Due to its small size, the island and its town are inextricably linked in the minds of visitors and residents. For a fuller description of Millport, please see: Isle of Cumbrae.
Millport is the capital of, and the only town on, the small island of Great Cumbrae (only 4 miles long) in the Firth of Clyde.
Millport itself is the prettiest of seaside towns nestling in the outstretched arms of Millport and Kames Bays and offers both sandy beaches and great views of Little Cumbrae, Ailsa Craig, Arran, the Eileans and the North Ayrshire Hills.
The Ladies Grave, on the hill beside the ferry slip, is said to mark the spot where a woman is buried having died of a broken heart after the loss of her Viking husband at the battle.
A washing machine and tumble dryer are available to all the properties, at a small charge, and bikes can be secured in a special area of the small garden.
are small, but have double-glazed bay windows with a stunning panoramic view across Millport Bay, with yachts and islands, to the hills of Arran and the sea and mainland beyond.