Arran Holiday

Well here we are safely back from our two week jaunt. The first week we spent on the Isle of Arran, and the second week two miles North of Bamburgh in Northumberland. As is usual, for this time of year, we were blessed with mainly crisp clear and bright sunny weather. On Arran we visited all our usual haunts, having meals at The Brodick Bar, Eilean Mohr (on the front at Brodick) and Coast (situated at Whiting Bay) and we were somewhat sorry to discover that Russell and Mark (the co owners of Coast) have put the business on the market.[Just £230.000 if you have the spare cash!] They are looking to expand, and have decided that the only way they can do this is to leave the island and purchase a business in Glasgow, where the pair of them previously worked. We have got to know the pair of them very well during our visits to Arran, and seen their restaurant grow in stature (if not in size) to become one of the most popular and highly thought of on the island. It's the place you find all the locals dining in, and if they support it you can gaurantee that it will serve high quality food and give excellent value for money!

Russell & Lee outside "Coast"

We paid a visit to Andrew and Rosie (George and Patricia's Uncle and Auntie), who we met at Stuart's wedding earlier this year. They have a beautiful holiday home on the shore of Loch Ranza.

Above are a few of our photos taken on Arran.