This is of course a dead easy anchorage to get into and there is loads of space, definitely a refuge on a bad day. But watch out, there are a surprisingly large number of fishing boats using the pier, so show a riding light at night. It is a 15-minute walk into the village of Bunessan but I fear it does not seem to have a lot going for it. Undistinguished houses, a not very special church, a shop, and the Argyll Arms Hotel which has a spectacularly awful flat-roof extension (it also seems to be called the Bunessan Inn). But the hotel does harbour a restaurant (ph 01681 700240), a bar with fairly standard bar suppers, and real ale I believe. The Blackbird Bistro is getting great reviews, but it may well be closed now.
The Ross of Mull Historical Centre — Ionad Eachdraidh an Rois Mhuilich — was opened in 2009. It is small, and mostly devoted to genealogy, staffed by very enthusiastic local ladies. The village was originally established as a fishing station in the late 18th century, like Tobermory, but it was unsuccessful.
You could walk along the road to the Ardalanish weavers from here, as easily as from the Rubh' Ardalanish anchorage, about the same distance, and you are less likely to get lost.
