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Wanted the Brodick Bunkhouse? Where to stay in Brodick instead

The bunkhouse on Alma Road appears to have closed to the public. If you wanted a cheap bed a few minutes from the Arran ferry, here is what you can book in Brodick now, by price and by how far you walk from the boat.

Appears closed, October 2026

What happened to the Brodick Bunkhouse?

As far as we can find, it no longer takes guests. Checked 20 to 26 October 2026:

  • its old online booking link returns an error;
  • VisitArran, the island’s tourism body, no longer lists it, and Hostelworld lists no Brodick hostel;
  • the newest guest review we found on Tripadvisor is from 2020;
  • the 2024 sale listing for the Douglas Hotel next door described “The Bunkhouse” as the hotel’s staff accommodation.

This website used to be the bunkhouse’s own. It is now an independent guide with no link to the bunkhouse, and it takes no bookings. All the evidence, with sources.

Checked October 2026 at the sources named on each page.

Map of Brodick village with the ferry pier, Alma Road, the Douglas Hotel, the Ormidale Hotel, Auchrannie, Glen Rosa Campsite and Brodick Castle
Brodick from the ferry pier to the castle. The guest houses on Shore Road and Alma Road are 6 to 8 minutes’ walk from the boat.

Where to stay instead, by price and walk from the ferry

Where to stay in Brodick instead of the bunkhouse: price band and walking time from the ferry pier for each option
Beds near the Brodick ferry, nearest first, with the walk from the pier. Prices checked in October 2026 and subject to change.

The bunkhouse sold a bunk in a shared room a few minutes from the boat. Nothing in Brodick sells exactly that to one person today. These are the nearest things, cheapest first. Walking times are measured along the roads from the ferry terminal at an easy pace; a footpath can make some of them shorter.

£ Glen Rosa Campsite3.4 km, about 45 minA tent pitch: toilets, cold water, no hook-ups, not for campervansSeason: All year (VisitArran). Book: No booking; honesty box.
£ Lochranza Youth HostelNot walkable: the 324 bus north from the pierA dorm bed or private room, self-catering kitchenSeason: April to October. Book: Hostelling Scotland.
££ Dunvegan House0.5 km, 6 minGuest-house room on the seafrontSeason: Ask. Book: direct, or check prices and availability .
££ The Shorehouse0.5 km, 6 minSelf-catering apartment or studioSeason: Ask. Book: Its own website.
££ Belvedere Guest House0.6 km, 8 minB&B room, singles too; £75 to £130 a room with breakfast, minimum two nights (own site, October 2026)Season: All year (VisitArran). Book: direct, or check prices and availability .
££ Hunters Guest House0.6 km, 8 minB&B roomSeason: Ask. Book: direct, or check prices and availability .
££ Allandale HouseAbout 10 min (its own site)B&B, en-suite rooms, dogs welcomeSeason: Ask. Book: Its own website.
£££ Ormidale Hotel1.3 km, 16 minPub with en-suite rooms, breakfast includedSeason: Ask. Book: direct, or check prices and availability .
£££ Auchrannie Resort1.3 to 1.5 km, 16 to 19 minHotel rooms and lodges, two pools, spaSeason: Ask. Book: direct, or check prices and availability .

£ is the cheapest way to sleep, a pitch or a dorm bed. ££ is a room in a guest house or a flat. £££ is a hotel with a bar, restaurant or pool. We print a price only where the business published one; for the others, the links below show live prices for your dates.

Two more, for particular cases. Groups of eight or more can hire Shore Lodge, the National Trust for Scotland’s bunkhouse in the Brodick Castle grounds, as a whole. And the Douglas Hotel by the pier, which ran the bunkhouse’s reception, was due to close over autumn and winter 2026-27 for refurbishment under its new owners, reopening in spring 2027.

If everything in Brodick is full, Lamlash is the next village south on the 323 bus. Where to stay on Arran compares the villages, and hostels and bunkhouses on Arran covers every cheap bed on the island.

Check prices for your dates

Each link searches that address, with live prices and availability. Small B&Bs are not always listed there; if yours is not, its own website takes bookings.

  • Belvedere Guest House Alma Road, the bunkhouse’s street. 8 minutes’ walk from the pier. Single rooms as well as doubles; minimum stay two nights.
  • Dunvegan House Seafront guest house, 6 minutes’ walk from the pier.
  • Hunters Guest House Shore Road, 8 minutes’ walk from the pier.
  • Ormidale Hotel Pub with en-suite rooms, breakfast included, about 16 minutes’ walk.
  • Auchrannie Resort Hotels, lodges, pools and a spa, 16 to 19 minutes’ walk.

While you are on Arran

A farm visit you can book on the island, and a guided day out from Glasgow that includes Brodick Castle. Links open GetYourGuide. More in things to do in Brodick.

On the island

Isle of Arran: Farm Experience Entry Ticket

A self-guided visit to Bellevue Farm, a working farm near Blackwaterfoot on the west coast: you hand-feed the animals, Highland cows included, and children have a barn and outdoor play area.

Rated 5 out of 5 from 6 reviews on GetYourGuide, free cancellation (checked October 2026).

See dates and prices

Day trip from Glasgow

From Glasgow: A Day on the Isle of Arran with Admission

A small-group day on Arran from Glasgow with Rabbie’s, in a 16-seat minibus with a driver-guide. It includes admission to Brodick Castle and a stop at Lochranza.

Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews on GetYourGuide, free cancellation (checked October 2026).

See dates and prices

The guides

The Brodick Bunkhouse: what we found

Status in October 2026, the evidence, and the nearest beds you can book instead.

Where to stay on Arran, village by village

Brodick, Lamlash, Whiting Bay, Blackwaterfoot, Lochranza: who each one suits.

Hostels and bunkhouses on Arran

Is there a hostel in Brodick? The youth hostel, the group bunkhouses and the campsites, with seasons.

B&Bs and hotels in Brodick

Every guest house, hotel and apartment in the village that was trading in October 2026.

Ardrossan to Brodick ferry

55 minutes, £5.30 on foot, the 2026-27 timetable dates and what happens when it goes to Troon.

Arran without a car

The three bus routes from Brodick pier, the £8.40 day ticket, bikes and taxis.

Things to do in Brodick

Brodick Castle, Goatfell, the museum, the brewery, and day trips round the island.

How many days on Arran?

What a day trip can and cannot do, and how to split a longer stay between villages.

Quick answers

Is the Brodick Bunkhouse still open?
It appears to have closed to the public. In October 2026 its old booking link returned an error, VisitArran did not list it, the newest Tripadvisor review we found was from 2020, and the Douglas Hotel’s 2024 sale listing called it staff accommodation. The full picture.
Is there a hostel in Brodick?
Not one you can book as a single traveller. Shore Lodge, in the Brodick Castle grounds, is let only as a whole to groups, with a minimum charge for eight. The island’s youth hostel is in Lochranza, at the north end, on the 324 bus from Brodick pier, and opens to individual guests from April to October. Hostels and bunkhouses on Arran.
What is the cheapest place to stay in Brodick?
A pitch at Glen Rosa Campsite, a basic site with toilets and cold water that you pay for at an honesty box, about 45 minutes’ walk from the pier. Indoors, the cheapest beds are B&B rooms; Belvedere Guest House quoted £75 to £130 for a room with breakfast on its own website in October 2026.
How far is Brodick village from the ferry?
The pier is in the village. Measured along the roads, the Co-op is about 300 m from the ferry terminal, the guest houses on Shore Road and Alma Road 500 to 700 m (6 to 8 minutes’ walk), and the Ormidale Hotel and Auchrannie Resort 1.3 to 1.5 km.
Can I book a bed through this website?
No. This is an independent guide. The campsite, the youth hostel and some B&Bs are booked direct with them.