Seven rooms. Seven cargoes.
Each room is named for a trade that came through Bowling Harbour: whisky, sugar, tobacco, cloth, timber, salt, tea. All real, all documented. You can stay in any of them.
- From£91.80 / night
- Sleeps2 guests
- Check in14:00 – 22:00
- Check outUntil 11:00
The Whisky Room
The cargo this harbour was best known for, and a good place to settle in for the night.
The Sugar Room
Raw sugar passed through on its way to Glasgow's refineries. It rarely stopped long. You're welcome to.
The Tobacco Room
The leaf that made fortunes on this stretch of water. None of it stayed the night. You can.
The Cloth Room
Linen and cotton were looked after here on their way to the Atlantic. You're in good company.
The Timber Room
Baltic timber came through for the shipyards and the tenements. You travel lighter, and you're every bit as welcome.
The Salt Room
The quiet cargo that kept everything else good. Settle in and ask for nothing more than rest.
The Tea Room
Tea was tasted here before it travelled on. There's a pot waiting downstairs.
Stay the night, on the canal.
En-suite doubles and a twin, from £91.80.
Book now*Guest rooms will be allocated prior to arrival
Generous doubles and a twin, all en-suite. A kettle, tea and coffee, a flat-screen TV, towels and Highland Soap toiletries. The superior and executive rooms look over the harbour. Parking is free. Dogs are welcome; beds and bowls provided, just say so when you book.
We'll email your key code before you arrive, so you can let yourself in whenever you like. A card in the room shows you where everything is, and we're only a message away if you need us. Take your time.
Cosy doubles for two, or the twin if you're sightseeing with an old friend. Each room is decorated individually and kept warm, and the harbour-facing rooms are about as quiet as a night gets.
Breakfast, at your own pace.
A shared pantry downstairs with everything you need to start the day. Coffee, tea, and something for breakfast, taken at the table or carried back up to the room.
The kettle’s on, the tea caddies are full, and there’s no set breakfast sitting to make. Help yourself, whenever you’re ready. And if you’ve booked The Byre, the order is sauna, plunge, towpath, then breakfast.
Or stay on the water.
Bespoke houseboats moored on the canal, a few steps from the towpath. A double bedroom, a shower room, a lounge and a kitchenette. One on the water now, more to come.
The houseboats
