Glasgow Airport 2 hr 26
Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (22 min) 19th-century baronial castle featuring period furniture & art, plus formal gardens & a country park. Arran Art Gallery (35 min) Art, painting, and art museum Cìr Mhòr (35 min) Landmark conical peak thought to look like a cockscomb, & a challenging destination for climbers. Shiskine Golf & Tennis Club (11 min) King's Caves (12 min) A short hike from the car park, these oceanfront caves are said to have early Christian carvings. Glen Rosa (23 min) The Doon Fort (20 min) Saddell Castle (1 hr 58) Machrie Moor Standing Stones (24 min) Archaeological remains of 6 Neolithic stone circles, with informational boards & a car park. Holy Isle (35 min) Islet accessed by seasonal ferry from Lamlash, with a Buddhist retreat centre & rugged, hilly walks. Davaar Island (2 hr 28) Tidal island reachable by natural causeway, featuring a lighthouse & a series of caves. Arran Heritage Museum (18 min) Archaeology, geology & anthropology exhibits at a vintage farm with gardens & a cafe. Arran Coastal Way (20 min) A 65-mile seaside hiking trail passing beaches, caves, boulder fields & stone circles. Pladda (1 hr 13) Goatfell (28 min) Hiking routes with rhododendron bushes reach this scenic 874-metre peak, the island's highest. |