Holiday home · Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Captain's Folly
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- 5minwalk to the beach
- 8mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 7minOban Airport · drive
- Beach 5 min walk
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 5 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 8 minutes away, so it works without a car.
Good for
- Beach 5 min on foot
- Level walk back from the beach: climb about 8 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 5 min Closer than 75% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 70% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 8 min Closer than 78% of places
- Drive to Oban Airport 7 min Closer than 39% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 8 m Less climbing than 71% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 5 min
- Bus stopAt Dolce Vita 1 min
- SupermarketTesco 8 min
- PharmacyBoots 1 min
- Cash machineNationwide 1 min
Sights and days out
- McCaig's Tower On foot: 8 min
- Kilchurn Castle By car: 31 min
- Glen Coe By car: 58 min
- Inveraray Castle By car: 61 min
- Ben Nevis and Fort William By car: 83 min
- Glenfinnan Viaduct By car: 90 min
Getting here
- Oban AirportBy car: 7 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 131 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 8 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 8 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 2
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 8
Other places nearby
- King's Arms Holiday ApartmentsHoliday apartments · Beach 6 min walk 50 m away
- The Palace HotelHotel · Beach 7 min walk 100 m away
- Kings Arms ApartemtHoliday apartments · Beach 7 min walk 100 m away
- Whisky Vaults HotelHotel · Beach 8 min walk 100 m away
- Columba HotelHotel · Beach 4 min walk 100 m away
- Invercloy Guest HouseGuest house · Beach 7 min walk 150 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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