A week in North Arran

Stay in Corrie. Day 1: Goat Fell, Beinn Tarsuinn near Sannox and Brodick Castle; day 2: Creag Ghlas Laggan near Lochranza (peak), Arran Distillery and Lochranza Castle; day 3: Arran Heritage Museum, The Taste of Arran Mini Golf and Dun Fionn,fort & cultivation terraces 600m NNE of Clauchlands; day 4: North Sannox Pony Trekking, North Glensannox,deserted settlement 900m W of North Sannox and Caisteal Abhail; day 5: Sannox,chambered cairn, Cìr Mhòr and A'Chir; day 6: Laggan,saltpans & coal pits NW of, Lochranza Centre CIC and Loch Ranza; day 7: Ceum na Caillich, Beinn a' Chliabhain and Estate Office,standing stones 500m NE of.

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Day 1 · North Arran

Goat Fell 4.5 km from Sannox
Beinn Tarsuinn near Sannox 7.0 km from Sannox 3 km from the last stop
Brodick Castle Category A listed, 1.8 km from Brodick 7 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Wineport 1.6 km from Brodick
If it rains: Isle of Arran Distillery Visitor Centre 1.4 km from Lochranza
On the way: Brodick Castle Estate, Bavarian Summerhouse Category A listed, 1.7 km from Brodick

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Corrie

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · North Arran

Creag Ghlas Laggan near Lochranza (peak) 4.8 km from Lochranza
Arran Distillery 1.4 km from Lochranza 4 km from the last stop
Lochranza Castle in Lochranza 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Stag's Pavilion 1.3 km from Lochranza

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Corrie

Day 3 · North Arran

Arran Heritage Museum in Brodick
The Taste of Arran Mini Golf in Brodick, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Dun Fionn,fort & cultivation terraces 600m NNE of Clauchlands Scheduled monument, 3.4 km from Lamlash, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Arran Brewery 1.7 km from Brodick

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Corrie

Day 4 · North Arran

North Sannox Pony Trekking 1.6 km from Sannox
North Glensannox,deserted settlement 900m W of North Sannox Scheduled monument, 2.2 km from Sannox 1 km from the last stop
Caisteal Abhail 5.0 km from Sannox 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Tearoom in Sannox

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Corrie

Day 5 · North Arran

Sannox,chambered cairn Scheduled monument, in Sannox
Cìr Mhòr 4.9 km from Sannox 5 km from the last stop
A'Chir 5.9 km from Sannox 1 km from the last stop

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Corrie

Day 6 · North Arran

Laggan,saltpans & coal pits NW of Scheduled monument, 4.2 km from Lochranza
Lochranza Centre CIC in Lochranza 4 km from the last stop
Loch Ranza in Lochranza 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Sandwich Station in Lochranza

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Corrie

Day 7 · North Arran

Ceum na Caillich 4.2 km from Sannox
Beinn a' Chliabhain 6.5 km from Sannox 4 km from the last stop
Estate Office,standing stones 500m NE of Scheduled monument, 1.6 km from Brodick 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Ormidale Bar in Brodick, just outside the area

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads North Arran's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in North Arran?

Corrie. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Corrie: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Goat Fell, Beinn Tarsuinn near Sannox and Brodick Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full