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Right is a view of the Caledonian
McBryane ferry Caledonian Isles that runs
between Ardrossan/Ayrshire and
Brodick/Isle of Arran. The crossing takes
about 55 minutes with prices being about
£9 return per passenger and £56
return per car. Price checks and
timetables can be found at the ferry
website www.calmac.co.uk.
There are about 5 crossings each way
per day. Bookings by phone call Ardrossan
01294 463 470 or Brodick 01770 302
166.
Car hire on the Island from £25
per day can be made from Arran Transport
LTD based at Brodick Pier, phone 01770
302 121.
Arran
Map.
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Left is a view of Brodick as the ferry
is preparing to dock. Brodick is the
largest town on Arran with 6 hotels and a
Spa Resort. There are also many B&Bs
and self contained apartments in Brodick.
Most of the hotels and shops are situated
on Shore Road, Brodick’s main
street that runs from the pier to the par
64/4736 yard Brodick Golf Club.
Attractions on Arran are the Kings
Caves at Blackwaterfoot, many golf
courses, hill walking, mountain
climbing, helicopter
rides, horse
riding, sea fishing, castle visits,
whisky
distilery, brewery &
visitor centre, aromatics/candle
factory/shop and standing
stones.
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Information on Brodick.
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For tourists there is an open top, hop
on hop off bus service. Enquires about
local bus service routes phone 08706 082
608. The highest mountain on Arran is the
2,867ft Goat Fell. The trails to the
mountain range can be picked up at
Cladach 2 miles north of Brodick or at
Corrie 6 miles north of Brodick. The
summit and back takes about 5 hours.
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The Wineport Bistro at Claddach is
about two miles north of Brodick. This
area is basically a few houses, a Bistro,
a Brewing Company and an Aromatics &
Candle Factory shop.
The brewery has a gallery where you
can watch the beer being made. The main
trail to Goat Fell can be picked up in
this area. The bistro can be contacted by
phoning 01770 302 977.
Links to attractions at Claddach:
brewery &
visitor centre, aromatics/candle
facotry/shop.
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Brodick Castle and Country Estate is
situated about 3 miles north of Brodick.
The castle, grounds, visitor centre and
castle restaurant are open to the public
all year round from 09.00 until sunset.
Prices are about £6 per adult and
£4.50 per child.
The earliest part of Brodick Castle
(the tower) was built for the
Hamilton’s (Earls of Arran) in
1588. See more at Country Parks Brodick
Castle or visit the website www.nts.org.uk/brodick.html.
There is a regular bus service from
Brodick.
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Information.
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Six miles north of Brodick is the
small village of Corrie with a Hotel as
seen left. The village is mainly one long
street winding it way around the
coastline. There is a small harbour at
the village that allows canoeing and
other water sports. Pony trekking and
hill walking in this area give some
exceptional sights. The 9 hole golf
course at Corrie has fantastic views of
the mountains with the largest being Goat
Fell. There is a teahouse at the golf
course that is popular with golfers and
visitors to the area.
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Sannox is another small village that
hugs the coastline on the east coast of
Arran 8 miles north of Brodick. Sannox
has a small hotel and restaurant as seen
right, pony trekking centre and is
ideally situated for hill walking or
mountain climbing adventures.
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The road from Sannox leads through the
scenic six mile long Glen Chalmadale
towards the village of Lochranza. On the
outskirts of the village is
Scotland’s newest whiskey
distillery, the Isle of Arran
Distillery, opened in 1995. Tours of
the distillery are conducted every hour
between 10.00 and 18.00 at about
£3.50 per adult or £2.50
students.
The ruins of Lochranza Castle as seen
left are situated near the centre of the
village. The earliest parts of the castle
were built in the mid 1200s for the
MacSweens. Close to the castle is the
Lochranza Hotel with views across the bay
towards Kintyre.
There is a ferry terminal close to the
hotel that allows crossings to the small
village of Claonaig 60 miles south of
Oban on the peninsular of Kyntyre. The
small car ferry makes up to ten crossings
a day. You just queue up and wait your
turn, no bookings allowed.
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A view south over Blackwaterfoot on
the west of the island shows the town
looking over the Kilbrannan Sound towards
Kintyre with the most prominent building
being the Kinloch Hotel. This area has
legendry caves, riding school and loch
for fishing. The Shiskine Golf and Tennis
Club is situated to the north of the
town.
Kings
Caves.
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On the south side of the island is
Kildonan with views over the islands of
Plada and Ailsa Craig. This quiet area
consists of a few houses, two hotels,
castle ruin and touring park.
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Traveling north back on the east side
of Arran you reach Whiting Bay 8 miles
south of Brodick. This is another scenic
small village that hugs the shoreline.
The island in the distance is the Holy
Isle. There are two hotels, restaurant,
golf course, tennis courts, putting green
and cycle hire in Whiting Bay. There are
also some interesting trails from the
village for hill walkers.
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Left is a view of the village of
Lamlash 3 miles south of Brodick. A ferry
service to the Holy Isle in a small boat
leaves every hour during the summer.
Enquiries for this service phone 01770
600 998 or mobile 0860 235086. Sea
angling trips can also be arranged.
Lamlash has two hotels, an inn with a
beer garden, tennis courts, bowling
green, putting green and golf course.
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The Holy Isle lies one mile off the
Arran coast at Lamlash. Previously the
site of an early Christian monastery, it
is now the home of a Buddhist Retreat. In
1263 before the Battle of Largs, the
Norse king Haakon anchored his fleet in
Lamlash Bay. The cave of Saint Molaise on
the island has Viking inscriptions which
may have been made by sailors at that
time. The Lamlash Golf Club is situated
to the north of the village traveling
towards Brodick.
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The tour of Arran anti clockwise
covered 56 miles.
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