Isle of Bute

Population 6,498 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom
Daylight 7 h 02 in Dec, dark by 15:46 · 17 h 32 in Jun
  1. January: 7 h 37 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 37 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 46 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 09 of daylight
  5. May: 16 h 16 of daylight
  6. June: 17 h 32 of daylight
  7. July: 17 h of daylight
  8. August: 15 h 07 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 48 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 31 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 19 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 02 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. ButeFest

    July

    ButeFest is a music festival at Ettrick Bay on the west coast. It's probably next held 23-25 July 2027, tbc

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Isle of Bute); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 8 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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