Guest house · Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Briarbank Guest House
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- 15minwalk to the beach
- 28mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 8minOban Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 15 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 28 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 5 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 5 min on foot
- Quiet evenings: 1 bars or clubs within 300 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 85 places we mapped in Oban. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 15 min Closer than 14% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 70% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 5 min Closer than 92% of places
- Drive to Oban Airport 8 min Closer than 11% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 28 m Less climbing than 9% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 15 min
- Bus stop 1 min
- SupermarketLidl 5 min
- PharmacyM&D Green 8 min
- Cash machine 7 min
Sights and days out
- McCaig's Tower On foot: 16 min
- Kilchurn Castle By car: 32 min
- Glen Coe By car: 59 min
- Inveraray Castle By car: 62 min
- Ben Nevis and Fort William By car: 84 min
- Glenfinnan Viaduct By car: 91 min
Getting here
- Oban AirportBy car: 8 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 132 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 28 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 28 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2.3%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 1
Other places nearby
- High Cliff Bed And BreakfastGuest house · Beach 16 min walk 150 m away
- The Ranald HotelHotel · Beach 9 min walk 350 m away
- Sgeir MhaolGuest house · Beach 17 min walk 350 m away
- Shepherds HouseGuest house · Beach 21 min walk 450 m away
- Royal HotelHotel · Beach 8 min walk 450 m away
- Kathmore Guest HouseGuest house · Beach 18 min walk 450 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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