Kilmory Workshop
Dave Furze's woodwork showroom at Kilmory, where Arran-grown timber is seasoned and turned into bowls, clocks, toys and furniture.
Up a lane from the church at Kilmory, in the south of Arran, Dave Furze turns island trees into beautiful things.
Everything at Kilmory Workshop starts as timber grown on Arran, which is planked, seasoned and worked by hand right here, from tree to finished piece.
The showroom is packed with his work: turned bowls and vases, breadboards and rolling pins, lamp bases, mirrors, barometers and clocks, alongside wooden toys, oak house signs and furniture such as coffee tables, cabinets and chairs. He uses a wide range of woods, from ash, oak and elm to larch, laburnum and sweet chestnut, and each has its own colour and grain. The toys and the clocks make easy presents.
The workshop opens from Tuesday to Thursday, and on other days when the flag is flying and the sign is out by the church. The lane up is narrow and steep, so drive carefully, or ring ahead to check.
Tuesday to Thursday, 10am to 5.30pm; other days when the flag is flying.
Call 01770 870310 to check.
- Maker
- Dave Furze.
- Timber
- Grown on Arran.
- Makes
- Bowls, clocks, toys, furniture.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10.30am–5.30pm
- Wednesday
- 10.30am–5.30pm
- Thursday
- 10.30am–5.30pm
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
At Kilmory in the south of Arran; the sign stands at the end of the road by the church, KA27 8PH.
Forest of the Falls Café5 miles12 min by road
Eas Mor WaterfallA waterfall in the woods above Kildonan.5 miles12 min by road
The Library in the WoodsA turf-roofed log cabin in the woods at Eas Mor, its walls and ceiling covered in notes and drawings left by visitors, with books to read.5 miles13 min by road
PladdaA low green island off Arran's south coast, with a lighthouse first lit in 1790, seen from Kildonan or on a boat trip round it.6 miles17 min by road
Silver SandsA beach along the coast at Kildonan.6 miles18 min by road
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
For further reading, before you go.