Brodick

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Brodick
Gaelic: Breadhaig
Buteshire
Location
Grid reference: NS014358
Location: 55°34’32"N, 5°9’2"W
Data
Population: 621  (2001)
Post town: Isle of Arran
Postcode: KA27
Dialling code: 01770
Local Government
Council: North Ayrshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
North Ayrshire and Arran

Brodick is a village on the Isle of Arran, an island of Buteshire in the Firth of Clyde. It is the island's largest village after Lamlash. It is set in the middle of the island's eastern coast in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from Old Norse, meaning "Broad Bay".

The harbour is at the centre of the village, and receives the main connecting ferries to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.

Brodick Castle, a former residence of the Dukes of Hamilton, stands in the town.

Brodick is a popular holiday destination, which provides much of the village's economic base. The village has many family-owned and independent businesses - shops, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, several of the island's busiest hotels and a variety of restaurants.

Brodick from Cladach Beach

Brodick harbour is the island's main ferry terminal, ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.

The Paddle Steamer Waverley in Brodick Bay

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