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Welcome home in 2009

2009 is the year Scotland will welcome home those with Scottish roots, and those who have an enduring interest in Scotland and love of its culture.

Thomas Faed, Burns and Highland Mary, Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums)

The Homecoming. Held in the year in which we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of our national bard, the Cowal Peninsula has a direct link with his life and loves.

Robert Burns’ great love Mary Campbell (1763-1786), his Highland Mary, was born in a thatched cottage at Auchamore Farm near Dunoon, the daughter of Archibald and Agnes Campbell.
To find out more click here.

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Cowalfest 2009

Cowalfest in 2009 will be a very special walking festival, reflecting our rich heritage, drawing on the peninsula’s fascinating history, telling of links with Burns, celebrating our outstanding and innovative contributions to the world, highlighting global links, remembering ancestors who left these shores in search of new challenges and new lives. All this set within the breathtaking scenery, so inspirational to artists and writers, of Argyll’s Cowal Peninsula with its hills, lochs, firth, forests and the exotic trees and shrubs that flourish in the mild west coast climate, and of course our great diversity of wildlife including red squirels and eagles, not to mention our wonderfully varied and enticing walks.
We’re proud of this breathtaking environment and in 2009, whether you are celebrating your Scottish roots, are a frequent visitor, or have never visited before, Cowalfest walking and arts festival will welcome you home.

Make a different world a way of life.
Visit Cowal, be part of Cowalfest walking and arts festival.

For information and programme, available in July, contact
VisitScotland
Alexandra Parade, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8AB, Scotland (UK)
Telephone - 08707 200629
dunoon@visitscotland.com