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Taynish nature reserve, Taynish Mill & shore
Getting to the Taynish car park in a car: at Tayvallich village hall(you go past the Tayvallich village shop, past the church) there is a fork in the road, you take the left side road sign posted 'Taynish' and follow the road. The road to the Taynish car park is quite bumpy! The is one disabled parking spot and approximately 5 other parking spots there too but it isn't a marked car park, so could possibly fit a couple more cars. The car park doesn't get too busy.
There is a path leading all the way to the old Taynish mill(400m from the car park) which my power chair has no issues. There is also a board walk off to the left of the path, not too far from the start; it goes right over a little freshwater loch(Lochan Taynish) and no issues in my wheelchair. If you go back to the main path and carry on, the path starts to wind downwards towards the mill, the slight gradiant downwards caused **no issues. **Edited, August 2024; the last turn right before the mill, the gradient leaning to the right is getting worse (regardless whether it's dry or wet) so you have to be really careful as I have slid a few times into the grass/nettles off the path in my power wheelchair and my husband has had to help me out!
There is a grass area right next to the mill, so a lovely spot to have a picnic/lunch. There are a couple of wooden benches(these are relatively new/been replaced) with attached seating and there are spaces where the seating stops specifically to accommodate a wheelchair. I can go in to the mill to look around in my wheelchair and also across the little bridge to look at the waterfall on the other side of the mill.
From the grass area the path carries on to the shore, no problems in my wheelchair. There is a little stone built seat with a Wordsworth quote carved into the stone seat and a wooden box attached available to write your thoughts/poems/pictures. I can't actually get on to the shore but it's a lovely spot to watch boats and wildlife and have a cuppa (brought my own flask). It would be an issue for someone with mobility issues actually getting on to the shore: there's stone steps with a burn at the bottom leading into the sea. My husband and young daughter have no issues but they don't have mobility problems. But being in a wheelchair I love to watch them even if I can't actually get on to the shore myself.
From 17th May(2019)-30th September(2019) there is an Art Trail leading to and around the Mill, an outdoor art exhibition, so keep your eyes peeled for different pieces of art dotted about! It's a short walk but there is a few (relatively new) wooden seats dotted along the walk, so anyone with mobility issues can have a rest along the way. Hope this review helps!
Getting to the Taynish car park in a car: at Tayvallich village hall(you go past the Tayvallich village shop, past the church) there is a fork in the road, you take the left side road sign posted 'Taynish' and follow the road. The road to the Taynish car park is quite bumpy! The is one disabled parking spot and approximately 5 other parking spots there too but it isn't a marked car park, so could possibly fit a couple more cars. The car park doesn't get too busy.
There is a path leading all the way to the old Taynish mill(400m from the car park) which my power chair has no issues. There is also a board walk off to the left of the path, not too far from the start; it goes right over a little freshwater loch(Lochan Taynish) and no issues in my wheelchair. If you go back to the main path and carry on, the path starts to wind downwards towards the mill, the slight gradiant downwards caused **no issues. **Edited, August 2024; the last turn right before the mill, the gradient leaning to the right is getting worse (regardless whether it's dry or wet) so you have to be really careful as I have slid a few times into the grass/nettles off the path in my power wheelchair and my husband has had to help me out!
There is a grass area right next to the mill, so a lovely spot to have a picnic/lunch. There are a couple of wooden benches(these are relatively new/been replaced) with attached seating and there are spaces where the seating stops specifically to accommodate a wheelchair. I can go in to the mill to look around in my wheelchair and also across the little bridge to look at the waterfall on the other side of the mill.
From the grass area the path carries on to the shore, no problems in my wheelchair. There is a little stone built seat with a Wordsworth quote carved into the stone seat and a wooden box attached available to write your thoughts/poems/pictures. I can't actually get on to the shore but it's a lovely spot to watch boats and wildlife and have a cuppa (brought my own flask). It would be an issue for someone with mobility issues actually getting on to the shore: there's stone steps with a burn at the bottom leading into the sea. My husband and young daughter have no issues but they don't have mobility problems. But being in a wheelchair I love to watch them even if I can't actually get on to the shore myself.
From 17th May(2019)-30th September(2019) there is an Art Trail leading to and around the Mill, an outdoor art exhibition, so keep your eyes peeled for different pieces of art dotted about! It's a short walk but there is a few (relatively new) wooden seats dotted along the walk, so anyone with mobility issues can have a rest along the way. Hope this review helps!
