Port Ellen distillery, Islay

Name: Port Ellen distillery
Address: Islay, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Islay

Eat and drink, Distillery, Whiskey distillery

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The Port Ellen distillery is located in Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, Scotland. It initially operated between 1825 and 1983 when production shut down. ()

Alternative names: Founded: 1825 (199 years ago)Coordinates: 55°38'2"N, 6°11'48"W

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Port Ellen distillery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Machrie golf course, Ardbeg Distillery, Dunyvaig Castle, Kildalton Castle.

3.1 miNW
Golf
Machrie golf course, Islay
81 min walk • The Machrie Golf Course, or "The Machrie Links", is located on Islay, in Scotland. The word "machrie" is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic machair, which means more or less the same as "links" did on the east coast of Scotland.
3.5 miE
Cafe, Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Ardbeg Distillery, Port Ellen
89 min walk • Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Dunyvaig Castle, Islay
74 min walk • Dunyvaig Castle, is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
4.9 miE
Forts and castles
Kildalton Castle, Islay
125 min walk • Kildalton Castle is a ruined Victorian country house near Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland. It was built in ashlar in 1870 to a rambling plan in the Scots baronial style.
1.8 miE
Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Laphroaig Distillery, Port Ellen
45 min walk • Laphroaig distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named after the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the island of Islay.
2.8 miE
Factory tours, Tours, Whiskey distillery
Lagavulin Distillery, Port Ellen
71 min walk • Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. It distills spirit that is destined to become Islay single malt Scotch whisky.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas Mòr, Port Ellen
120 min walk • Eas Mor is a waterfall is a waterfall on the Abhainn Ghil on the island of Islay in Scotland. It lies on The Oa peninsula south of Giol and west of Lenavore.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas Mòr, Port Ellen
138 min walk • Eas Mor is a waterfall on the Abhainn Ghil on the island of Islay, in Scotland. It lies on the west coast of The Oa peninsula north of Lower Killeyan.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Leorin Loch, Islay
48 min walk • Leorin Loch is of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Port Ellen, and is one of a group of three lochs supplying water to the island. The earthfill dam is 1.5 metres high.
2.6 miSE
Island
Texa
67 min walk • One of the top attractions on Texa is the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, which dates back over 5,000 years and is one of the best-preserved prehistoric villages in Northern Europe. Visitors can wander through the ancient stone buildings and gain insight into the...