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WHITING BAY


Whiting Bay


Whiting Bay O


verlooking the Ayr- shire coast and south- ern tip of Scotland is


one of Arran’s biggest villag- es, Whiting Bay.


Like most places on the is- land there is evidence of pre-historic habitation. The Vikings left their dead in burial mounds at Kings Cross. Rob- ert the Bruce once sailed from


Whiting Bay at dusk Photo: Andrew Surridge


Kings Cross to victory on the Scottish mainland, proving that there’s nothing like a hol- iday on Arran to prepare you for the battles ahead. The village as it is today be- gan to take shape at the end of the 18th century with the construction of the pier and the expansion of businesses and the tourist trade.


The opening of the golf course, tennis courts and bowling green made Whiting Bay a magnet for tourists. The village hall opened in 1926 and no one was al- lowed to set foot in the new hall unless they wore soft shoes – thankfully the rules are not so strict nowadays and there are ceilidhs and events in the hall throughout the summer. Whiting


Bay beach, with Whiting Bay Photo: Andrew Surridge 20


its mixture of pebbles, rock pools and sand, is an exciting play area for any child. There also tends to be swans and other seabirds to see. A walk in the celebrated Glenashdale Falls takes you past farms and fi elds, through forest paths edged with ferns, mosses and li- chens and past the tumbled stones of prehistoric forts. It’s


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