More Ports More Storms, Sailing, Scotland, Western Isles, Zander Trilogy

To the Pub!

On the waterfront Tobermory, Scotland

The pub visited by the yachting crews from More Ports More Storms, in chapters 17 and 18 was based on a real place, the Mishnish Hotel and Bar, on the seafront in Tobermory.

‘The Mish’, near the pier on the harbourfront, is a favourite hang-out for visiting yachties and a great place for a pint, with a very convivial atmosphere. Wood-panelled and flag-draped, this is a good old traditional pub where you can listen to live folk music, toast your toes by the open fire and enjoy some local banter.

The Bar area in the Mishnish

Open fires to heat you up!

Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main town on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay. The town has a good variety of shops, hotels, and other accommodation as well as being the administrative centre for the island. The harbour is always busy with fishing boats, yachts and the ferry to and from Kilchoan.  In recent years, the island has become very popular for weddings in a romantic atmosphere. (https://www.tobermory.co.uk/)

8 thoughts on “To the Pub!”

  1. I visited the colourful island of Tobermory some years ago, taking the ferry from Oban. I didn’t realise until we got there that Tobermory was also the location for the BBC children’s TV program “What’s the Story in Balamory”, which I’d often watched with my young daughter.

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