Outdoors

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

The long sandy beach offers great vies of the Isle of Arran and is known for its superb sunsets.

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.

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.

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

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

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

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.

The Heads of Ayr are high cliffs which tower above a remote sandy beach.

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

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

Look out for resident wildlife when exploring the coppery sands of Scalpsie Bay, located on the west coast of Bute.

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

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.

Home to the vitrified fort of Dunagoil, the cliff and caves around Dunagoil provide a scenic background for imaginative adventurers.