The following is a list of useful websites about real ales and about Islay.
- The British Beer and Pub Association
promotes and represents the interests of the UK's beer and pub sectors and offers an insight into this enduring and dynamic business.
- CAMRA the CAMpaign for Real Ale, seeks to act as champion
of the consumer in relation to the UK and European beer and drinks industry.
- The Pubworld licensed trade site provides an insight
into pub culture in the UK.
- The SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) website
reflects the dynamic world in which the small brewer is trading.
- The Inverness & Highland Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale
aims to keep real ale drinkers up to date with local issues and events.
- The Fat Badger's Guide to Quality UK Inns
lists some of the very best inns of character.
- The SPBW (Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood)
provides information about beers from the wood.
- The Inn Sign Society
aims to record the history behind the names found on inn signs.
- The Pub History Society
brings together like-minded individuals who enjoy some aspect of pub history.
- Jeremy Hastings runs
Islay Birding
and his website features an
exhaustive list
of birds that can be found there.
- The Islay Fine Food Company
offers a fine selection of products like smoked beef with malt whisky, venison and lamb.
- An excellent source of information about Islay is the website for the local newspaper,
The Ileach, which
is regularly updated.
- There are, of course, seven (nearly eight) whisky distilleries on Islay. Those with websites are found at
Ardbeg,
Bowmore,
Bruichladdich,
Kilchoman and
Laphroaig.
Also worth visiting is the
Isle of Jura
distillery.
- Ron Steenvoorden runs the
Scotland View
website, which provides information, high quality pictures and many useful links about Scotland.
- The
Octofad Farm guesthouse
is run by Cathy Wood and offers excellent accommodation in a farm setting.
- Mark Unsworth runs
Islay Studios,
which offers a range of photography services including weddings, creative landscape, commercial & PR and a picture framing service.
- The astoundingly comprehensive
Islay Info website is essential reading for any vistor to Islay
and has information about anything you could possibly want to know.
- Armin Grewe's
pages about Islay
are a wealth of useful information, and also contain lots of beautiful pictures of the island.
This website was designed by Kevin Allenby of Sanderling Internet and implemented by
James McGregor of
Islay IT Services.
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