The Isle of Arran is a thumbnail image of the mainland. It encapsulates the geology, and thus the scenery, of the mainland in an island that is a mere 57 miles around, kidney shaped, about 25 miles long and 12 miles wide. It is therefore very user friendly: human scaled, and eminently accessible from Glasgow or Prestwick airport. It's the things it doesn't have that add to its attraction; no amusement arcades, for example, and you never have to pay to park your car.