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Auchrannie Hotel lodge 2019 Stay - Arran
Me and my new wife visited Arran and stayed at the Auchrannie hotel. We were staying in one of the new lodges that had a naturally heated hot tub outside. Although the weather was poor, we still loved it and made use of the spa, hot tube and many other activities on site. This video shows one of the lodges that we stayed in and what it has to offer.
Places to see in ( Brodick - UK )
Places to see in ( Brodick - UK )
Brodick is the main settlement on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from Norse roots meaning Broad Bay.
The harbour receives the main ferry between Arran and the mainland via Ardrossan. Brodick Castle is a former residence of the Dukes of Hamilton. Brodick is one of the largest settlements on the island and is seen as the main hub due to the ferry terminal which connects the island to the mainland, the town is host to hotels, shops, many homes, health centre, nursing home, heritage museum, tourist information centre, Brodick castle and a public beach and park.
Brodick has the Isle of Arran's main ferry terminus which connects Brodick to Ardrossan on the mainland and thence the national rail network. The ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. MV Caledonian Isles plies this route year-round, with MV Isle of Arran providing additional sailings during the summer. The crossing generally takes less than 1 hour. The route is one of the busiest crossings on the CalMac network, and dolphins and basking sharks can often be spotted en route. A second, smaller ferry - MV Catriona - sails from Lochranza to Claonaig on the Kintyre peninsula from March to October.
The town is connected to all parts of the island by road including to all major settlements Lamlash, and Whiting Bay to the south, Lochranza to the North and Blackwaterfoot to the west. A new upgraded Bus Terminal opened in Brodick at the new ferry terminal in early 2017 and is a hub for transport on the island providing many bus services for locals and tourists alike.
Brodick is a popular holiday destination and a base for hill-walking. Tourism provides much of the village's economic base. There are many family-owned and independent businesses, such as hotels, restaurants, shops, bed and breakfast establishments, guest houses and outdoor activities. There are a brewery, a sports and leisure complex and an 18-hole golf course. The village of Brodick is the largest settlement on the island and is seen as the centre of economic activity due to many large businesses that are located around the town including The 22 bedroom Douglas Hotel & Bar & Auchrannie Spa and Resort which comprises two 4 star hotels with 85 rooms and thirty 5 star self-catering lodges along with a spa, two leisure centres, adventure company and more on site - Auchrannie is the largest employer on the island. The town also host base to Arran Haulage, Arran Brewery and Arran Aromatics as well as many more small independent businesses which help make Arran an entrepreneurial success.
The town has a Primary school, village hall, library, church, sports park, health centre and public beach and is the main shopping base on the island with one large Cooperative supermarket in the town as well as a smaller Co-op convenience store, hairdressers, estate agents, post office, gift shops, bakers, chocolate shop, bike hire store, one or two cafe's, bars and restaurants most notably Fiddlers, Douglas Bistro, Ormidale Bar, Brodick Bar and The Auchrannie Resort which has 3 restaurants and bars; Brambles - Seafood & Grill, Cruize - Bar/Brasserie and Eighteen69 - Scottish Tapas. It is also home to the stunning Brodick Golf Club which has 18 holes along the stunning coast of Brodick Bay, Brodick Castle which also has beautiful gardens and a Kids Adventure area which is due to open in July 2017.
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Places to see in ( Brodick - UK )
Places to see in ( Brodick - UK )
Brodick is the main settlement on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from Norse roots meaning Broad Bay.
The harbour receives the main ferry between Arran and the mainland via Ardrossan. Brodick Castle is a former residence of the Dukes of Hamilton. Brodick is one of the largest settlements on the island and is seen as the main hub due to the ferry terminal which connects the island to the mainland, the town is host to hotels, shops, many homes, health centre, nursing home, heritage museum, tourist information centre, Brodick castle and a public beach and park.
Brodick has the Isle of Arran's main ferry terminus which connects Brodick to Ardrossan on the mainland and thence the national rail network. The ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. MV Caledonian Isles plies this route year-round, with MV Isle of Arran providing additional sailings during the summer. The crossing generally takes less than 1 hour. The route is one of the busiest crossings on the CalMac network, and dolphins and basking sharks can often be spotted en route. A second, smaller ferry - MV Catriona - sails from Lochranza to Claonaig on the Kintyre peninsula from March to October.
The town is connected to all parts of the island by road including to all major settlements Lamlash, and Whiting Bay to the south, Lochranza to the North and Blackwaterfoot to the west. A new upgraded Bus Terminal opened in Brodick at the new ferry terminal in early 2017 and is a hub for transport on the island providing many bus services for locals and tourists alike.
Brodick is a popular holiday destination and a base for hill-walking. Tourism provides much of the village's economic base. There are many family-owned and independent businesses, such as hotels, restaurants, shops, bed and breakfast establishments, guest houses and outdoor activities. There are a brewery, a sports and leisure complex and an 18-hole golf course. The village of Brodick is the largest settlement on the island and is seen as the centre of economic activity due to many large businesses that are located around the town including The 22 bedroom Douglas Hotel & Bar & Auchrannie Spa and Resort which comprises two 4 star hotels with 85 rooms and thirty 5 star self-catering lodges along with a spa, two leisure centres, adventure company and more on site - Auchrannie is the largest employer on the island. The town also host base to Arran Haulage, Arran Brewery and Arran Aromatics as well as many more small independent businesses which help make Arran an entrepreneurial success.
The town has a Primary school, village hall, library, church, sports park, health centre and public beach and is the main shopping base on the island with one large Cooperative supermarket in the town as well as a smaller Co-op convenience store, hairdressers, estate agents, post office, gift shops, bakers, chocolate shop, bike hire store, one or two cafe's, bars and restaurants most notably Fiddlers, Douglas Bistro, Ormidale Bar, Brodick Bar and The Auchrannie Resort which has 3 restaurants and bars; Brambles - Seafood & Grill, Cruize - Bar/Brasserie and Eighteen69 - Scottish Tapas. It is also home to the stunning Brodick Golf Club which has 18 holes along the stunning coast of Brodick Bay, Brodick Castle which also has beautiful gardens and a Kids Adventure area which is due to open in July 2017.
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ARRAN COASTAL WAY (part 1).
A £25.00 open return from Glasgow enables the return train and Calmac ferry service to Brodick (and up to a month on the island) from where the Arran Coastal Way beckons. Once disembarked, the Way heads along the promenade with immediate views of Goatfell across Brodick Bay. Gaoda Bheinn is the highest point on the Isle at 874m (thats 2,867ft in old money!) and is one of four Corbetts on the island as well as being the 16th Highest Marilyn in the British Isles. The mountain along with nearby Brodick Castle is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland and the name Brodick comes from the Norse words meaning 'broad bay'. Tourists head to Arran Aromatics and the Island Cheese Company.
Arran itself is a small island just 20 miles long and 56 miles round and is located off the south-west coast of Scotland and is approximately a dozen plus miles across the Firth of Clyde thereby making it easily accessible and has been described as the top of a submerged mountain range. In the Gaelic it means 'peaked island' and the mild climate of the Gulf Stream enables Palm trees to grow there, although they are not true Palms but Palm Lilies, a variety native to New Zealand. The island is cut in half by the Highland Boundary Fault, a geological division that makes the north rugged and hilly and host to some superb mountains, whereas the south is more gentle and lower lying. Often called 'Scotland in miniature', its range and wealth of scenery and coastline was once referred to in days gone bye as the 'Scottish Riviera'! Indeed, one good way to see all of this is by doing the (and it really has to be said, not very well waymarked) Arran Coastal Way, officially opened in March 2003 by the intrepid Cameron. There really is no easy walking on Arran and their Way is not specifically signposted either.
Raised beaches and a botanical field of approximately 900 species of flowering plants form a significant part of the Way as the route heads into the beach at the end of the promenade and winds initially through the Golf Course. Can remember decades ago when there were more tents here than golfers on the greens. Nowadays, camping however is strictly forbidden in this vicinity. This part of the Way alongside the beach and salt marsh is the Fisherman's Walk. Immediately, a distinct lack of waymarkers is evident although the Golf Club have spared no expense in directing walkers eventually onto the right of way that is the beach. Small red posts edge the Golf course grass. It was late in the day when I disembarked at Brodick so I had no intention of climbing Goat Fell [see other video] on this occasion. Approaching the bridge over the Glenrosa water memories came flooding back of a night we all slept on the old bridge when our tents had flooded. Today, my intention was to follow a new route for me, the lower Coastal route alternative via what is referred to as the 'Merkland (cycle) Track'. This however transpired to be a rather uninspiring, predominantly non-scenic choice although a good decision from a time point of view. Various tracks (Gorge Walk and Dan's Walk to name but 2) emerge onto the Track so there are potentially some other walks to explore on another day.
Eventually back on the main road the Way passes the beer garden with that old anchor and the Corrie Hotel and after a three-hour plod the Sannox Hotel is reached. Sannox of course is synonymous with the SBS. A plaque in the Hotel denotes the fact that the SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE (originally known as the Folboat section) was founded in Sannox during December 1940. This is also the starting point for the ascent of the second highest peak on the island and a summit that forms part of the Arran skyline referred to as 'The Sleeping Warrior' in reference years ago to Lord Brougham's profile -- namely, the Corbett Caisteal Abhail. Over the North Sannox Burn stepping-stones, the Way then reaches North Sannox picnic site and my day one, late evening, destination. This was more than half of the 17-mile hike to Lochranza completed.
In the morning after a bowl of midge infested porridge a hasty retreat was required. The Way is then followed through the Fallen Rocks red sandstone boulders, a huge agglomeration broken away from the cliffs the result of massive rock face exfoliation. The landslips at Fallen Rocks and at Scriden happened within historical times. The former has left large conglomerate blocks of Old Red Sandstone. These fell it is said some two hundred years ago, with a concussion that shook the earth and was heard in Bute and Argyllshire. [R. Angus Downie - 1933]. Pleasant walking then ensues and I headed into one of the caves for a brew and a fantastic view. The forlorn white painted solar-powered Laggan cottage soon comes into view and on this occasion for me, the 'Coastal Escape' route up and over into Glen Chalmadale and Lochranza. At last I witnessed a squeaky clean coastal waymarker . .text continues in ACW(2) - [all pictures and text roddymck summer 2012].
Taste of Arran
A Taste of Arran -- A glimpse into one of our most successful local food networks. Find out more @
Visit Auchrannie
The short 1-minute version of our longer 3 minute promo 'Explore Arran, Experience Auchrannie'
Visit Auchrannie and Arran in 2018 - The year of the STAYCATION!
Auchrannie - a brief history & our journey to Employee Ownership
In 2018 we successfully transitioned from a family run organisation to employee ownership to help secure Auchrannie's future. We sat down with managing director Linda Johnston to evaluate where we are today and discuss why the board decided that employee ownership is the right future for the business
Isle of Arran (Scotland) Vlog - 2019
So this is my vlog I made of my time in Scotland. It was truly an amazing place to be and the scenery was amazing. My Mum's wedding was perfect and couldn't of been any better.
After all the bad stuff iv'e been through, being here with family that I haven't seen in 10+ years was a moment I won't forget.
Stay happy and always stay positive. ♥
Brodick Promenade Official Opening (Part Two of Two)
After many years' determined effort, the Isle of Arran now has its very own walkway to convey foot passengers to and from Brodick's busy ferry terminal in safety. This successful project demonstrates just what can be achieved through collaboration and co-operation between local residents, contractors, the Council and funding partners.