Ardrossan & Ardrossan Ferry to Arran
Ardrossan is the main port for ferries to Brodick on the Isle of Arran. Caledonian MacBrayne run a regular ferry service between Ardrossan and Brodick (around 9 ferries depart daily and the journey takes around 55 minutes).

Ardrossan's history sits firmly within the context of shipbuilding history along the North Ayrshire coast, strertching down to Irvine. Shipbuilding here in Ardrossan once ranked up there with Glasgow, and during wartime Ardrossan was an important port. Read more on Ardrossan's town trail via the 'Three Towners' weblink right.

As well as the end of shipbuilding along the North Ayrshire coast, Ardrossan has been hit hard by companies like Shell pulling out. Regular ferry services used to run to Ireland from here, but suffered badly during the troubles (there was a bomb scare on one of the passenger ships). Plans are currently afoot to develop the harbour area, which will hopefully include visitor centres exploring the rich shipbuilding history of the area, on a par with the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine.