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I think this is excellent news

http://www.campbeltown.info/news/localn ... /index.htm

Springbank Distillers and West Coast Motors, two of the oldest companies in Campbeltown have joined forces to bring a new attraction to Campbeltown this summer.
The Springbank Open Top Tour of Campbeltown will operate three times daily, Monday to Friday, during June, July and August and special weekend tours will be available during festivals such as the Music Festival.

The tour covers many aspects of Campbeltown life from the past through to modern times, focussing on the traditional industries of whisky distilling, fishing and farming. There are also quite a few interesting stories about local characters and places of interest which will catch and hold the attention of the people on the tour.

Visitors to Springbank will be given a discount on the cost of taking the open top tour, and bus travellers will likewise be given a discount on their distillery tour tickets.

The new bus can be seen below as it carried out trial runs at the weekend.

http://www.campbeltown.info/news/localn ... /index.htm

Davie P wrote:I think this is excellent news

Me too. The more things to do in the town, the greater the likelihood that tourists will want to come to the town and spend their pennies.

I know I'll be taking the kids on this in August when we're up. My in-laws will be visiting Campbeltown for the first time - my father-in-law likes his whisky, so I expect he'll be on the distillery tour too

awesome news i think . hopefully Springbank will push it at the whisky festival in glasgow in september as well.

i will defo go on it to support it next time i'm home. nice one!

Will it even run on half day Wednesdays????????????

up until 12 o'clock

Ayer, yer as sharp as a slice saussage!!!

Sounds great. I can't wait to check it out on my next visit!

Amanda

We went on the trip last Wednesday and we were the only people on the bus (4 of us). The tour was interesting and lasted for an hour or so. Seemed to go up and down Main Street a fair bit, though did do most of the town (and by the airport).

It was interesting seeing the town from that perspective.

Never did see more than a handful of people on it whilst we were about. Hopefully this was a bad week and things will pick up again otherwise the tour will not last.....