

Later we visited The Glaid Stone which is Cumbrae’s highest point at 127m before seeing the only Standing Stone on the Isle which is hidden in a small plantation. After that we decided to get lunch at The Cumbrae Bistro and while the food was very good it was a 40 minute wait because of how busy it was – but very nice all the same. So, first thing we did was let the dogs out on to the beach to do their business, then drove around the island’s coastal road which is just 11 miles long before settling at Newtown Bay, home to the Crocodile Rock and busy with people, kayakists and cyclists. Even although a basic car and passenger ferry service was introduced between Largs and Cumbrae in 1972 KEPPEL srtill maintained the passenger link with Millport with considerable success. This page gives information about groups, events and festivals as. Ferries are scheduled every 15 minutes in summer and we were joined by lots of other visitors on this fab sunny day! KEPPEL served the Largs to Millport service for many years and, in her later years, offered Clyde cruises and Inter-Resort sailings. Whats On Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Millport, Argyll And Bute, United Kingdom. Today we spent the day on the Isle of Cumbrae (Gaelic for Shelter), home to Millport – Cumbrae’s only town! It’s not far to get to Cumbrae from Renfrewshire, just a 40 minute after drive to Largs and then 10 minutes by ferry. About Millport One of the best day trips from Glasgow for families has long been the seaside Cumbrae Island town of Millport.

A nice and inexpensive day out with the dogs! Millport is the only town on the island and a bus service runs between the ferry slip and the town in just 10 minutes.
