Ayrshire Women in Agriculture – Arran Trip

For the second Ayrshire Women in Agriculture meeting of the year we will be a taking a trip over to the Isle of Arran for a packed full day of farming, diversification, cheese and ice cream!

We will start the day at around 11:15am at Bellevue Farm, Blackwaterfoot where we will hear from Ailsa Currie about how the Currie family have diversified their beef, sheep and arable farm to now incorporate farm tours & experiences, holiday cottages and direct marketing of produce all while educating as many people as possible about the farm to fork journey. Also located at Bellevue, is Arran Cheese, where we will hear from Gordon Kinnibrough about the process of making the famous and extremely tasty cheeses they sell and a short tour. After lunch at Bellevue, we will head back to Brodick where we will go to Arran Dairies to hear from Alasdair Dobson all about Arran Ice Cream and how the business and brand has developed. All three of these businesses work closely with each other and work hard to promote the wonders of Arran, a beautiful island with a tight knit community.

Travel notice: For those travelling over to Arran we will be getting the 9:45am ferry in the morning. Calmac have changed their sailings and we are now getting the 7:20pm ferry back and some people will be getting an early tea in Brodick. However, if this is too late for you we should be able to be finished up our visits for you to get the 4:40pm ferry back to Ardrossan.

There are 3 cars booked to go over on the ferry with spare seats. These will be on a first come first served basis. Please note you must purchase your own foot passenger ferry ticket. We can also offer a lift from Ayr, again on a first come first served basis. Please email beth.errington@sac.co.uk if you would like to reserve a seat in a car.

Lunch is provided, therefore booking is essential.

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