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Downcraig is a traditional stone built house, with some modern additions. The original part of the house has walls nearly three feet thick. On entering through the front door, there is a hall at the far end of which is the bathroom. To the right is the staircase to the upper floor and to the left the drawing room. Through this room there is a small study, and beyond that a bedroom which looks on to the back garden. This room has two single beds and a bunk bed. There is also a basin in the room. Back in the hall, to the right is the dining room, and beyond is the kitchen and the back door onto the garden. Upstairs, there are three rooms, one with two beds, one with three and the third, a small room with a single bed in it. There is no plumbing upstairs.
The drawing room has a TV/DVD/VCR and an open fire.
The dining room has a multi-fuel stove and is fully equipped.
The bathroom has a bath, basin, lavatory and a shower.
The kitchen has a fridge, a deep freeze, washing machine and dishwasher, as well as all the necessary equipment for cooking.
The bedrooms and some of the living rooms have night storage heaters installed. Click here for photos of the rooms.
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The island is less than 10 minutes ferry crossing from Largs in North Ayrshire. Trains run every hour from Glasgow Central station and take about an hour. Information can be obtained from Railtrack. The ferry runs every quarter of an hour in the summer and hourly in the winter. Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) operate the ferry. By road, one can drive from Glasgow to Largs via Greenock on the M8/A78 or via Lochwinnoch on the A737/A760. Driving from the South one can take the A76/A71 via Kilmarnock and on to the A78 at Irvine. Largs is less than an hour's drive from Glasgow. Buses also run from Glasgow and Glasgow Airport and connections can be made from Prestwick Airport by train.
