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Arran Art Gallery
Arran Art Gallery in Whiting Bay has exquisite landscape portraits of Arran.
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Blackwaterfoot
Blackwaterfoot is the largest village on the west coast; it has a shop/post office and two hotels.
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Brodick Castle & Park
Most visitors arrive in Brodick, the heartbeat of the Isle of Arran, and congregate along the coastal road to admire the town's long curving bay. Brodick Castle & Park is 2.5 miles north of Brodick. The first impression is that of an animal morgue as you enter via the hunting gallery, wallpapered with prized deer heads. On your way to the formal dining room (with its peculiar table furnishings), note the intricacy of the fireplace in the library.
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Corrie
Most visitors arrive in Brodick, the heartbeat of the Isle of Arran, and congregate along the coastal road to admire the town's long curving bay. The coast road continues north to the small, pretty village of Corrie , where there's a shop and hotel, and one of the tracks up Goatfell (the island's tallest peak) starts here. Corrie Village Shop sells wonderful sculptures by local artist Marvin Elliot.
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Holy Island
Just off the coast of Lamlash is Holy Island, owned by the Samye Ling Tibetan Centre and used as a retreat, but day visits are allowed. It is possible to stay on the island in accommodation belonging to the grandiose-named Holy Island Centre for World Peace & Health. Although designed more for groups doing yoga and meditation courses at the centre, individuals are welcome. There's also a dining room and library for guests.
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Isle of Arran Brewery
As well as a shop where you can purchase every imaginable thing related to beer (and many you can't), there's an excellent self-guided brewery tour at Isle of Arran Brewery for around £2 , which includes tastings in the shop. Arran beers are pure quality. Warning: Arran Dark is highly addictive.
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Isle of Arran Distillers
The village of Lochranza is in a stunning location in a small bay at the north of the Isle of Arran. The Isle of Arran Distillers has innovative tours (adult/child around £4 /free), including an obligatory dram.
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Kildonan
Kildonan has pleasant sandy beaches, a gorgeous water outlook, two hotels, a campground and an ivy-clad ruined castle.
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King's Cave
Blackwaterfoot is the largest village on the west coast. You can walk to King's Cave from here, via Drumadoon Farm - Arran is one of several islands that lay claim to a cave where Robert the Bruce had his famous arachnid encounter. This walk could be combined with a visit to the Machrie stones.
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Lochranza Castle
The village of Lochranza is in a stunning location in a small bay at the north of the Isle of Arran. On a promontory stand the ruins of the 13th-century Lochranza Castle, said to be the inspiration for the castle in The Black Island, Hergé's Tintin adventure. It's basically a draughty shell inside, with interpretive signs to help you decipher the layout.
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Machrie Moor Stone Circle
On the western side of the Isle of Arran, reached by String Rd across the centre (or the coast road), is the Machrie Moor Stone Circle , upright sandstone slabs erected around 6000 years ago. It's an eerie place, and these are the most impressive of the six stone circles on the island. There's another group at nearby Auchagallon, surrounding a Bronze Age burial cairn.
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Sannox
Most visitors arrive in Brodick, the heartbeat of the Isle of Arran, and congregate along the coastal road to admire the town's long curving bay. The coast road continues north to the small, pretty village of Sannox, with a sandy beach and great views of the mountains. After Sannox, the road cuts inland. Heading to the very north, on the island's main road, visitors weave through lush glens flanked by Arran's towering mountain splendour.
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Torrylinn Cairn
The landscape in the southern part of the Isle of Arran is much gentler; the road drops into little wooded valleys, and it's particularly lovely around Lagg. There's a 10-minute walk from Lagg post office to Torrylinn Cairn, a chambered tomb over 4000 years old where at least eight bodies were found.
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Whiting Bay
In Whiting Bay you'll find small sandy beaches, a village shop, a post office and Arran Art Gallery, which has exquisite landscape portraits of Arran.
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