Millport Breaks

Millport Breaks Provides short breaks and holidays in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae in a one bedroom( sleeps two people as a couple) ground floor apartment with a sea view. .

dog friendly. Two lovely holiday flats, both ground floor main door on the tiny Isle of Great Cumbrae. One with private garden, one has a shared garden, and dogs welcome in all. Sleeps 2/3. If you're booking directly with us, via this page, please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions on my website before you book. Paying the deposit ,by whatever method, implies acceptance, and you must abide by these terms.

15/06/2025

Those Garrison House Café staff keeping spirits up even on a rainy weekend! 😂

The weather was horrendous today. Having braved the health walk at the park and indulged in coffee and scones after it i...
14/06/2025

The weather was horrendous today. Having braved the health walk at the park and indulged in coffee and scones after it in Callendar House cafe, I was struck at how unappetising the accompanying jam was.
When I got home I set to cutting out a lot of the rhubarb in my garden- Dickens the cat looked on witheringly as that's where he likes to hide from the rain .
But it was a perfect afternoon to make rhubarb and ginger jam , so I got stuck in. .
I can't use Granny Boyle's jam cauldron any more as it's only suitable for a gas cooker, so I used my second next largest saucepan instead.
I made a horrible mess getting the jam in the pots. Some quite rude words escaped from my mouth, but luckily no cats were witness to this.
After I'd finished, I had some toast with warm rhubarb and ginger jam, and tea .
It was as good as I'd hoped. I might take my own pot when I go to the cafe next time..
The rest of course will be in a welcome basket coming to Beside the Bay soon!

Beside the Bay...best place in the world !September availability: 20th-26th ( not September weekend sorry). I know it's ...
05/06/2025

Beside the Bay...best place in the world !
September availability: 20th-26th ( not September weekend sorry).
I know it's only June, but hear me out!
Summer, as we all know, is rubbish in Scotland. Those palazzo pants that looked so great in the shop will mould themselves to your thighs in a very unflattering way as you walk down Clyde street.
Straw hats..blow away instantly.
The leaden skies will chase all the tourists into the cafes: a big breakfast is better than being frozen on the beach.
But September! We might get an Indian summer!
If not, well....there's the log burner.
http://millportbreaks.promotemyplace.com

***all dates in August are booked now, I have some mid September dates left**Beside the Bay has a short break in August,...
01/06/2025

***all dates in August are booked now, I have some mid September dates left**
Beside the Bay has a short break in August, due to a cancellation: Wednesday 6th - Saturday 9th August.
( Only these dates available)
Sleeping two as a couple, Beside the Bay is just perfect for a little mini break, with a sea view, and it's ground floor too.
Who needs the queue at the airport? The struggle to remove your shoes for security, watched by a stony faced security guard? The two hour flight squashed into your seat and with a toddler playing the Crazy Frog song incessantly in the seat behind?
No, come to Millport and put your feet up. Stroll to the pub for some grub. Walk across the beach with the dug.
Beside the Bay sleeps two as a couple, and I welcome a dog free of charge.
Three nights £220.
NAC00221F
http://millportbreaks.promotemyplace.com

I popped down for a little overnight stay today to read the meter and check the water and smoke alarms.....and although ...
24/05/2025

I popped down for a little overnight stay today to read the meter and check the water and smoke alarms.....and although this was not really my intention, today has been ( ahem) :
All About The Cakes.
I headed straight for Garrison House Café as soon as I arrived, eagerly anticipating my usual brunch of coffee and roll and sausage. After eating this, I recklessly decided to sample the sumptuous Victoria Sponge, which I have had before and enjoyed.
After losing myself momentarily in the light sponge and buttercream, I became aware there was a fund raising cake sale in the grounds- for two young girls on the island who are battling serious illness.
I hot footed it out and bought another ...few ..ok FOUR. I bought FOUR more cupcakes ok?
Stop judging me!
The cake sale raised a whopping £1,300 for the very worthy cause and I have eaten way too many sweet things and I don't care.

What did I tell you! Fantastic news!! Well done Mr and Mrs The Cumbrae Butcher 🏆
10/05/2025

What did I tell you! Fantastic news!! Well done Mr and Mrs The Cumbrae Butcher 🏆

It's all about the pies today! The Cumbrae Butcher is at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards, and I'm sure their d...
10/05/2025

It's all about the pies today!
The Cumbrae Butcher is at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards, and I'm sure their delicious offerings will be enthusiastically received.
Good luck! 🥳

I've had a cancellation for some May dates, sadly. May is one of my favourite times to stay on the island - the weather ...
18/04/2025

I've had a cancellation for some May dates, sadly.
May is one of my favourite times to stay on the island - the weather is often nice, but there's a quieter feel to the town. You won't struggle for a seat in your favourite cafe or pub, usually. The schools aren't off, so you're less likely to be mown down by a small determined wean on a bike on the pavement, shouting " Haw, missus get oot the way!"
The dates I have are towards the end of the month, namely 20th May- 25th, or any three nights within that. (£225 for three nights).
Beside the Bay sleeps two as a couple and a dog is most welcome with well behaved owners. 😉
Right across the road from Kames Bay, the compact ground floor flat has a sunny combined living room/ kitchen and a bedroom with en suite bathroom . A cosy log burner compliments the electric panel heaters.
http://millportbreaks.promotemyplace.com
07757216105
Licence number :NA00221F

Usually, I get the biscuits , cereal and milk sachets which are in the welcome basket ( along with a couple of mini pots...
11/04/2025

Usually, I get the biscuits , cereal and milk sachets which are in the welcome basket ( along with a couple of mini pots of home made jam) delivered to my fantastic housekeeper.
She lives on the island and between her and the fabulous Lynn Beck , everything runs smoothly.
However I was in a rush, and I ordered the Border biscuits in bulk to my home address.
I've quickly reordered, so these ones will end up in Millport where they belong.
But it's left me with a box of biscuits.
Gosh. What to do, eh. 🤔
I could take a few down at a time. I could . Or ......

The beautiful Spring weather continues in Millport, and thanks to Eric Marshall for letting me share these, from his wal...
09/04/2025

The beautiful Spring weather continues in Millport, and thanks to Eric Marshall for letting me share these, from his walk up to the top of the island today. It's one of my favourite walks too.

I enjoyed a brief overnight stay in Beside the Bay last night. The weather was perfect - sunny with a bit of a breeze, ...
05/04/2025

I enjoyed a brief overnight stay in Beside the Bay last night. The weather was perfect - sunny with a bit of a breeze, and the sky was a perfect blue with not a cloud in sight.
I arrived to find a lovely review in my guest book and a nice bottle of red wine, which just happens to be my favourite tipple. What thoughtful guests I have!
I had a delicious dinner with a chum in The Newton Bar and several wee drinks , then onto the The Tavern Bar Millport .
This morning was another beautiful day, and I sat outside on my bench for a wee while and had a cuppa. All the wee birds were tweeting and the sun had warmed the bench, and it was just perfect.
I did do some work too, it wasn't all drinking and eating!! I washed the windows, did my fire checks, and legionella test, before lunch at Garrison House Café . I'm a creature of habit. I did briefly consider the all day breakfast but instead had my usual roll and sausage, scrumptious as ever!
Then it was time to come home to my cats. Twigz insisted that Susan the cat feeder hadn't arrived, nope. ( Despite photographic evidence to the contrary)🙄

If you read my post yesterday about the wade across to The Eileans, this morning my secret source in Millport tells a t...
01/04/2025

If you read my
post yesterday about the wade across to The Eileans, this morning my secret source in Millport tells a truly terrifying story which has unfolded.
The bears which live on the Eileans are usually quite docile. They are , of course, the common or garden Brown Bear, nothing fancy. They can't talk, they don't wear tartan trousers, and they don't usher you kindly into the next world, like Paddington.
In fact you might say they're not the brightest animals. However being somewhat surprised by the arrival of half of Millport rocking up at low tide yesterday, appears to have made them bolder than ever before.
Dawn saw three bears silently swimming swiftly ( gosh that was a tongue twister..) and arriving at The Cumbrae Butcher by eight am. Once they'd gained entry to the shop they immediately looted all the delicious meat pies and bridies, leaving the staff shaken and disbelieving. " They never even asked if they could pay by card" reported the furious staff member .
Emboldened by their success, the bears appear to have decided to try The Garrison Cafe for mid morning coffee and rolls and sausage .Again no payment was offered and shocked onlookers described the scene as "carnage".
" Their table manners were awfy. At first I just thought it was some holiday makers in brown shaggy fleeces, that mebbe hadn't washed for a while, you know, but then realised they were actual bears" mused one lady who asked not to be identified, for fear of reprisals.
The Ritz Cafe Millport was next. Frothy coffee and marshmallow ice seemed to make the bears a bit sleepy, and happily after this, they got back in the water for a leisurely swim back to the wee islands. The meat and pasties were kept dry by one bear balancing them on his head.

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Three lovely holiday flats, all ground floor on the Isle of Cumbrae. One with private garden, two have shared gardens, dogs welcome in all. If you're booking directly with us, via this page, please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions on my website before you book. Paying the deposit ,by whatever method, implies acceptance, and you must abide by these terms.