Bob Law’s Blog: The Wonders of Arran
![Beinn Tarsuinn. Typical rock formations on Arran.](https://i0.wp.com/www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Beinn-Tarsuinn.-Typical-rock-formations-on-Arran..jpg?fit=550%2C331&ssl=1)
One Scottish island that always stands out for me is Arran. For one thing it has an outstanding, knife edged in places, granite ridge, the domain of hill-walkers, scramblers, and rock climbers.
![A Chir Ridge on Arran](https://i0.wp.com/www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/A-Chir-Ridge-on-Arran.jpg?resize=550%2C328&ssl=1)
A Chir Ridge on Arran
For another it has numerous attractive small villages, scattered like gems on a necklace, all along the circular coastline at handy intervals. It’s great for cycling, outdoors pursuits or just general tourist sightseeing if you enjoy spectacular landscapes.
![Goatfell Still in the Cloud. Arran](https://i0.wp.com/www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Goatfell-Still-in-the-Cloud.-Arran.jpg?resize=500%2C361&ssl=1)
Goatfell Still in the Cloud. Arran
Public buses run around the island and it has a taxi service. Budget campers usually stay at the basic Glen Rosa campsite as that’s the nearest to the mountains. And what mountains they are.
![Glen Rosa Campsite on Arran](https://i0.wp.com/www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Glen-Rosa-Campsite-on-Arran.jpg?resize=520%2C323&ssl=1)
Glen Rosa Campsite on Arran
Being much closer to Glasgow and the Central Belt population they used to be a quieter destination than Skye, Torridon, Rhum, or Glencoe with the added benefit of better weather, less driving hours, and zero traffic jams on the return.
![Start of A Chir Ridge on Arran *](https://i0.wp.com/www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Start-of-A-Chir-Ridge-on-Arran-.jpg?resize=540%2C334&ssl=1)
Start of A Chir Ridge on Arran *
I’ve had many happy weekends and day trips over to Arran, summer and winter, for the past 40 years and it has always been an adventure.
Bob Law, September, 2022
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