With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Isle of Iona, 20 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here ought to be Iona Abbey, St. Oran’s Chapel and Iona Heritage Centre. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Isle of Colonsay, 40 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Kiloran Bay Beach. (But we’re also huge fans of Colonsay House and Colonsay Brewery.)