Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EATING AND DRINKING
Ca'Dora
Harbour Street
T
01880 820258.
The pick of
several cafés ranged along the seafront which, despite
looking rather dull from the outside, pulls in the punters for
its pizza and pasta, though it's renowned, above all, for its
ice cream.
Daily 10am-7pm.
Scott's
Harbour Street
T
01880 820190,
W
struan
.biz.
Classy, contemporary bistro inside Struan House
with just half a dozen tables. The food is fabulous,
notably the seafood dishes like crab and chilli bruschetta,
and scallops and chorizo with linguine (£11.95).
Tues-
Sat 6-10pm.
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Starfish
Castle Street
T
01880 820733,
W
starfishtarbert.com.
Sparkling, informally run seafood
restaurant where scallops are king, literally. A plate of these
will set you back £17, as will the Starfish stew, comprising
mussels, queen scallops and the catch of the day. Complete
your meal with the crumble of the day.
Mon-Thurs & Sun
6-10pm, Fri & Sat noon-2pm & Sun 6-10pm.
6
Carradale and around
Network Carradale Heritage Centre
Located on the road into town
• April-Sept daily except Thurs 10am-5pm; Oct-March daily
except Wed & Thurs 11am-4pm • Free •
T
01583 431296
he village of
CARRADALE
itself is rather drab, but the tiny, very pretty harbour with its
small fishing fleet, and the wide, sandy beach to the south, make up for it. On the road
into town, there's the small, but informative
Network Carradale Heritage Centre
, with
exhibits pertaining to the local fishing and farming industries. It also has a wide
selection of bikes to rent (£14/5hr, £20/day), and there's good home baking to be had
in the tearoom.
he B842 ends fourteen miles north of Carradale at
CLAONAIG
, little more than a
slipway for the small summer car ferry to Arran.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
CARRADALE AND AROUND
By ferry
The ferry terminal is at Claonaig, fourteen miles
north of Carradale.
Destinations
Claonaig-Lochranza,
Arran
(8-9
daily; 30min).
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Ashbank Hotel
Centre of village, by shops
T
01583
431650,
W
ashbankhotel.com.
A dinky little place in the
heart of the village, run by two very welcoming sisters. It's
nothing flashy, but the five en-suite rooms are homely
enough
and
the Egyptian cotton bedding is something to
savour.
£75
Carradale Bay Caravan Park
Outside Carradale
village
T
01583 431665,
W
carradalebay.com.
The
nearest campsite to town is the
superbly equipped and
well sheltered Carradale Bay Caravan Park, right by, and
with great access to, the sandy beach. Although it's
predominantly a carava
n sit
e, there is a separate area to
pitch tents.
Easter-Oct.
£21
/pitch
Dunvalanree
Port Righ Bay
T
01583 431226,
W
dunvalanree.com.
Imposing house overlooking the
sheltered little bay of Port Righ, towards Carradale Point;
the five rooms are of the highest order, with beautiful,
bespoke beds, though for those on a tighter budget, there
are a couple of budget rooms
avail
able. Dinner costs just
£20 extra, which is great value.
£80
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The Green Room
Above Carradale harbour
T
07972 683984,
W
greenroomteas.co.uk.
Utterly
delightful tearoom perched high above the harbour and
with glorious views across Kilbrannan Sound to Arran.
Apart from the main café area (serving sausage rolls, rock
cake, flapjacks and the like), there's a glass conservatory
overlooking the croquet lawn (which you are free to play)
and, better still, a lounge-cum-observatory with a
swallow-cam
and
binoculars
for
wildlife-spotting.
10am-4pm; closed Wed.
Skipness
Heading north of the Claonaig ferry terminal, a dead-end road winds its way along the
shore a few miles further north to the tiny village of
SKIPNESS
, where the considerable
ruins of the enormous thirteenth-century
Skipness Castle
and a chapel look out across
the Kilbrannan Sound to Arran. here are also several gentle
walks
laid out in the
nearby mixed woodland, up the glen. he main reason people make the effort to visit
Skipness, however, is the wonderful
Skipness Seafood Cabin
.
