About Us

We brought our family to the Isle of Arran in Easter 2013 - just as the biggest snow storms in a generation hit the island leaving us without power for a week! Luckily we were moving into a semi-derilict house - so we weren't expecting much in the way of facilities. Having got the renovations to the former manse (rectory) well under way we have turned our attention to the adjoining paddocks and the creation of the Runach Arrain glamping site.
 
We have located the site on former glebe lands that used to belong to the parish of Kilmory. The site is adjacent to the former manse which dates from the mid 1600s and is reputed to be the oldest inhabited manse in Scotland.
 
Development of the Yurt glamping site started in the Spring of 2015 and the site opened in November 2015. We currently provide three Yurts and hope to grow the site over time to encompass up to five Yurts. The Yurts are built for us by Paul at Highland Yurts.
 
We have also developed some of the land into a food forest garden and we are now an accredited demonstration site for regenerative agriculture and permaculture (ScotLAND Site - Permaculture Association).
 
The site is very peaceful with views over Kilmory woods. Buzzards, swallows and bats are regular visitors along with our own chickens, ducks, geese and honey bees.

Finding Us

Runach Arainn is on south end of the Isle of Arran sitting in the Firth of Clyde to the west of Glasgow.
 
Arran is easily accessed via two ferries, the main one from the port of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire and the smaller ferry from Clonaig to Lochranza on the north of the island. For details of the ferries see Calmac Ferries
 
The main ferry berths in the port of Brodick, where you can pick up supplies in the local Co-op.
 
By car we are 35 minutes drive from Brodick. Follow the coast road south around the island and as you enter the village of Kilmory, take the first right turn by the bus stop and follow the road to Kilmory Church - Runach Arainn is just beyond the Church.
 
By bus catch the 323 bus direct from the ferry port in Brodick and the Kilmory bus stop is 5 minutes walk from us. Take the right turn as above from the main road bus stop towards the Church to find us.

Address

Runach Arainn
The Old Manse
Kilmory, Isle of Arran
KA27 8PH, UK