‘Arran has changed’: Boat trips, bars, and Scotland's first island snorkel trail

There's more to do on Arran you might expect. Picture: Robin McKelvie

‘ARRAN has changed,” says Sheila Gilmore of local tourism collective VisitArran as I step off the ferry “doon the watter”.

“You can still bring your bucket and spade, or climb Goatfell, but we’ve got beach bars, a second distillery, fine dining, new boat trips and Scotland’s first island snorkel trail.”