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on Arran.

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Isle of Arran

Arran Blue, island soaps and Machrie knitwear.

Shopping on Arran means things made on the island, or chosen with real care. At Home Farm, a mile north of Brodick, a cheese dairy has a window where you can watch Arran Blue and cheddars being made. Beside it, a red sandstone shop sells soaps, candles and scents made here since 1989 with spring water from the hills. Out on the west coast at Machrie, a family showroom that began in 1967 selling sheepskins is now full of handknitted Arans, jackets and woollen throws. Bring a cool bag if you are carrying cheese home on the ferry.

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Place of the day17 hours ago

Jess MacDonald Brass.

An Arran-born silversmith making jewellery in silver, gold and platinum at her studio in Blackwaterfoot, open by appointment.

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From our guide11 hours ago

Kilmory Workshop.

Up a lane from the church at Kilmory, Dave Furze turns Arran's own trees into beautiful things. Every piece starts as island timber, planked, seasoned and worked by hand right here. The showroom is packed with turned bowls and vases, breadboards, lamps, mirrors and clocks, along with wooden toys, oak house signs and furniture. He works in ash, oak and elm, larch, laburnum and sweet chestnut, and each wood has its own colour and grain. The lane up is narrow and steep, so drive with care, and ring ahead to check it is open.

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Lunch8 hours agoIsle of ArranArran Botanical Drinks, Cladach400 yardsIsle of ArranThe French Fox, Brodick0.8 milesIsle of ArranThe Parlour, Brodick0.9 miles

Lunch near Arran's Cheese Shop.

The three good places closest to it: Arran Botanical Drinks, Cladach, The French Fox, Brodick and The Parlour, Brodick.

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From our guide5 hours ago

ARRAN Sense of Scotland.

ARRAN Sense of Scotland started out in 1989 as Arran Aromatics, and it still makes everything at Home Farm, a mile north of Brodick. The red sandstone shop sits beside the cheese dairy and the bakery. The range runs from shower gels, hand creams and body lotions to candles, room sprays and fine fragrance, all made with spring water from the island's hills. Its best-loved scent, After the Rain, has not changed since 1989 and is meant to capture an island garden after a shower. It is an easy place to find a present to take home.

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From our guideJust now

The Old Byre Showroom.

The Old Byre on the coast road at Machrie is a family business that began in 1967 selling nothing but sheepskins. Today the showroom is full of warm things: handknitted jumpers and other knitwear, sheepskins, jackets, homeware and a whole wall of shoes and boots, with a leaning towards natural materials made in the UK and Ireland. Tables are piled with bright woollen throws. Cafe Thyme serves lunch next door, and outside there is a play park with swings, a trampoline and a climbing wall. There is plenty of parking.

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