Franny’s View Piont

The road up to Franny's View Point winds through proper Scottish moorland, and when you finally arrive at the vantage point near Tarbert, the Argyll landscape spreads out below you like someone's carefully arranged map. It's one of those spots where the effort to get here actually pays off - the views across the hills and glens are genuinely worth the drive.

What you're looking at is a panoramic overlook that gives you the shape of the land in a way ground-level wandering never quite does. On a clear day you can see for miles, which sounds like marketing speak but it's genuinely true. The wind can be ferocious up here, mind you, so bring a proper jacket even if it looks calm in Tarbert below.

This works best for walkers and landscape photographers rather than toddlers or anyone wanting a long stay - you'll spend twenty minutes taking it in, snapping photos, maybe sitting on a bench if there's one about, then heading back down. It's not a destination in itself, but rather a brilliant punctuation mark on a drive through Argyll. Combine it with a base at The Gather holiday park just 2.2 miles away, or Tarbert Holiday Park a bit further on, and you've got yourself a proper viewpoint without needing to commit to a whole day's outing. Free to visit, naturally - just you and the Scottish air up there.