Outdoors

Stravanan Bay itself is a fine sandy beach, more secluded than many of the better known beaches further up the west coast of the isle.

Whiting Bay is a stunning one mile long beach with a shallow bay.

Enjoy beautiful views over Rothesay to the Firth of Clyde and the Cowal Peninsula from the top of Canada Hill.

This beach lies between Maidens and Dunure, and is a mixture of both sand and rocky outcrops

Loch Iorsa sits in a scenic glen on the west of Arran. It runs through the heart of Dougarie Estate.

The stunning Ardencraig Gardens, situated in Rothesay, were originally designed as part of the nearby Ardencraig House.

Clyde Muirshiel - literally meaning "moorhut" - is the collective name for countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary.

Eglinton Country Park is a great day out for all of the family, with a range of activities set out over the huge 400 hectare ground.

Girvan has, for centuries, been a thriving fishing port, and this modern harbour represents much of that original charm

Promoting our remarkable landscape and heritage to local people and to visitors.

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

Blackwaterfoot beach is a stunning sandy beach in the tranquill village of Blackwaterfoot.

This wide sandy beach boasts excellent views out over the Firth of Clyde and across to Arran.

Ardeer Quarry Local Nature Reserve contains a mix of wetland, woodland, scrub, and grassland habitats.

Bennane Head is a section of land that juts into the Firth of Clyde around 11 miles south of Girvan.