The city of Ayr is a popular commercial and tourist city, and you can also visit the one-room thatched cottage in nearby Alloway where Burns was born in 1759. The original of Auld Lang Syne and many other Burns documents are on display in the adjacent museum. Also visit Auld Alloway church and the Burns Monument overlooking Brig o Doon, the bridge mentioned by Burns in his narrative poem Tam o Shanter. From Ayre, continue the journey along the coast to the port of Ardrossen from where you will board the ferry to the Isle of Arran. Overnight on the Isle of Arran.
Dinner is served tonight, along with full Scottish breakfast tomorrow morning.
This morning, our first visit will be to Brodick Castle and Country Park, one of the highlights of your visit to the beautiful Isle of Arran. The tall, stately building beckons you with the glow of its warm red sandstone. The setting is staggering, fronted by the sea, bedecked with gardens and overlooked by the majestic mountain of Goatfell. The castle was built on the site of a Viking fortress and dates from the 13th century. The contents are magnificent and include superb silver, porcelain, paintings and sporting trophies.