Travel Reference
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Information
There are banks with ATMs in Brodick, the main town, where the Ardrossan ferry docks.
Useful websites include www.ayrshire-arran.com , www.visit-isle-of-arran.eu and
www.visitarran.com .
Arran Library ( 01770-302835; Brodick Hall, Brodick; 10am-5pm Tue,
10am-7.30pm Thu & Fri, 10am-1pm Sat) Free internet access.
Brodick Information Centre ( 01770-303774; www.ayrshire-arran.com ; Brodick;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat) Efficient. Located by Brodick ferry pier; also open Sundays in July
and August.
Getting There & Away
CalMac ( www.calmac.co.uk ) runs a car ferry between Ardrossan and Brodick (passenger/
car return £10.75/66, 55 minutes, four to six daily), and from April to late October also
runs services between Claonaig on the Kintyre peninsula and Lochranza (passenger/car
return £9.75/44, 30 minutes, seven to nine daily).
Getting Around
Bicycle
Several places hire out bicycles.
Arran Adventure Company ( 01770-302244; www.arranadventure.com ; Auchrannie
Rd, Brodick; day/week £15/60) Good mountain bikes.
Boathouse ( 01770-302868; Brodick Beach; day/week £14/48) Will still hire even when
closed in winter.
Sandwich Station ( 07810-796248; Lochranza; 2 hrs/day £6/15)
Car
For car hire, try Arran Transport ( 01770-302839; car rental half-/full day from £25/
32) at the service station near the ferry pier.
Public Transport
Three to six buses daily go from Brodick pier to Lochranza (45 minutes), and many daily
go from Brodick to Lamlash and Whiting Bay (30 minutes), then on to Kildonan and
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