Anyone been to Balamory (Tobermory)?

[Angiel]

My kids would love to go and visit Balamory. I've been having a look on the web and it does look lovely, but I just wondered if anyone has been there. Would there be enough to keep them occupied if we went on holiday to the Isle of Mull or is it better to stay on the mainland and go across for a trip?

I haven't been, but friends were there recently for a few days. I think it would depend on the time of year really; the beaches are nice, but if the weather's awful I wouldn't have thought there was a vast amount to do. My friends hit lucky and saw them filming- met Edie McReadie and PC Plum and had their photos taken with them!!!

I hate PC Plum, I would push him in the harbour if I saw him! His dancing is soooo embarrasing

I went as a kid many moons ago. It's very quaint - definitely enough to do for a weekend, but maybe not much longer?

Here's a good site with info on how Tobermory becomes Balamory: Tobermory

Miss Hoolie's house is really a B&B. The lady that runs it has to claim to be Miss Hoolie's housekeeper in order to keep the sprogs happy!

CD, PC Plum is quite fit. He's the only kick I get out of watching CBeebies anyway.

My sister and her family went there in the Summer and said it was so busy (although kids loved it), consequently they didn't stay long, probably a better bet to go out of season.

I read somewhere that the locals are getting a bit peed off with people banging on their doors looking for the characters from Balamory. I suppose the guest house ownwers are coining it and not complaining though!

Bunny2 I don't think he'd be very interested in girls IYKWIM!!

PC Plum is only interested in pink-jumper-and-kilt wearers.

I went there about 10 years ago on my little tour of Scotland, and loved it. It's a really stunning island, the B&B we used was lovely and people didn't use to lock their front door(don't know if that's still the case...) and were soooo friendly. Don't know how much fun it would be for very young children though once they've seen the characters' houses. Maybe a day trip or a couple of days would be enough for them.

CD you dont say ... do you??? God first William Hague and now PC Plum, who can I fantasise about next? Actually had a rampant dream about Russ Abbot last night but that's another story (not Balamory).

We "attempted" to go last Christmas we had a week in southern Scotland and thought we would just pop up for a day trip but we had no idea how remote and complicated the journey would be...its a long way up

...just looked in to bobsmums tobermory link...very useful...also outlines how complicated the journey is...from Dumfrees we estimated it was an 8 hr round trip....so not a childfriendly day trip....

We "attempted" to go last Christmas we had a week in southern Scotland and thought we would just pop up for a day trip but we had no idea how remote and complicated the journey would be...its a long way up

Bunny 2

INCONCEIVABLE! He's about as fanciable as the smelly man on Tikkabilla. Tikkabilla man #2 has got to be the best bet on cbeebies!

Which is the "smelly man" and which is #2?

Bunny2, you are having a laugh!

PC Plum is kind of interesting-looking but fanciable? Nooooo.

Carla, how do you know Tikkabilla man is smelly??? And which one? I think they're all lovely.

I like Milton and/or the other one Wordsworth on Story Makers - definitely better than PC Plum. Altho, ds would be the happiest toddler on earth if he got to meet Josie Jump, she's his first crush adn he goes all quiet and moony when she comes on. Bless.

Have you seen that man on playbus - he's gorgeous.

Oops sorry I mean playdays!

I take it you don't mean the pervy Mr Jolly!

I don't know what any of their names are, he didn't look pervy to me though! He has longish hair that he has tied back and he was wearing a waistcoat the other day.

Carla, the fat blonde one on Tikkabilla is awful, you cant fancy him, surely ??? (says she who dreamt about a quickie in a shop doorway with Russ Abbot )