Where to Travel?

Isle of Arran

If you want to visit the Isle of Arran you will have to make it to the Ardrossan Harbor. From there you can take the ferry to Brodick, which is the capital of the island. The Islands landscape are beautiful, and Arran is often referred to as Scotland in miniature, since it encompass both lowland and highland.

We really suggest you to climb the Goatfell mountain, located not too far, slightly north from Brodick (you also have the opportunity to go there by bus). If you don't feel like doing any physical activities you also have the alternative to go around the whole island by bus and hop-on/hop-off at your convenience. A bus ticket for the whole day is only £5,15.

Below you can see a snowy video from Goatfell:

Below you can see some beautiful pictures from Goatfell:

Irvine & Ayr

If you live in the area of Glasgow and you want to see the sea, Ayr is the place to visit! Located on the west coast of Scotland, approximately 1 hour from Glasgow, Ayr is a nice little city that can be visited in half a day. In addition to seeing the sea, we suggest you to visit Culzean Castle, perched at the top of a cliff with a large garden. It is about 20 minutes from Ayr city centre, but don’t worry, there is a direct bus from Ayr to the castle (the price depends on what you want to do).

Ayr beach: 

Culzean Castle: 

Irvine is also located in the coast in the southwest of Glasgow, but there are fewer things to visit at Ayr, but you can see beautiful landscapes. The visit takes a few hours so you have plenty of time to visit these two cities in one day.

Irvine:

To go to Irvine and Ayr, you can use train from Glasgow Central to Ayr (it will cost you £10.40 for a return: with this ticket you can stop at Irvine and use it again to go from Irvine to Ayr). 

Auchentoshan distillery

Auchentoshan distillery is one of the most famous whiskey distilleries in Scotland. They're very unique due to the fact that their whiskey is triple distilled. There's different kinds of whiskeys to choose from, of course, but the overall taste I would say is very sweet and smooth with hints of citrus and vanilla.  Auchentoshan is located about 20-30 minutes away from Glasgow. So if you want to visit a whiskey distillery in the lowlands, Auchentoshan would be your fist of choice. Read more about Auchentoshan by clicking the following link: http://www.auchentoshan.com

Isle of Skye

If you want to visit Isle of Skye, the car is the best way to go there because if you go by bus or train, you cannot access some beautiful places. It is about 4/5 hours from Glasgow by car.

Isle of Skye, situated on the West coast of Mainland Scotland, is such an amazing place! It was recently voted the 4th best island in the world by National Geographic magazine. It is Scotland’s biggest tourist destination after Edinburgh.

We advise you to visit Sligachan Bridge and the Cuillins (the bridge across the River Sligachan forms part of the only road leading to the west of the island), Old Man of Storr and Trotternish Peninsula (movie location for Prometheus movie), Kilt Rock (it was formed about 61 to 65 million years ago by volcanic activities), Mealt Falls and Mealt Loch (it is one of the few waterfalls in the world where the water falls directly into the sea), Portree (main town on Skye).

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See below the great video taken from the Isle of Skye :

Isle of Bute

The Isle of Bute is not really known but it is only an hour’s drive or train ride from Glasgow to the Victorian station at Wemyss Bay where ferries take you on a 35 minute journey across the Firth of Clyde to Rothesay. You will see beautiful landscapes and it’s the opportunity to try ferry!

You have few historic sites to visit there: Rothesay Castle which stands in the centre of the town, Victorian toilet (very beautiful public toilets which was built in 1899), Mount Stuart which is the Britain’s most astounding Victorian gothic mansion.

There is one main attraction for the Isle of Bute: Irn Bru ice cream. The taste is quite similar to bubble gum but we think that is something you should try.