The brightly-coloured houses in "Ballamory" were not created especially for the series. In 1960, Bobby McLeod, former provost of Tobermory where it is filmed, decided to introduce the colour scheme to brighten up the buildings of the town. He painted his hotel bright pink and the owners of neighbouring buildings soon followed suit.
The outside or the streets of Balamory is filmed in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
The original working title for the show was "Applecross".
Balamory hasn't had a new episode for about 18 years, until the newly announced reboot in 2026.