Outdoors

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

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

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

Lyle Hill is a viewpoint in Greenock, Inverclyde, with a high point of 426 feet above sea level

Lynn Spout is a stunning waterfall on the Caaf Water near Dalry in Ayrshire.

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.

Ailsa Craig, sometimes referred to as the Granite Jewel of the Firth of Clyde, is an island that sits in the outer Firth of Clyde.

Gently climb up to the Stone Dragon at Irvine Beach Park for stunning views of the Firth of Clyde and islands.

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

Also known as The Straad, St Ninian’s Bay is another small bay on the west coast of Bute.

Stinchar Falls lie on the River Stinchar, which flows all the way from the Galloway Forest Park to the Firth of the Clyde at Ballantrae.

This sandy beach lies in the picturesque holiday village of Maidens and runs north all the way to Culzean Castle and Country Park.

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

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

Also spelled Fintray Bay, this red sand beach sits in the middle of the west coast of Great Cumbrae and is approximately 2 km northwest of Millport.