Outdoors

Maidens Harbour was established in the mid 19th century

Largs beach is a large shingle based beach located on the northern edge of the town of Largs.

Greenock Cut Visitors' Centre is situated close to Loch Thom in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

This unusual geological feature is located near Kilchattan Bay on the south end of the Isle of Bute.

The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction

Ballantrae beach is a nature reserve that offers nesting grounds for a wide variety of birds in the nearby cliffs

Kildonan beach is also known as Silver Sands due to its incredible beauty and clean sands.

The stunning Eas Mor Waterfall can be reached by a tough but worthwhile forest walk

The Discovery Centre and Winter Garden is just a short walk from the ferry terminal and so makes a great starting place for visitors to Bute.

Orchard Gardens are beautiful gardens with herbaceous borders, formal pond and formal flowerbeds, which are always full of colour

The naturally occurring Glaid Stone marks the highest point of Great Cumbrae at 417ft.

Merkland Wood is perfect for a short walk with great opportunities to spot wildlife.

Byne Hill is part of a popular walking route in Girvan, South Ayrshire.

Farland Point is a peninsula to the south east of the island of Great Cumbrae.

The Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, is a late medieval bridge in Ayrshire