Outdoors

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.

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

The Spout of Garnock is approximately 60–70 ft high, making it is the county's highest waterfall

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

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

This picturesque waterfall lies off of a minor road near Doon Bridge, around a mile west of Dalmellington

Barassie Beach is situated just round the bend in the coast, from Troon Beach, meaning it does not get nearly as busy as Troon beach.

Irvine Beach Park is a long sandy beach and wild dunes. The park boasts great facilities and plenty to entertain the family.

The Holy Cave at Hunterston in the Parish of West Kilbride is known for its associated with Saint Mungo, The Patron of Glasgow.

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

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

Ettrick Bay is a stunning, wide sandy beach on Bute’s west coast.

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

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