Viewed from Skipness, Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, often described as a geologist’s paradise with numerous hills, mountains, forests, rivers, lochs and beaches. On the north of the Island are the ‘Arran Alps’ with the highest being Goat Fell at nearly 3000ft and is designated a National Scenic Area – defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and the Island’s Coastal Way of 66 miles around the island and designated as one of Scotland’s Great Trails. A ferry service links Lochranza to the Mull of Kintyre and its ‘long and winding road’.