Bunessan Inn
Oban
📍 Oban South and the Isles, PA67 6DP
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.0 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Andrew Wood (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Historic pub at the heart of the local community for three centuries
- Visited by Dr Samuel Johnson and James Boswell in 1773
- Well-stocked bar with lager, gin and whisky
- Recently refurbished cellar, toilets and baby change facilities
- Guest bedrooms being refurbished alongside staff accommodation
Bunessan Inn sits on the Isle of Mull near Oban, Argyll and Bute, a local pub that has been at the heart of its community for three centuries. Guests can enjoy a well-stocked bar serving lager, gin and whisky, alongside a restaurant reopened following a cellar refurbishment and new toilet and baby change facilities. Guest bedrooms are also being refurbished, with accommodation and the restaurant open from Easter to the end of the season. History runs deep here, with Dr Samuel Johnson and James Boswell once stopping by in 1773. The area has plenty to explore nearby too, including the Iona Abbey Museum and Iona Heritage Centre, both within a few miles of the inn.
How far to…
- Iona Abbey Museum
- 6.1 miles
- Iona Heritage Centre
- 6.2 miles
Practical details
- Open
- Easter 2024 to the end of the season
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 23 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Baby Changing
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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