jim’s 60th birthday earlier this year I decided to do something a wee bit different! I have always admired the sculptural wire work of local artist Tara Coggans but felt that for a big birthday I needed something of a statement piece and asked Tara if she could create a lifesize wire sculpture. We kicked around some ideas and given  The Barn Bar’s history as a cattle byre and Cologin’s location on an ancient drovers’ road, we soon agreed on a Highland cow and a...

by Linda Battison
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May 19, 2018
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Oban Walking Tours

Step out with fully insured, qualified STGA guides on one of Oban's new walking tours. Scheduled tours meet at the new timber-clad Harbour Building on North Pier and from the Spring Bank Holiday weekend the tours depart at 10am and 2pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Private and bespoke tours can be booked for any day of the week and you can arrange that directly with us at Cologin. Oban Walking Tours offer a lovely 90 minute guided walk along the Esplanade which is suitable for all and...

by Linda Battison
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April 26, 2018
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Highlands and Islands Music & Dance Festival

One week to go before Oban comes alive to the sound of Highland pipes and the rustle of dancers adjusting their swords as they prepare to compete in the annual Highland and Islands Music & Dance Festival which takes place at venues around town from Friday 4th May. The festival began in 1984, when its aims were to encourage young talent to 'participate in and develop the traditional arts of music and dance of the highlands and islands of Scotland'. Since then the event has developed to include...

by Linda Battison
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