Island Holiday Cottages Christmas Newsletter

Wishing you all a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from Island Holiday Cottages

 

ISLAND HAMPER!

Receive a free luxury hamper when you book Christmas or New Year at selected properties Click here for details of contents

This offer runs until the end of February

Monday - Monday for the festive period

Please note that our letting week for the festive period runs from Monday to Monday.  This is to fit in with ferry timetables and try to place Christmas Day  & New Years Day in the middle of the letting week.

2010 Bookings

We are busy taking bookings for 2010 and January will be even busier.  If there is a particular week you require call us soon (on 01688 302251) before that week is booked.  Our new look website shows week by week availability, click here to view

Christmas shopping

Tobermory offers some good shopping opportunities for Christmas presents, choose handmade gifts from The Tobermory Soap Company, Tobermory Chocolate Factory and Mull Pottery.  Original artworks and limited edition prints from various island artists are available to buy from An Tobar (Arts centre, upper Tobermory) & Gus Stewart's gallery on Breadalbane Street.

As well as painting his renowned watercolours, Gus is also a film maker and his DVD " Tobermory : moments from a year" A portrait of Tobermory which will make a nice gift for anyone who wants to bring back the flavour of the town and community.  Visit Gus's website to find out more:  http://www.mullart.com/

Mull offers a wide range of local produce (many items are included in our hamper) that make ideal gifts, whisky, beer, smoked fish, cheese & shortbread to name a few.

 

Island Blue has a wide range of gifts and has two outlets, one at Baliscate and one on Tobermory's Main Street.  Recipients of our hampers receive a 10% discount voucher for Island Blue and a 2010 Mull Calendar.

 

For a really unique highland gift, visit Antler Designs at Baliscate.  There is a wealth of horn and antler made gifts to choose from.  Items range from small keyrings to bespoke chandeliers.  Visit www.antlerdesigns.co.uk for more details.

 

Click here for our Amazon bookshop to purchase books, maps, images & jigsaws of the Isle of Mull

 

 

 

 

Hogmanay

Welcome in the New Year in Tobermory!

 

 

Celebrations start at the Hogmanay dance held in the Aros Hall (tickets on sale in Tobermory the prior to New Year).

 

Gather round the Tobermory Clock Tower for the bells then watch the spectacular fireworks display.

 

Celebrations continue the following evening of the 1st January at the annual Dervaig New Year dance at Dervaig Village Hall - 8 miles from Tobermory.

 

Tobermory fireworks photo © Alasdair Satchel 2009

 

New properties for 2010

Baliscate Garden & Seaview Apartments are available to rent from January 2010.

Click here for property page