Kildonan Beach

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Kildonan sits on Arran’s southern tip, a pale-sand beach where seals haul out on the rocks and the view runs to Pladda’s lighthouse and the dome of Ailsa Craig beyond. Quiet and low-key, reached on the south coast road from the Brodick ferry.

More places to visit near Kildonan Beach

The Library in the Woods

Attraction near Whiting Bay

A turf-roofed log cabin tucked in the woods on the path up to the Eas Mòr waterfall near Kildonan, on the Isle of Arran. Built from timber brought down in the 1998 storms, it is left open as an honesty library — shelves of books alongside drawings and notes left by walkers who have passed through.

2.1 km NW

Glenashdale Falls

Waterfall near Whiting Bay

Dramatic two-tier waterfall on the Iorsa Water above Whiting Bay on Arran, reached by a woodland walk past Iron Age forts.

4.3 km N

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Whiting Bay Beach

Beach near Whiting Bay

Long sandy east-coast beach on Arran facing Holy Isle.

5 km N

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Holy Isle

Island near Lamlash

Buddhist-owned island in Lamlash Bay, with a hill climb up Mullach Mòr, St Molaise's cave and free-roaming Eriskay ponies and Soay sheep

8.2 km N

Lagg Distillery

Distillery near Kilmory

Modern peated-whisky distillery at Kilmory in the south of Arran, with tours and a restaurant.

8.8 km W

North Arran

National Scenic Area near Catacol

Arran's mountain half — jagged granite ridges above the sea, with Goatfell a big draw and a coast path round the edge

13.1 km NW