Health and Fitness
Auchrannie Spa Resort
The main swimming pool on Arran, which caters for adults and has facilities for young children such as a child’s pool and child changing area. The pool has a drink and sweet bar in the area. In the same complex there is a fully fitted fitness suite, a large games hall which has football, tennis, badminton, basketball, carpet bowls, volleyball, and a table tennis table. After a refreshing swim or workout you may wish to go to the restaurant and bar which is upstairs. If you wish to take it a little easier then there is also a snooker room in the old complex for any age with a responsible adult. There are also many fitness classes such as “TKO”, “Step Aerobics” and “Legs Bums and Tums”.
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Open seven days a week |
7.30am – 8.30pm |
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Bar opening time |
7.30am - 1:00am |
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Swimming |
Child £1.50 Adult £3.00 |
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Gym |
£4.00 |
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Games Hall |
£40.00 per hour |
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Snooker Room |
£1 for twenty mins |
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Internet Room |
£1 for two hours |
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Arcade games, pool, Air Hockey |
£1 for two hours |
By Allan, Robbie and Adam
Brodick Castle and Gardens
Brodick Castle is situated three miles north of the pier it has a café and tea-room which sell refreshments on the hot summer days where you can sit out in the colourful well kept gardens with a challenging adventure play ground for the children. The castle is open daily from April to October 11am - 5pm. The Country Park is open all year round every day from 9.30am until sunset. Admission charges to the castle and grounds are about 6 pounds for adults and 4.50 pounds for children. Or you can buy cheaper tickets just to visit the extensive grounds and gardens.
Telephone: +44 1770 302202 / Fax: +44 1770 302312. There's a licensed restaurant and souvenir shop. The colourful gardens which feature lots of rhododendrons, include:
· the walled garden
· the "Ice House" where they used to pack ice in the winter in a hole in the ground and then store it ready for the summer
· the Bavarian Summer House, a hexagonal wooden structure built in 1845 and decorated with elaborate arrangements of fir cones.
Once you are inside the castle grounds, you can also take advantage of several walking trails, including one leading up Goatfell mountain (874 metres) and another to the intriguingly named "Duchesses' Bathing Pool".
By Adam
Bilslands
Bilslands is situated in the middle of Brodick. It has a big new shop and boutique which sells Scottish and Arran products including many different Tartans and Arran Cheese. Upstairs in the main building is a restaurant and café which incorporates Arran products. In the same area there is a crazy golf course which has 18 tricky holes and child Go-carts as well for the future David Coulthard. It also has a cycle hire which offers hire in a wide range of mountain bikes and offer tandem bikes for the more adventurous. Rates can be found on the web page or phone 01770302072.
By Allan, Robbie
The Boathouse
Brodick Boathouse is situated on the beach in Brodick. It has many things to choose from. You can rent a bike, go to the putting green, get an ice cream or rent a deck chair. You can only rent boats, bikes and deckchairs in the summer season (May-September).
Directions: As you come off the boat you will come to a junction at the end of the pier take a right and it is the first building along the front.
Bikes: The boathouse has many bikes ranging from a 3sp tourer to a 21sp mountain bike. There are many bike tracks on the island for the mountain bikes. But if you just want to go for a leisurely cycle run we recommend that you cycle round to Corrie then on to Sannox which has a lovely beach This cycle run will take you about 3 hours there and back, but you can go for longer if you want to stop off for a bite to eat. Helmets and baby seats are both available if you wish them.