Laura Milne Head Chef
We're delighted to announce the promotion of Laura Milne to Head Chef. Laura has been a key part of The Pierhouse team since earlier this year - you may well have already tasted her delicious home-made scones and shortbread in the bar. With a wealth of experience, Laura's cooking is traditional Scottish with a modern twist.
Read more>June 3, 2013
Orkney Lobster Hatchery
The Pierhouse's Nick and Nikki recently visited the lobster hatchery at Lamb Holm in the Orkneys from where many of our lobsters come. It's a fascinating place!
Read more>May 13, 2013
West Highland Yachting Week
The recent West Highland Yachting Week saw the annual race around the Isle of Lismore pass right by the front door of The Pierhouse. 96 yachts with all their colourful spinnakers up was a beautiful sight!
Read more>April 9, 2013
Nick cycles for charity
The Pierhouse’s Nick Horne takes part in his third Mull Cyclosportive Challenge on 9 June 2013. Starting in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, the gruelling 87 mile route circumnavigates Mull’s wild coastline.
Read more>April 9, 2013
Jubilee Bridge Restoration
Appin’s iconic Jubilee Bridge which spans the tidal marshland of Loch Laich is a much loved view. But the wooden bridge is showing its age and needs our help!
Read more>April 9, 2013
Fly fishing at Inverawe
A fly fishing lesson, fresh clean air by the river Awe and a fine catch of rainbow trout - a grand day out for one Pierhouse guest.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Chequered Skipper Butterfly
Glasdrum Wood beside Loch Creran is home to a very rare butterfly - the Chequered Skipper. Our guests, the Youngs, tracked it down.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Mark Newton
Mark Newton stopped off at The Pierhouse for a couple of nights during his fund raising journey around the coast of Britain by mobility scooter.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Scottish Hotel Awards 2013
We're delighted to have won two prestigious awards at the 2013 Scottish Hotel Awards in Glasgow on Sunday.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Local genealogy
Recent guests at The Pierhouse with an interest in genealogy tracked down an ancestor's grave from 1850...with a helping hand from The Pierhouse's Caroline.
Read more>April 8, 2013
B&B Owners Lunch
Local B&B and Guest House owners were invited to lunch at The Pierhouse as a thank you for recommending our seafood restaurant to their own guests.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Astin Martins for lunch
In Aston Martin's 100th Anniversary year, 23 Aston Martins and their owners from Holland stopped by for lunch recently while on their tour of Scotland. Amongst the cars was a soft top DB4 - one of only 5 ever produced and worth getting on for a £1 million!
Read more>April 8, 2013
Trip Advisor Award
We're delighted to announce that we have received a 2013 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award for consistently great guest reviews.
Read more>April 8, 2013
The Walking Lads
In 2009, three retired friends began the first of many stages in their exploration of the Scottish coastline. Fast forward 1384 miles to March 2013 and the ‘walking lads’ 2013 season started in Oban with a couple of nights R&R at The Pierhouse in Port Appin.
Read more>April 8, 2013
A birds eye view
With only a few days to the shortest day of the year, it's a joy to look over some summery photos from Pierhouse guests.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Summer menus 2013
This year's summer menus include some new treats, but we've made sure to retain our signature seafood dishes.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Loch Etive Cruises
Pierhouse guests took full advantage of the recent beautiful weather to go for a cruise on Loch Etive and had 'a lovely day out'.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Charity Cycle to John O'Groats
Scott and Charles stayed overnight at The Pierhouse en route to John O'Groats. The guys started at Lands End and plan to cycle the 1010 miles in 14 days.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Lismore Taxi
A short ferry ride over to Lismore for a day's walking or cycling is a firm favourite with our guests. But did you know about the taxi option?
Read more>April 8, 2013
Oysters - how do you eat yours?
Some people love them ‘au natural’, while others love oysters with ‘a twist’. How do you like yours?
Read more>April 8, 2013
Caroline ceilidhs for charity
Operations Manager, Caroline, took part in a 24 hour ceilidh on the isle of Lismore. The mammoth event raised an amazing £6500 for charity.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Caroline's commute to work
What's your daily commute to work like? The joys of the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh, a cramped train compartment into Waterloo or somewhere in between? How many of us catch a ferry to work each day across a stunningly beautiful sea loch in Argyll? Well, that's Caroline's commute to work at The Pierhouse each day.
Read more>April 8, 2013
Nick's Cycle Challenge
The Pierhouse's Nick Horne, who completed last weekend's 87 mile sponsored cycle ride around Mull in 22 degree heat, shares his story and his heart-felt thanks to everyone who sponsored him - if you would like to sponsor Nick please visit his Just Giving page.
Read more>April 8, 2013
