Glasgow Airport 2 hr 32
King's Caves (44 min) A short hike from the car park, these oceanfront caves are said to have early Christian carvings. Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (34 min) 19th-century baronial castle featuring period furniture & art, plus formal gardens & a country park. Arran Art Gallery (12 min) Art, painting, and art museum Pladda (39 min) Giants' Graves (11 min) Time-tested, peaceful site of 2 historic chambered tombs, plus panoramic coastal views. Holy Isle (20 min) Islet accessed by seasonal ferry from Lamlash, with a Buddhist retreat centre & rugged, hilly walks. Kildonan Castle (15 min) Castle and history Arran Coastal Way (28 min) A 65-mile seaside hiking trail passing beaches, caves, boulder fields & stone circles. Glen Rosa (36 min) Eas a’ Chrannaig (19 min) Arran Heritage Museum (29 min) Archaeology, geology & anthropology exhibits at a vintage farm with gardens & a cafe. Machrie Moor Standing Stones (57 min) Archaeological remains of 6 Neolithic stone circles, with informational boards & a car park. |