🗓 OLW+ Easdale Island & Ellenabeich Day Trip
Date: Wednesday 9th September
Meeting time:
🚌 Meet at Oban Bus Station for the 11am bus
Our bus journey takes us over the famous Atlantic Bridge, with stunning coastal views, arriving in the tiny historic village of Ellenabeich just before midday.
Return bus options:
🕞 3:30pm
🕟 4:45pm
🕕 6:10pm
(We suspect if it’s raining, 3:30pm will feel perfect… but if it’s glorious sunshine, you may not want to leave!)
🌿 What we’ll be doing
🚤 From Ellenabeich, the tiny ferry to Easdale Island takes just 5 minutes and carries around 10 people per crossing— part of the charm.
🏘 Ellenabeich village itself is a joy to explore. Simply wandering around feels like stepping back in time, with a few small shops and plenty of photo spots.
🍽 We’ll have lunch together at the Oyster Bar & a free drink, with our team helping make introductions so no one feels awkward.
🏝 On Easdale Island:
• Visit the Easdale Folk Museum
• Explore a car-free island with only around 60 residents
• Spot the famous wheelbarrows locals use instead of cars
• Try your hand at stone skimming — Easdale hosts the World Stone Skimming Championships
• Walk around the island (30–60 minutes depending on pace)
• Wander to the old slate quarries, around 15 minutes away
🏊 Fancy a swim?
Bring your swimmers or wetsuit if you’d like to dip in the beautiful flooded quarries.
We’ll have an open-water swimming instructor with us, and we also have a limited number of wetsuits available to borrow — just let us know in advance.
🌈 What’s included
✔️ Bus & ferry travel organised and included
🍹 A FREE DRINK once we arrive at Ellenabeich
– spirit & mixer, beer, soft drink or coffee
👋 A fully hosted trip, with Oban Lesbian+ Weekend crew throughout the day
🍽 Helped introductions over lunch at the Oyster Bar
🚤 Guided crossings to Easdale Island
🩺 Team members who are first-aid trained and open-water swimming qualified
👀 What to see
• Flooded slate quarries — cold, clear, and iconic
• Historic cottages & workers’ homes, some with square towers
• Easdale Hill (Dun Mor) — a short climb with panoramic views
• Easdale Folk Museum — the island’s slate-mining history
This is a relaxed, social day — come for the views, stay for the company, and leave whenever feels right for you.
We’d love you to join us 💛
Don't hang around though, as we only have limited spaces for this trip - plus earlybirds get a discount!
With love,
Oban Lesbian+ Weekend 🌈
