SPONSORED: Oh we do like to be beside the sea…
Harbour towns that line the rugged coastline of Scotland are the perfect places to escape to if you want to be beside the sea.
Arran
Brothers launch boat ahead of 3,000-mile Atlantic challenge
Three brothers who plan to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic have launched their boat in Loch Lomond.
Island mum calls for change in vaccine rules following little girl’s collapse after bad weather delayed crucial appointments
A baby girl became desperately ill after missing a vaccine by just one day.
Arran’s secret past: Island’s illegal whisky history explored in new book
Often referred to as 'Scotland's gift to the world,' it's the golden tipple as synonymous with the country as tartan, thistles and the rain.
Scientists save one of the world’s rarest trees, found by accident on the Isle of Arran
Scientists have saved one of the rarest trees in the world from extinction after it was added to a global list of threatened plants.
Isle be back! Arran’s old favourites are worth seeing time and time again
THE oasis in Scotland I head to every year is the Isle of Arran, a mercurial escape that more than deserves the “Scotland in Miniature” acclaim.
The Isle of Arran is a retreat you can’t beat: Leave your cares (and kids!) behind with an idyllic island getaway
I LOVE children but, for a father-of-two, I do seem to spend a lot of time avoiding them.
SPONSORED: Is it time to chill at Auchrannie Couples’ Retreat?
Do you find that you are spending less time with the most important people in your life? Are you too busy for any ‘me time’? If ‘yes’, then you and your other half are probably in great need of a luxury short break.
The West: 13 things to visit, see and do
1. Culzean Castle, Maybole History, spectacle, scenery. Fun inside and out. What’s not to love about Culzean Castle? You could easily spend a whole day in the massive country park. There’s three miles of shoreline with lovely beaches and intriguing caves, the formal gardens of Fountain Court and the Walled Garden while kids will love the Adventure Cove play park. The Armoury houses one of the world’s best collections of swords and pistols. There’s fascination as well with the presidential connections. In 1945 the top floor was converted into a flat for General Eisenhower as thanks for America’s support during the Second World War. He visited four times after he became president and you can stay in those very rooms, now part of a country house hotel.
Author Adrian White’s favourite holiday on Arran was also his worst
WRITER Adrian White is originally from England but has lived on Ireland’s west coast for 25 years.