Today we were intent on exploring the Isle of Arran, but when we arrived at the ferry, we discovered we should have booked ahead. So plan B…..we took the ferry slightly further north to the Isle of Bute. Mount Stuart … Continue reading →

I saw the flyer for the Barr ‘wee’ Gallery displayed on the noticeboard when we paying for lunch at the Whitings Restaurant @ Maidens. We decided to visit on the weekend driving through the beautiful valley of the Stinchar and … Continue reading →

We drove from our mansion in Ochiltree to Cumnock, the village home where (James) Keir Hardie spent most of his life, one of the founders of the Labour Party and its first leader in the House of Commons. Born in … Continue reading →