Brodick

For most people, a visit to Arran in the Firth of Clyde starts with the view of Brodick bay looming ever closer from the Ardrossan-Brodick ferry. The most striking element in that scenery are the mountains, in particular Goatfell, which dominates the scene. Brodick is the largest settlement on the island and is situated in the middle part off Arran's east coast. The name Brodick comes from the [more...]

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This blog extract is about a day trip to Arran, and particularly Brodick and the bay of Brodick. The entire blog has a wildlife slant and this entry is no different, with pictures of seals in the bay and encounters with other animals. She also[more...] 08.01.2007 09:53

Post New Year Break at the Belvedere
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A trip to a Scottish island in January may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but we were in need of a change and didnt have time to go away very far, so we decided to go to Arran for a couple of days. Being January, there weren't perhaps as many options for accommodation as there might have been so we ended up at the Belvedere guesthouse. When I say ended up, it makes it sound like it was an awful place, but I guarantee it wasn't, as you will see if you read on. The reason I use that term is that we don't normally go for Bed and Breakfast or Guest Houses,[...]