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.

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

Tairlaw Linn is a waterfall near Straiton in South Ayrshire.

Garratt Gardens, in memory of Charlie Garratt a much loved Vet.

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

Seamill beach in Ayrshire boasts lovely views across to the Isle of Arran and down the Firth of Clyde.

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

Kilmory beach is one of Arran's hidden gems and is a stunning but peaceful beach, accessed either by farm track or by path from Lagg

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

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

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

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

Urie Loch is a stunning loch near Lamlash on Arran.

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

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