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The beaches were clean and the public toilets on the island were too. The VerdictĪ daytrip to Millport is a bit nostalgic for me as it’s something I used to do as a kid with my parents. The bus at the other side into town was the same price. The ferry was £6.60 return for the 4 of us (under 5’s are free). (Beware of those bad boys by the way – one nicked an entire untouched doughnut – one of those delicious warm sugar ones – right out my hand when we were sitting on a bench in Largs after this very ferry trip. They especially liked watching the gulls flying alongside the boat waiting for a stray chip to fall their way. This was the original connection to Millport before the construction of the shore road. Near the centre you will pass a whitewashed house, at which point the walk takes the right fork up the hill onto the Ferry Road. If you’re planning on cycling round or on just exploring the beaches I wouldn’t think you need your car.īut anyway, the ferry was like a big adventure for them. From the starting point at the Ferry slip, take a left towards the National Water Sports Centre. However there was a far bigger queue (and wait) to take cars over than to sail as a pedestrian. You can take a car over to Millport lots of people were taking them the day we went. The bus is very regular between the ferry and Millport town and we got the buggy on no problem. The kids really loved going on the ferry! It was super easy as a foot passenger – get your ticket, walk on, sit there and then walk off the other side. Chuckling as I write that, but it is pretty cool and it was busier than Sauchiehall Street when we were there, with all the tourists getting their photo taken on it! The Travelling It’s the number one tourist attraction on the island. We also found the funfair in the Garrison in Millport town which had some bouncy castles and wee rides.ĭon’t forget to visit crocodile rock while you’re there. The kids were having so much fun splashing in the water and building things out of rocks that there wasn’t any need to go anywhere else! To be honest we spent most of our time exploring the beaches along the seafront in Millport town. It’ll take you anywhere between 1 hour and as many hours as you like, depending on how many snacks your toddler needs or how many beaches you stop at en route. You can hire a bike in Millport or take your own over on the ferry to cycle the 10.25 miles round the island. We had such a lovely day there playing on the beaches by Millport town, and a chippy at the harbour (with a lot of seagulls watching us) just before we left. (It was also on the summer list this year too, but summer was sadly a bit less sunny this time round!) Top of my summer bucket list last year was a daytrip to Millport on the lovely wee Isle of Cumbrae.