ABOUT ARRAN SHORES
GUEST EXPERIENCE
We offer an unrivalled level of personal planning support to help you make the most of your island getaway before you even set foot on the ferry. Whether it is a travel related query, assistance with island bookings or simply just some advice or suggestions to make the most of your break, we would be delighted to share our expertise on the area and the local experiences on offer.
All the hard work will be done before you get to Arran Shores, thus allowing you to get on and enjoy the peace and privacy of your self-catering break. If any questions do arise during your stay, we will respond quickly.
From the minute you discover our website, to booking, through to check out and hopefully to re-booking, we will do our very best to understand your needs, preferences and meet your expectations. Our overwhelming objective is for you to become a regular guest at Arran Shores.
BRIEF HISTORY OF ST.GEORGE’S CHURCH
1886-92: built by architect James Hamilton of Glasgow to replace original 1774 church
1892-1900: used by the Lamlash Free Church congregation who disjoined from Brodick in 1885
1900: became the United Free Church at the union of the Free and United Presbyterian Churches
1929: became St George's Parish Church at the union with Church of Scotland
WW2: used for evacuees
1946: united with Lamlash Kilbride Church and used as a church hall until the 1980s
THE DEVELOPMENT
Planning permission for the redevelopment of St Georges dates to the early 1990s when the original plan was to convert the church to an arts centre. In the summer of 1998, the church was sold to a private restorer with Outline Planning Permission to convert the building into dwellings, then in February 2005, permission was granted for conversion into eight flats with a further six flats in a new extension to the rear.
St Georges lay empty until 2012 when the conversion to flats began, with an estimated completion date of 2014/15. This work was never completed, and the church then lay untouched for years. It was sold in December 2021 and a full renovation was undertaken and completed in October 2024 with the launch of Arran Shores.