Arran is a very popular destination for walking. The breadth of terrain and scenery offers a great variety of different types of walking within a small area.

Goat Fell is the highest mountain on the island, and can be climbed from Brodick. Recommend tackling in the morning; it can be achieved in half a day. On clear day the views from the top are fantastic, including the Ayrshire and Galloway coasts, Kintyre, other islands including Jura, Bute, Islay and Ailsa Craig, and the coast of Ireland. Fit day-trippers could make it to the summit and back down to the ferry in a day. Its all walkable, no climbing involved.

The Corrie route up Goatfell is steeper and passes some lovely waterfalls. It's possible to use the bus to get to Corrie and use this route to the summit, then continue over the summit to descend into Brodick. Glencloy, near Brodick has some great senic walks

A number of walks start from Whiting Bay: the "Giants Grave" (1.5 mile round trip), the "Glenashdale Falls" (7 mile round trip) and round "Kings Cross Point" (3 miles round trip).

Clauchlands Point is about 3 km from the centre of Lamlash. Simply follow the coast to the north-east. If you have a car, you can actually park less than 1km from the point. Good view of Holy Island and the Scottish mainland and sometimes passing nuclear submarines on their way to and from their base on the Clyde. It's quite common to see seals relaxing on the rocks and there is a large amount of bird life. Shrimps can be gathered in the rock pools at low tide. You can also explore the abandoned boom defence signal station from World War II. Golf at one of the islands many courses

Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club, Blackwaterfoot. 12 hole course - beautiful scenery. Ranked 99th in the World's Top 100 Golf Courses. Machrie Bay Golf Course and Tearoom, Machrie - some of the best snacks and drinks around! Also good for a game of golf Lochranza 18 Hole Golf Course - Normally open from April until mid October each year Whiting Bay Golf Club. 18 holes, Starter box with changing room, Clubhouse with Restaurant and Bar. Snooker Table in its own room. There is a mini-golf course and a crazy golf course in Brodick.

Bowling Greens, Lamlash and Brodick - Visitors are welcome to these seasonal facilities, you are asked to wear flat shoes. There is normally someone on hand to show you how to play if you've never tried before. The greens are only open in good weather to avoid wear. £3 per adult £1.50 for concessions. Pony Trekking is available in Blackwaterfoot and North Sannox.

Sea Fishing Trips, Lamlash - limited places available so a very good idea to book ahead at the caravan on Lamlash Pier

Go for a swim at the Auchrannie (Brodick) or the Kinloch (Blackwaterfoot). The minimum ages to swim solo are 12 at the Auchrannie and 17 at the Kinloch

Quad biking at Balmichael Visitor Centre - by trek. Helicopter rides, also at Balmichael

Boat hire, Lamlash - £20 for a 4 person boat for 2 hours, £30 for a 6 person boat for 2 hours. Fishing rods are also available for hire. The views from the centre of Lamlash Bay are well worth the money

weeMAD Festival (wee Music, Art and Dance Festival in Corrie, Arran, 25 - 27 September 2009), Corrie village hall, Arran (A short drive north of Brodick), weeMAD is a 3-day celebration of evolved music, art and dance, thought up by artist Clare Galloway and sound-healer Suzanne Harris as a means of bringing world-class artists to unique rural locations. It will run from 25 to 27 September in its inaugural year (2009) in Corrie village hall. Events start at 7.30 p.m. on the Friday and run through the weekend.