Distilleries, hotels and transport on Islay. Click a stop to see information and add it to your route.
Islay has more working distilleries per square mile than anywhere else in the world, but distances between them are less intuitive than they appear. From Port Ellen to Bunnahabhain is nearly 25 miles by road, and distilleries like Kilchoman to the west and Bunnahabhain to the north sit well off the main routes. This map covers operating and upcoming distilleries, the main hotels, villages, CalMac ferry terminals and the Jura crossing, with tools to plan custom routes and calculate driving times and distances across multiple stops.
How it works
Click any marker to open the popup with a description, badges (café, whisky bar, sea view) and a link to the distillery guide where available. To build a route, use Add to route in the popup: the map calculates driving times and distances in real time across all selected stops, including CalMac ferry crossings where needed.
What’s on the map
The Distilleries layer covers all operating distilleries plus those opening soon (Portintruan, Laggan Bay). The Villages & ports layer includes the main villages (Bridgend, Port Charlotte, Ballygrant), CalMac ferry terminals at Port Ellen and Port Askaig, Islay Airport and the Kennacraig terminal on the mainland. The Hotels layer, enabled from the panel at the bottom left, lists the main properties with a link to their official website.
The map is built mostly on my own visits to Islay. Every point has been checked in person: opening hours, whether tastings are available without booking, whether there’s a café or kitchen on site. When something changes (a distillery opens to the public, a hotel closes) I update it as soon as I find out. It’s not a definitive guide, but I’ll keep it as up to date as I can.
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