The Sandwich Station, Lochranza
A takeaway in Lochranza's old fire station, making sandwiches to order from the best local produce, with tables outside by the shore road.
The Sandwich Station began with a simple question: why could nobody in Lochranza get an amazing sandwich? The answer is now a little takeaway in the village's old fire station, a white building with a red sign on the road along the shore.
Everything is made to order from the best of what the suppliers have that day, so the menu changes daily and sometimes by the hour. Mornings bring breakfast rolls of crispy smoked streaky bacon, fried free-range egg and black pudding from Campbells the butchers, and later come generous sandwiches on fresh bread. It is first come, first served, and at busy times it may take a few minutes.
Take your sandwich to the tables outside, or carry it down to the shore. The Sandwich Station opens every day in season, from early morning until mid-afternoon.
Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 4pm, Sunday 8.45am to 3.30pm, in season (to 30 September in 2026).
- Where
- Lochranza, on the A841.
- Building
- The old fire station.
- Orders
- First come, first served.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Tuesday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Wednesday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Thursday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Friday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Saturday
- 7.30am–4pm
- Sunday
- 8.45am–3.30pm
In the old fire station in Lochranza, on the A841, KA27 8HL.
The Sailor's GraveA roadside grave on the way to Catacol.Under a mile1 min by road
Lochranza CastleA castle on a spit in the loch.Under a mile2 min by road
Lochranza DistilleryArran whisky, just up the glen.1 mile4 min by road
Cìr MhòrThe jagged granite peak at the head of Glen Rosa and Glen Sannox, 798 metres high, its name meaning big comb.5 miles14 min by road
North Glen Sannox6 miles15 min by road
Places to stay near the takeaway, and when each is next free.
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.