I hope so monsieur cannon, but she is professional, Ruth is a breathe of freah air regarding the standards Ruth goes too. Ruth cud present anything. Wot she chooses 2 do is Ruth's decision.
I agree. The wonderful hiking trails, drone shots and stunning scenery are fabulous. On the other hand, the distillery visits are the highlight of your channel for me. More whisky recommendations please!
I learned about the Highland Clearances in primary school. I home educate my own kids now and taught them all about the clearances. Scottish history is a passion of mine and our kids need to know what made us who we are.
The clearances are a shameful chapter in Scottish history, not unlike the potato famine in Ireland that happened around the same time. This period in history is not covered extensively in schools. It was ethnic cleansing and conducted in a brutal way. Whole communities wiped out together with their local culture and language.
A wonderful video !!! Living in the USA, I know I will never be able to go to Scotland, so it is amazing to watch your videos. You have a beautiful narrating voice.
@frednorman1 Money would be the main reason. I've had 5 knee surgeries, 3 level spinal fusion in my neck, a heart attack, herniated disc in my lower back. I am retired now.
sorry to hear that, it can be expensive to do this trip especially when retired, I retire next year so i know it will be different, but the vlogs are great, hope you can make it one day
A short story Ruth: 41 year ago i was on Kintyre to spent my holyday in Carradale. Offcourse i had to go to the local pub every evening😊, so i met a guy from Arran. He allways crossed the bay over to the same pub in Carradale with his own boat. He told me, if i would i could came to to fisit Arran and he lend me and my wife his car. So i could drive the day around the island, witch we did. After i brought the car back to his place, i asket him what the costs where, or what i goold do in return, and he didn’t let me pay for anything not even the boat crissings. That… Ruth was amazing for me, and i will never forget that wonderful experience. So this film of Arran is bringing so many memories… and still thinking how lucky we where. And next i will watch your film of Kintyre ofcourse. Thank you so much for the plessure i had on this film❤
I am always inspired to watch Ruth's Adventures because it should called Ruth's Ruthless Adventures with all the uncertain obstacles you have encountered to bring us content.
We learned nothing about Scottish history in school. The curriculum was all about the Industrial Revolution and romans. It was not until I left school that I started to find out about my Scottish history. It was quite shocking to see what had happened to the people of Scotland. Great to find out more ❤️
Thank you Ruth - I've only just come across your videos. Wonderful, you are very, very good at getting across the aspects that matter on your adventures. At 75 you've given me a push to get on and do my own exploring. Thank you and take care.
I love you tube because real people make their own real content. This lady is going to go off - unrestricted and on her own terms. best of luck - enjoy the content
I have to say what a trooper you are Ruth as you nearly always find time to get out of your comfort zone and into the frigid waters of wherever your travels take you. My kind of gal! Cheers from Virginia!
When we were there last year we saw Otters every day. We were camping at a site called Seal Shores - on pitches really close to the beach. We watched a Mother Otter teaching her pup how to hunt - it was fantastic. A couple of miles or so walk along the beach and we found a Seal Haulout area. It was really amazing to see the seals individually balanced on top of the rocks. They almost looked like half moons as their bodies were arched on the rocks.
I will not be visiting Arran until they have sorted out the ferry issues . They have the regular ferry MV Caledonian Isles ferry in dry dock that will not return to service till the Autumn, due to a rotten hull . They need to replace a lot of steel on the hull of the vessel . You where correct, you boarded the MV Isle of Arran a 40 your old vessel that has been used on the Islay route. A much smaller ferry than the normal ferry. They should have a new vessel in service on this ferry route later in the year , known as the Glen Sannox , but I will believe it when I see it in service. Too many delays and false hopes with that new ferry. Another great video from you, thanks.
husband speaking age 81 - an excellent story of Arran and many beautiful scenic views. I usually do not look at other viewers comments more than 3 or 4 as I really don't care unless the story is very interesting and I would like to see others comments. Many comments on how well you speak and it is like you pronounce each word so precise. Doing a long dialog by yourself is not an easy task since you don't want to keep pausing while you think of what to say next. It was 2 pm on Sunday May 26th and raining again in Wash. State U.S. when I started your story. A very nice way to pass a dreary day. Thank you for your adventure made just for us.
Wow I am so glad I found this channel. I find it hard to express how wonderful and educational this is for a Canadian who had no idea Scotland has so many wonderful islands. So many fascinating places to visit. I am very ill with end stage pulmonary fibrosis and your videos are a highlight of my day. I am so glad you are travelling enjoying life and staying safe. I wonder if you ever thought of taking a wee puppy along with you. Take care Dr. Holly from Ladysmith
Finally arrive in your beautiful country. Third trip , my son and I picked up our camper van in Aberdeen and are headed up the east coast to Orkney. Thanks for your videos
How have you found using a camper van to get around, and is there enough room in it for both of you to sleep comfortably? I'd like to visit with my family (3 of us) and Ruth's sold me on the campervan!
@@sandhyapapineau4008 for the two of us so far it’s fine. We are spending one night in Orkney in a Band B. But all in all it’s fine. Getting used to some the smaller roads in Scotland and Orkney. That I got used to pretty quickly
Hi Ruth, as always, a pleasure to watch your travels.Great scenery, superbly shot, think you would put the BBC to shame with your professional footage.Thanks for sharing.Neil.x😊
We drove up to Ardrossan to go over from Newcastle to do some fishing . I managed to get a massive Stauner in L;amlash just off the pier some of the locals said it was the biggest one hey had ever seen !!
Hi Ruth, Arran looks like a great place, my brother and his wife go there often, another youtuber, Eddie Burns did the glen rosa hike. I really must get over there myself, I'm not a whisky drinker but the sausage rolls look good.
I know about the Highland clearances because I used to be a genealogist, specialising in Scottish family history - and have strong Scottish roots myself. One of my 2nd cousins lives on Arran. She moved there from England a few years ago. A fab video - thank you. ❤
Many many years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Arran, from Bute and the method of travel to get there was on The Waverly, a fantastic experience to say the least. Fantastic video btw.
Where to begin! Arran is my happy place in Scotland. I camped there just a week ago at Lamlash. Those sausage rolls are amazing but, sadly, I was there on a Wednesday and the Pier Tearoom is closed that day 😢the museum is just a great little place and VFM at a fiver. Regards the clearances, I was taught about this at school but I think it’s a generational thing because I am old 😂
So glad to see this Video, I am planning a trip to Arran next week, 🏴. I had a student trip in October 95, the distillery had just opened and I can’t wait to have a return visit. Only problem I don’t drink anymore. 😀
Ruth, I think the amount of editing contained in your videos is exceptional and I for one am extremely grateful for taking us along to all these wonderful places. Well done from my Narrowboat lurking somewhere quiet on the English canals. 😊
I’m West Coast central belt and adore Arran …. the one thing i couldn’t quite grasp is why this lady has a pure super heavy Glasgow Uni accent which only became really prominent around 2017 by 17yr old males and females . Its a dialect not from these shores. Other than that it was quite informative
Very impressive young woman & wonderful tour guide. No words wasted with cliches or BS, just information & delivered with a lovely voice. A fantastic walking companion.
Thank you from a South African. Three of my grandparents were Scottish. I actually have a picture from the Isle of Arran, taken in 1913. My great-grandparents would go there for their annual holidays. I believe it was a haven of happy memories. Many of the young men who would wait for an invitation to join would have been killed in WW1.
In answer to your question Ruth, no, we were not taught anything about the clearances when I was at school in the 1950s. At the time there was a deliberate policy from Westminster of not teaching Scottish pupils of anything that might be considered anti-English, including much of Scotland's history and the Gaelic language. We learned nothing about Bruce or Bannockburn but plenty about Alfred burning his cakes and Harold getting an arrow in his eye at the Battle of Hastings, nothing about the covenanters or the corruption that led to the Scottish Parliament passing the Act of Union in 1707
We learned a lot of Scottish history at school in Stirlingshire in the sixties. Our school was actually on the field of Bannockburn and our history teacher told us about the battle as if it were taking place right in front of us. I’m always sad that other school pupils didn’t have the same experience.
Done Arran at least six times in the car and by motorbike. Saw most of what is in this episode, it's a great wee island and so accessible for me. One day while sitting on a rock admiring the coastline. An otter came ashore making it's way towards me, unaware of my presence. At the same moment a car stopped sharply on the road nearby, out jumped a woman shouting otter!!!. Never saw the creature again....😮
Whisky distillery cabinet…LOL…love it Ruth. My wife and I are watching and enjoying your latest episode. We are visiting Ireland in September and then heading back over to Scotland as well. The Isle of Arran has been an Island we would love to visit so thanks again for this Introduction!
Scotland is dotted with interesting islands, especially the IsIe of Arran. I want to try cheese, oatcakes, and sausage rolls that suit my tastes, and Beam, which I drink to manage my health. I'll buy this right away, There was also a sad incident on the Isle of Arran, but it's a wonderful island and I want to go there, Thank you Ruth-san for introducing me to such a wonderful island and I wish you good luck on your future travels.
A beautiful place. I lived on Arran in the early 2000s for about 6 years. I lived first in a cottage in Lamlash for the first two years and then a tiny cottage on a farm in Sliddery. One of my favourite places on the island is Machrie Moor and climbing the Saddle via Glen Rosa. I still miss the island even now some 16 years since I left.
Hi Ruth just watched your Video whilst having breakfast on holiday in Lochranza been coming here since I was 11 years old and am now 67. I wish I was younger as am waiting for a new hip and have osteoarthritis I cant get around like I used to so watching your Video is a delight. Keep up the excellent work
Thanks for all the insights about Scotland’s remote islands. Went to Edinburgh in 2019 and want to explore the Highlands. I’m Just an American here in California., so it’s a long way. But it’s on my bucket list. Someday.
So impressed by all your videos Ruth. Last year I visited Fingels Cave, Mull ( and large sea cave!)+ Skye for a week of waterfalls walks + Iona. Arran looks well worth a visit thanks for your tour!😊
I love this channel you are such a sweet person your videos are amazing and also like myself you are Scottish enjoying watching all your videos working my way through them.
I am loving your videos! AMAZING! You deserve all the best things in the world. Robert the Bruce is in my ancestry lineage so that was really cool to see the cave. I just found your channel this morning and have been binge watching all your videos!
Thanks for the tour. You're annunciation is excellent making it easy for a guy in Canada to understand you despite the Scottish accent. Not too much whiskey, lovely lassie.
Hi Ruth, loved your video. I was there about 18 months ago and did very similar things. Arran is a great place to get away from the crowds and it’s so accessible being closer than the other islands to the central belt. Enjoy your week. 😊x
I loved the Arran hikes. I sensed you were a little tentative meeting the collies - a reaction to your bad experience? I hope you and pooches can become friends again. I look forward to your next adventure.
Excellent. I'm going on my 57th visit to the island next month with an American friend. An idea for another video would be Glen Clova, Glen Doll. Not so very well known area, Loch Brandy is nearby, some amazing cliffs in the area.
This was great. My mum and her family spent summer holidays on Arran in the 1930s, so lots of the place names were very familiar to me though I haven’t been there…yet😊. Thank you…made my day
The place you are parked at around 28:00 is where I would stop for a drink every day when I had to cycle from Lochranza to Brodick for work when I lived on Arran. The hill just before it on the way back every night was murder (the Bougille)
Hope you got a chance to go to Dunoon , very close to Gurock. I lived there in the late 80’s and thought it was so pretty! Beautiful woodlands and walks along streams with ferns all along the walls of the creek side. I treasure my memories of Dunoon.
I'd appreciate interviews with one or two of the locals on some of these islands. It'd be interesting to hear how they came to live there, occupation, etc.
Thanks for the feedback. I have tried to do this sometimes but I’ve found it quite tricky to find people to agree to be on camera… especially as there will be a large number of people who likely watch the video.
@@ruthaisling That kind of exposure is just what people in tourism businesses crave. And as a former journalist I can assure you that it is commonplace to pay for interviews as well.
Can confirm that the view from the top of Goatfell in good weather is stunning - my first time was also in heavy clag so I came back a couple of years after - managed the round trip from Brodick (on foot the whole way) in about 3.5 hours or so... but I was a LOT younger then :)
Agree. Our club climbed it two or maybe three years , coming down by the back of Brodick castle. The huge rounded boulders at the top are stunning. I got a beauty of a picture from the top that the Herald used so I was dead chuffed! I lost my expensive DJI gimbal-mounted camera along the sandy seashore as we walked back to Brodick. Sweated how I was going to break it to my wife who bought me it: then another hiker presented it to me as we waited for the ferry!
Hi Ryan's mam Sam commenting... I loved this you did such a good job I live in whiting bay and most videos made from Arran seem to skip Whiting bay as not much happens but we have some beautiful walks 😊 plus I did not know that they was another Distillery in Lagg 😮 so thanks for that 😊
Oh WOW Ruth this was such an amazing trip that brings back many memories as well. Thank you for sharing your accomplishment of climbing Goats Fell. My son traveled from Michigan to do the same in 2019. I remember visiting Arran as a 10 year old girl meeting cousins for the first time in Ardrossan (we stayed at their home) and while on the ferry a submarine came up beside us. The whole boat was in awe! Later, I found out they did drills in that area of the sea? from a relative there. I was hoping to get over to honor my 60th birthday this year (and 50 years since being in Scotland) but I keep having home repairs that are eating my funds. Now, I can visit through you!
I had Isle of Arran Ice Cream on the ferry from Armadale to Mallaig. That's so yummy that I've never had. I though I could buy it at supermarket in Scotland but I failed. :(
One of my Favourite Places to Wild Camp, Across from the Holy Isle and as Beautiful as Lamlash Bay is During the Day it becomes Magical at Night, Photographed the Moon many times above the Holy Isle, was there when a Blood Moon Happened and the best Description i can Give of what i witnessed was that of a Red Shiny Bobble on a Christmass Tree, Loving the Channel Ruth.
Took my bicycle across and wild camped on the coastal path at Falling Rocks, Sannox direction about 8 years ago. It was blissful. A little fire on the pebbly shore for comfort as I watched the lights twinkle on the mainland. Bats flew about, oystercatchers called in the morning and even an otter swam along the shoreline. One of the fallen rocks was my table 🙂
We were there a couple of weeks ago - 24 degress C and wall to wall blue skies. I could live on Arran. Did you miss the Library in the Woods? Or are you saving it for another video? It's truly amazing.
Beatle Paul had song about Mull of Kentire...sorry about spelling its late. View from Scotland and other view from Ireland. I wonder if someone could tell about the song and its connection. Good story.
Love your blogs. You bring back so many memories of my rough camping days in the Highlands with my lovely Sheltie. Later i did many diving trips and live aboard trips on both West and East coasts. Now i live in Thailand, so i miss the the Highlands and Islands. Your distillery visits are a bonus. Single Malts are wonderful. The diversity of flavours is amazing. Very limited choice of malts in Thailand,and they are heavily taxed. Still i have my memories and your videos.
Hi from Australia! Thank you for your tour of the Isle of Arran - most interesting and enjoyable. My parents brought us to Australia in 1961, when I was 13. We lived in Edinburgh, and I have very vague memories of a holiday on Arran when I was about 3 or 4 or 5 years old. We stayed at Whiting Bay and went on a walk and got lost - has to make our way though some marshy land, as I recall, with mum carrying my baby sister! I have no recollection of being taught about the clearances in primary school in Edinburgh.
Fantastic wee video Ruth! The first time I was in Arran ,I was 21, in 1989. The next time I went was 2012 with a friend and we walked most of it; we went up to the old farm with the standing stones, and camped overnight there. Loved this video you were all the places I have seen, and brought some great memories back. You're a breath of fresh air Ruth, and am now hooked. I now live in the Scottish borders, which is also beautiful, but do miss the west coast as i'm originally from Glasgow; though I stayed in Kilmarnock for many years. Anyway keep up the great work young lady ; loving your videos. God bless!
You are so very good at this. I am a New Englander with roots in Scotland and using your tours to accompany my books for self study. thank you so much.
Thanks Ruth. As a regular visitor I think this is a great video capturing the best of the island. It’s also possible to walk up Goatfell via Glen Rosa. The reason you were reminded of the Islay ferry is that it was the same boat - MV Isle of Arran, a real workhorse of the fleet. It helped out in the Islay run last summer.
That’s really nice to hear, thank you! I had planned to descend Goatfell via Glen Rosa but due to the bad visibility and also hiking alone, I decided against it!
Ruth your vlogs are a right breath of fresh air, tell me something Ruth, whats the situation with midges, so saw this dude at Loch Ness and he said there was many there. Juhaptergee
Thank you for taking us to the island i love to hear all about the history when i was working on my friends house in Spain they had a cave house just right on a very hot day but i did enjoy seeing the kings cave thank you ❤👍👍take care drive safe
Hi Ruth. Wonderful video of your Arran visit. We visited in 2019 and loved it. My wife Janice descends from Arran emigrants (Hamilton, Kennedy) who went to New Brunswick in the 1830s, so we visited many of the same places you highlighted in your video. Thank you for allowing us to visit again virtually!
Greetings, A wonderfully informative presentation thank you, during the late 60s Arran hosted rock events usually around the September long week-end break featuring bands like Thin Lizzy, Slade etc, I drove for a band called Stumble with Midge Ure ( Vienna) we supported these bands during the festival. Arran is a must visit island and as I live nearby I visit often, all the best .
Thank you for this! My mum is from Lochranza and we got to go back to visit several years ago. I've been absolutely craving that Arran blue cheese for years now. Thank you for showing all the places I didn't get to see, I did hike Goatfell and can confirm then views are sublime!
Arran is such a great island to visit. It's big enough to have a lot to see yet small enough to mean short drives between sites. The people are very welcoming and the ferry guys will do their best to get you sorted if they can. We were there last year and will be again this summer.
Why nobody has head hunted you as a presenter professionally is beyond me, an absolute natural. Enjoyed so much, Thankyou.
That’s so nice of you to say, thank you!
I reckon Ruth is happier being her own boss having her own link on YT and earning more money than being a TV presenter. What say you Mr Parkinson?
I hope so monsieur cannon, but she is professional, Ruth is a breathe of freah air regarding the standards Ruth goes too. Ruth cud present anything. Wot she chooses 2 do is Ruth's decision.
That's what I said Mr Parkinson!@@steveparkinson8887
@@martincannon1078more money than being a TV presenter? Not true. Maybe if she had 5 million subscribers (which I think she should have).
As a Scotsman, and naturally a raging alcoholic, this is my favourite whisky channel masquerading as a travel channel on RUclips. Thanks Ruth.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you for watching 😄🍻
I agree. The wonderful hiking trails, drone shots and stunning scenery are fabulous. On the other hand, the distillery visits are the highlight of your channel for me. More whisky recommendations please!
Gosh, I am an American raging alcoholic and ditto.
lol !!
I thoroughly concur
I learned about the Highland Clearances in primary school.
I home educate my own kids now and taught them all about the clearances. Scottish history is a passion of mine and our kids need to know what made us who we are.
Exactly 👍
The clearances are a shameful chapter in Scottish history, not unlike the potato famine in Ireland that happened around the same time. This period in history is not covered extensively in schools. It was ethnic cleansing and conducted in a brutal way. Whole communities wiped out together with their local culture and language.
A wonderful video !!! Living in the USA, I know I will never be able to go to Scotland, so it is amazing to watch your videos. You have a beautiful narrating voice.
Thank you Mark! Glad you are enjoying the videos!
It’s not that far, not as if it’s across the Atlantic or anything….er hang on
Why wouldn’t you be able to go to Scotland?
@frednorman1 Money would be the main reason. I've had 5 knee surgeries, 3 level spinal fusion in my neck, a heart attack, herniated disc in my lower back. I am retired now.
sorry to hear that, it can be expensive to do this trip especially when retired, I retire next year so i know it will be different, but the vlogs are great, hope you can make it one day
Your country is full of natural beauty. The tourism board should help fund your expeditions. You are a terrific ambassador ❤
It would be nice to work with Visit Scotland sometime! 🤞
@@ruthaislingSee if they are looking to hire.
A short story Ruth: 41 year ago i was on Kintyre to spent my holyday in Carradale. Offcourse i had to go to the local pub every evening😊, so i met a guy from Arran. He allways crossed the bay over to the same pub in Carradale with his own boat. He told me, if i would i could came to to fisit Arran and he lend me and my wife his car. So i could drive the day around the island, witch we did. After i brought the car back to his place, i asket him what the costs where, or what i goold do in return, and he didn’t let me pay for anything not even the boat crissings. That… Ruth was amazing for me, and i will never forget that wonderful experience. So this film of Arran is bringing so many memories… and still thinking how lucky we where. And next i will watch your film of Kintyre ofcourse. Thank you so much for the plessure i had on this film❤
That sounds like an amazing experience you had, what a nice memory!
I am always inspired to watch Ruth's Adventures because it should called Ruth's Ruthless Adventures with all the uncertain obstacles you have encountered to bring us content.
Haha maybe I should change the channel name! 😂
A most charming tour guide you are, whetting our appetite for a visit to your land. Thank you.
Hope you have a great visit to Scotland when you do visit!
We learned nothing about Scottish history in school. The curriculum was all about the Industrial Revolution and romans. It was not until I left school that I started to find out about my Scottish history. It was quite shocking to see what had happened to the people of Scotland. Great to find out more ❤️
Yes, much like us Americans who were kept from learning about how we bulldozed
our way west with little concern for the natives before us.
Thank you Ruth - I've only just come across your videos. Wonderful, you are very, very good at getting across the aspects that matter on your adventures. At 75 you've given me a push to get on and do my own exploring. Thank you and take care.
I love you tube because real people make their own real content. This lady is going to go off - unrestricted and on her own terms. best of luck - enjoy the content
Thank you 😊🙏
I have to say what a trooper you are Ruth as you nearly always find time to get out of your
comfort zone and into the frigid waters of wherever your travels take you. My kind of gal!
Cheers from Virginia!
Thank you so much 😊
When we were there last year we saw Otters every day. We were camping at a site called Seal Shores - on pitches really close to the beach. We watched a Mother Otter teaching her pup how to hunt - it was fantastic. A couple of miles or so walk along the beach and we found a Seal Haulout area. It was really amazing to see the seals individually balanced on top of the rocks. They almost looked like half moons as their bodies were arched on the rocks.
Wow that sounds amazing! So nice you saw otters!
Wonderful adventure. I agree, Ruth has a magic about her; keeps me smiling. Thank you, Ruth.
Thank you 😊
I will not be visiting Arran until they have sorted out the ferry issues . They have the regular ferry MV Caledonian Isles ferry in dry dock that will not return to service till the Autumn, due to a rotten hull . They need to replace a lot of steel on the hull of the vessel . You where correct, you boarded the MV Isle of Arran a 40 your old vessel that has been used on the Islay route. A much smaller ferry than the normal ferry.
They should have a new vessel in service on this ferry route later in the year , known as the Glen Sannox , but I will believe it when I see it in service. Too many delays and false hopes with that new ferry. Another great video from you, thanks.
Hopefully it will be in service soon! 🤞
husband speaking age 81 - an excellent story of Arran and many beautiful scenic views. I usually do not look at other viewers comments more than 3 or 4
as I really don't care unless the story is very interesting and I would like to see others comments. Many comments on how well you speak and it is like you pronounce
each word so precise. Doing a long dialog by yourself is not an easy task since you don't want to keep pausing while you think of what to say next. It was 2 pm on Sunday
May 26th and raining again in Wash. State U.S. when I started your story. A very nice way to pass a dreary day. Thank you for your adventure made just for us.
Thanks for watching from America!
I'm watching from the USA also. Just west of Boston.
Wow I am so glad I found this channel. I find it hard to express how wonderful and educational this is for a Canadian who had no idea Scotland has so many wonderful islands. So many fascinating places to visit. I am very ill with end stage pulmonary fibrosis and your videos are a highlight of my day. I am so glad you are travelling enjoying life and staying safe. I wonder if you ever thought of taking a wee puppy along with you. Take care Dr. Holly from Ladysmith
I’m so pleased you’re able to enjoy Scotland through my videos 🏴 Please keep watching!
That’s it. I can’t take it anymore. I officially love you !
😂😂
How cute 😅😅😅
Back off buddy , Ruth belongs to all of us 😁
Finally arrive in your beautiful country. Third trip , my son and I picked up our camper van in Aberdeen and are headed up the east coast to Orkney. Thanks for your videos
Wow! I hope you have a great time there 😊
How have you found using a camper van to get around, and is there enough room in it for both of you to sleep comfortably? I'd like to visit with my family (3 of us) and Ruth's sold me on the campervan!
@@sandhyapapineau4008 for the two of us so far it’s fine. We are spending one night in Orkney in a Band B. But all in all it’s fine. Getting used to some the smaller roads in Scotland and Orkney. That I got used to pretty quickly
I was on Arran for a week years ago, and loved every minute of it. I’d love to go back.
Boots for the high road and boots for the low road. - Greetings from Canada
Thanks for watching from Canada!
Spectacular! Another addition to my bucket list. And the dogs were friendly😂
Thank you! Haha they were friendly! phew!
Hi Ruth, as always, a pleasure to watch your travels.Great scenery, superbly shot, think you would put the BBC to shame with your professional footage.Thanks for sharing.Neil.x😊
Spot on! I'm so glad I was offered one of her videos by RUclips. Subscribed straight away. 🙂
Thanks so much Neil!
We drove up to Ardrossan to go over from Newcastle to do some fishing . I managed to get a massive Stauner in L;amlash just off the pier some of the locals said it was the biggest one hey had ever seen !!
Hi Ruth, Arran looks like a great place, my brother and his wife go there often, another youtuber, Eddie Burns did the glen rosa hike. I really must get over there myself, I'm not a whisky drinker but the sausage rolls look good.
I'm sure that we learned of the Highland clearances at school (England ! ) My Granddad was from there .
Definitely didn’t ever learn about the highland clearances in school as we are taught English history, not our own
Yes agree, probably reason I gave up history and stuck to geography.
I know about the Highland clearances because I used to be a genealogist, specialising in Scottish family history - and have strong Scottish roots myself. One of my 2nd cousins lives on Arran. She moved there from England a few years ago. A fab video - thank you. ❤
Thank you 😊
@@ruthaisling you're welcome. 😺
Many many years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Arran, from Bute and the method of travel to get there was on The Waverly, a fantastic experience to say the least. Fantastic video btw.
Thanks for sharing your story, sounds like a fun experience! ❤
Isn't the Waverly a paddle steamer ship?? You are extremely lucky to have had that experience.
Where to begin! Arran is my happy place in Scotland. I camped there just a week ago at Lamlash. Those sausage rolls are amazing but, sadly, I was there on a Wednesday and the Pier Tearoom is closed that day 😢the museum is just a great little place and VFM at a fiver. Regards the clearances, I was taught about this at school but I think it’s a generational thing because I am old 😂
So glad to see this Video, I am planning a trip to Arran next week, 🏴. I had a student trip in October 95, the distillery had just opened and I can’t wait to have a return visit. Only problem I don’t drink anymore. 😀
Amazing! I hope you have a brilliant trip there!
Just to add, I went the Lochranza in the north of the island
13:00 you can make a document offline in a google docs :)
Thank you so much for another great episode. Safe travels.
Thanks for watching!
Ruth, I think the amount of editing contained in your videos is exceptional and I for one am extremely grateful for taking us along to all these wonderful places. Well done from my Narrowboat lurking somewhere quiet on the English canals. 😊
Wow, thank you for the kind comments. Enjoy your narrowboat trip!
I’m West Coast central belt and adore Arran …. the one thing i couldn’t quite grasp is why this lady has a pure super heavy Glasgow Uni accent which only became really prominent around 2017 by 17yr old males and females . Its a dialect not from these shores. Other than that it was quite informative
Very impressive young woman & wonderful tour guide. No words wasted with cliches or BS, just information & delivered with a lovely voice. A fantastic walking companion.
Wow, thank you Mick!
Enjoyable and informative video, as always. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and adventures Ruth. 😊
Thanks Dan! Glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️
Hi Ruth. Sent you a recent email via your website. 👍🏻
Oh, the more I watch the more I want to spend months road tripping in Scotland! I’ll get there eventually!
Please visit sometime!
Thank you from a South African. Three of my grandparents were Scottish. I actually have a picture from the Isle of Arran, taken in 1913. My great-grandparents would go there for their annual holidays. I believe it was a haven of happy memories. Many of the young men who would wait for an invitation to join would have been killed in WW1.
Wow that’s so lovely! I love looking at photos of my family from those days too!
Lived for 6 years in North Ayrshire and enjoyed many a visit to Arran. Fun to see you highlight this gorgeous island.
It’s a lovely place! 😍
In answer to your question Ruth, no, we were not taught anything about the clearances when I was at school in the 1950s. At the time there was a deliberate policy from Westminster of not teaching Scottish pupils of anything that might be considered anti-English, including much of Scotland's history and the Gaelic language. We learned nothing about Bruce or Bannockburn but plenty about Alfred burning his cakes and Harold getting an arrow in his eye at the Battle of Hastings, nothing about the covenanters or the corruption that led to the Scottish Parliament passing the Act of Union in 1707
Your so right I was in school in the 60s never taught any Scottish history not even rabbie burns it was deliberate not to teach Scottish history
We learned a lot of Scottish history at school in Stirlingshire in the sixties. Our school was actually on the field of Bannockburn and our history teacher told us about the battle as if it were taking place right in front of us. I’m always sad that other school pupils didn’t have the same experience.
@@rosemarymee I was taught Scottish history either it was wrong not teaching own history
@@albertreynolds9287 Do you mean you “weren’t “ taught Scottish or you were?
@@rosemarymee yes I wasn't taught Scots history lol typing error
We spent all our family holidays on Arran. Sannox and Corrie were favourites that was many years ago 40s50s 60s love Arran
I love Arran too 😍
Done Arran at least six times in the car and by motorbike. Saw most of what is in this episode, it's a great wee island and so accessible for me. One day while sitting on a rock admiring the coastline. An otter came ashore making it's way towards me, unaware of my presence. At the same moment a car stopped sharply on the road nearby, out jumped a woman shouting otter!!!. Never saw the creature again....😮
Ahhhh no at least you got to see it briefly!
There’s just something cool about putting your car on a ferry and enjoying the sights while onboard traveling on the water. Great video. Cheers Troy 😊
Thanks Troy!
@@ruthaisling your welcome
I grew up watching the sun set over Arran.
Beautiful! 😍
Whisky distillery cabinet…LOL…love it Ruth. My wife and I are watching and enjoying your latest episode. We are visiting Ireland in September and then heading back over to Scotland as well. The Isle of Arran has been an Island we would love to visit so thanks again for this Introduction!
Hope you have great trip to Ireland and Scotland!
Scotland is dotted with interesting islands, especially the IsIe of Arran. I want to try cheese, oatcakes, and sausage rolls that suit my tastes, and Beam, which I drink to manage my health. I'll buy this right away, There was also a sad incident on the Isle of Arran, but it's a wonderful island and I want to go there, Thank you Ruth-san for introducing me to such a wonderful island and I wish you good luck on your future travels.
Thank you! I hope you can try all the food from the island sometime! ❤️
A beautiful place. I lived on Arran in the early 2000s for about 6 years. I lived first in a cottage in Lamlash for the first two years and then a tiny cottage on a farm in Sliddery. One of my favourite places on the island is Machrie Moor and climbing the Saddle via Glen Rosa. I still miss the island even now some 16 years since I left.
I think I would really miss it if I had spent time living there. It’s a very special place 😍
Hi Ruth just watched your Video whilst having breakfast on holiday in Lochranza been coming here since I was 11 years old and am now 67. I wish I was younger as am waiting for a new hip and have osteoarthritis I cant get around like I used to so watching your Video is a delight. Keep up the excellent work
That’s lovely that you are on the Isle of Arran now! I hope you have a great time there and your hip replacements goes well. 🙏
Your presentation is outstanding. You are better than a lot of highly comsentated presenters. Keep it up.
Wow, thank you so much 😊
Thanks for all the insights about Scotland’s remote islands. Went to Edinburgh in 2019 and want to explore the Highlands. I’m Just an American here in California., so it’s a long way. But it’s on my bucket list. Someday.
You won’t regret it 🙂
Absolutely love 💝 your channel!! 😮😊❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
So impressed by all your videos Ruth. Last year I visited Fingels Cave, Mull ( and large sea cave!)+ Skye for a week of waterfalls walks + Iona. Arran looks well worth a visit thanks for your tour!😊
I hope you manage to visit Arran!
I hope so too... depending on when next I visit from my home in Sydney, Australia!
I love this channel you are such a sweet person your videos are amazing and also like myself you are Scottish enjoying watching all your videos working my way through them.
I am loving your videos! AMAZING! You deserve all the best things in the world. Robert the Bruce is in my ancestry lineage so that was really cool to see the cave. I just found your channel this morning and have been binge watching all your videos!
Ruth, Arran is my favourite island.I would love to live there. Thank you for this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the tour. You're annunciation is excellent making it easy for a guy in Canada to understand you despite the Scottish accent. Not too much whiskey, lovely lassie.
Thanks for watching from Canada!
Ahhh its a good morning. I listen to this accent..lovely.
Hi Ruth, loved your video. I was there about 18 months ago and did very similar things. Arran is a great place to get away from the crowds and it’s so accessible being closer than the other islands to the central belt. Enjoy your week. 😊x
Thank you for watching! Sounds like you had fun exploring Arran 😊
I loved the Arran hikes. I sensed you were a little tentative meeting the collies - a reaction to your bad experience? I hope you and pooches can become friends again. I look forward to your next adventure.
Yes! There were about 6 dogs and I think I only managed to get a few of them on camera!
My home 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed the island.
What a great place to live! 😍
Excellent. I'm going on my 57th visit to the island next month with an American friend. An idea for another video would be Glen Clova, Glen Doll. Not so very well known area, Loch Brandy is nearby, some amazing cliffs in the area.
This was great. My mum and her family spent summer holidays on Arran in the 1930s, so lots of the place names were very familiar to me though I haven’t been there…yet😊. Thank you…made my day
Thanks for watching, hope you can visit sometime!
Love your videos Ruth plus you love Japan my youngest daughter is obsessed with Japan she speaks at bit too thank you for sharing your fab videos ❤️
That's awesome!
The place you are parked at around 28:00 is where I would stop for a drink every day when I had to cycle from Lochranza to Brodick for work when I lived on Arran. The hill just before it on the way back every night was murder (the Bougille)
Thanks Ruth that's brilliant. Take care. Tom.
Thanks for watching, Tom!
Hope you got a chance to go to Dunoon , very close to Gurock. I lived there in the late 80’s and thought it was so pretty! Beautiful woodlands and walks along streams with ferns all along the walls of the creek side. I treasure my memories of Dunoon.
I'd appreciate interviews with one or two of the locals on some of these islands. It'd be interesting to hear how they came to live there, occupation, etc.
Thanks for the feedback. I have tried to do this sometimes but I’ve found it quite tricky to find people to agree to be on camera… especially as there will be a large number of people who likely watch the video.
@@ruthaisling That kind of exposure is just what people in tourism businesses crave. And as a former journalist I can assure you that it is commonplace to pay for interviews as well.
Can confirm that the view from the top of Goatfell in good weather is stunning - my first time was also in heavy clag so I came back a couple of years after - managed the round trip from Brodick (on foot the whole way) in about 3.5 hours or so... but I was a LOT younger then :)
Agree. Our club climbed it two or maybe three years , coming down by the back of Brodick castle. The huge rounded boulders at the top are stunning. I got a beauty of a picture from the top that the Herald used so I was dead chuffed! I lost my expensive DJI gimbal-mounted camera along the sandy seashore as we walked back to Brodick. Sweated how I was going to break it to my wife who bought me it: then another hiker presented it to me as we waited for the ferry!
I’ll need to plan another trip sometime so I can see the view for myself! 😍
Thanks for remembering the distilleries!
How could I miss them?!
Hi Ryan's mam Sam commenting... I loved this you did such a good job I live in whiting bay and most videos made from Arran seem to skip Whiting bay as not much happens but we have some beautiful walks 😊 plus I did not know that they was another Distillery in Lagg 😮 so thanks for that 😊
Ruth is back!! Fabulous videos, Ruth! I will visit Scotland one day!! God bless
Happy to hear you will visit someday!
29:53 you adventures go to mountain corbett. i'm never seen before. you made it to the top that stone Goatfell. i'm so proud you. congratulations.
Thanks!
another vid ive already seen popping up on my feed, but its ok, its like watching it new again
Oh WOW Ruth this was such an amazing trip that brings back many memories as well. Thank you for sharing your accomplishment of climbing Goats Fell. My son traveled from Michigan to do the same in 2019. I remember visiting Arran as a 10 year old girl meeting cousins for the first time in Ardrossan (we stayed at their home) and while on the ferry a submarine came up beside us. The whole boat was in awe! Later, I found out they did drills in that area of the sea? from a relative there. I was hoping to get over to honor my 60th birthday this year (and 50 years since being in Scotland) but I keep having home repairs that are eating my funds. Now, I can visit through you!
It sounds like you have great memories from there! I hope you can visit again sometime soon! 🤞
Very impressed by the professional editing: lots of interesting camera angles, drone shots, informative overlays and maps. Cheers from Seattle!
Cool whiskey "glove box" in the van. I have to get another van. They are the so "go anywhere anytime vehicle."
Yeah they are great. I use mine as my main vehicle too.
I had Isle of Arran Ice Cream on the ferry from Armadale to Mallaig. That's so yummy that I've never had. I though I could buy it at supermarket in Scotland but I failed. :(
It is definitely worth a try!
One of my Favourite Places to Wild Camp, Across from the Holy Isle and as Beautiful as Lamlash Bay is During the Day it becomes Magical at Night, Photographed the Moon many times above the Holy Isle, was there when a Blood Moon Happened and the best Description i can Give of what i witnessed was that of a Red Shiny Bobble on a Christmass Tree, Loving the Channel Ruth.
Wow that sounds amazing!
Took my bicycle across and wild camped on the coastal path at Falling Rocks, Sannox direction about 8 years ago. It was blissful. A little fire on the pebbly shore for comfort as I watched the lights twinkle on the mainland. Bats flew about, oystercatchers called in the morning and even an otter swam along the shoreline. One of the fallen rocks was my table 🙂
We were there a couple of weeks ago - 24 degress C and wall to wall blue skies. I could live on Arran. Did you miss the Library in the Woods? Or are you saving it for another video? It's truly amazing.
Beatle Paul had song about Mull of Kentire...sorry about spelling its late. View from Scotland and other view from Ireland. I wonder if someone could tell about the song and its connection. Good story.
Love your blogs. You bring back so many memories of my rough camping days in the Highlands with my lovely Sheltie. Later i did many diving trips and live aboard trips on both West and East coasts. Now i live in Thailand, so i miss the the Highlands and Islands. Your distillery visits are a bonus. Single Malts are wonderful. The diversity of flavours is amazing. Very limited choice of malts in Thailand,and they are heavily taxed. Still i have my memories and your videos.
So glad you are enjoying them! Where in Thailand do you live? I've spent a lot of time there over the years.
Inland from Pattaya. Nice countryside to walk my 8 dogs every day. Away from the resort madness. Been here 18 years.
Yes Ruth I know about being stuck on different islands haha 😄 bless bless you ❤️
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I’ve just found your channel and am addicted! What a great teacher and videographer. You describe the areas beautifully! Thank you from the 🇺🇸!
Welcome aboard and hope you enjoy the videos!
Hi from Australia! Thank you for your tour of the Isle of Arran - most interesting and enjoyable. My parents brought us to Australia in 1961, when I was 13. We lived in Edinburgh, and I have very vague memories of a holiday on Arran when I was about 3 or 4 or 5 years old. We stayed at Whiting Bay and went on a walk and got lost - has to make our way though some marshy land, as I recall, with mum carrying my baby sister! I have no recollection of being taught about the clearances in primary school in Edinburgh.
Keep up the good work ruthy hope everything goes to plan some idea venture which I could be there always a😊😊😊😊😊 next time mark xxxx
A most charming tour guide you are. Your appetite for a visit to your land Scotland. Awesome ruth 👍 🏴
Thank you! ❤️
Love to know the Scottish Island ❤❤❤🥰😊 best travelling . Great recommended The scottish island for vacation 😊👍🙏🏻 i enjoy watching 36:39
Thank you so much for watching
Fantastic wee video Ruth!
The first time I was in Arran ,I was 21, in 1989.
The next time I went was 2012 with a friend and we walked most of it; we went up to the old farm with the standing stones, and camped overnight there.
Loved this video you were all the places I have seen, and brought some great memories back.
You're a breath of fresh air Ruth, and am now hooked.
I now live in the Scottish borders, which is also beautiful, but do miss the west coast as
i'm originally from Glasgow; though I stayed in Kilmarnock for many years.
Anyway keep up the great work young lady ; loving your videos.
God bless!
Thank you so much 😊 I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!
You are so very good at this. I am a New Englander with roots in Scotland and using your tours to accompany my books for self study. thank you so much.
I’m glad the videos are helpful!
Thanks Ruth. As a regular visitor I think this is a great video capturing the best of the island. It’s also possible to walk up Goatfell via Glen Rosa. The reason you were reminded of the Islay ferry is that it was the same boat - MV Isle of Arran, a real workhorse of the fleet. It helped out in the Islay run last summer.
That’s really nice to hear, thank you! I had planned to descend Goatfell via Glen Rosa but due to the bad visibility and also hiking alone, I decided against it!
Ruth your vlogs are a right breath of fresh air, tell me something Ruth, whats the situation with midges, so saw this dude at Loch Ness and he said there was many there. Juhaptergee
Thank you for taking us to the island i love to hear all about the history when i was working on my friends house in Spain they had a cave house just right on a very hot day but i did enjoy seeing the kings cave thank you ❤👍👍take care drive safe
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 😊
Hi Ruth. Wonderful video of your Arran visit. We visited in 2019 and loved it. My wife Janice descends from Arran emigrants (Hamilton, Kennedy) who went to New Brunswick in the 1830s, so we visited many of the same places you highlighted in your video. Thank you for allowing us to visit again virtually!
Glad the video reminded you of your lovely visit in Arran! 😊
Goatfell nearly destroyed me, table mountain is an easier hike!
Saw my first wild otter on Lamlesh.
Great video ❤
You are so lucky you saw an otter!!!
@@ruthaisling It was an amazing 15 minutes 🦦
Rathlin Island here in NI also lays claim to the Robert the Bruce spider story!
I'm so jealous. I thought I saw one once, but it was a mink.
Saw mine at Falling Rocks near Sannox, 🙂
Just found this channel & instantly subscribed. THANK YOU!
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks
That is very kind of you! Thank you! ❤️
Greetings, A wonderfully informative presentation thank you, during the late 60s Arran hosted rock events usually around the September long week-end break featuring bands like Thin Lizzy, Slade etc, I drove for a band called Stumble with Midge Ure ( Vienna) we supported these bands during the festival. Arran is a must visit island and as I live nearby I visit often, all the best .
Thank you for this! My mum is from Lochranza and we got to go back to visit several years ago. I've been absolutely craving that Arran blue cheese for years now. Thank you for showing all the places I didn't get to see, I did hike Goatfell and can confirm then views are sublime!
Arran is such a great island to visit. It's big enough to have a lot to see yet small enough to mean short drives between sites. The people are very welcoming and the ferry guys will do their best to get you sorted if they can. We were there last year and will be again this summer.
It’s a lovely place! ❤️