Outdoors

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

Below the Loch Doon dam, the River Doon has carved a route through a beautiful wooded gorge.

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

The Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, is a late medieval bridge in Ayrshire

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.

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

Aird Hill is a summit in the North of Great Cumbrae, overlooking the north and west coasts of the island.

Lamlash Bay boasts great views out to the Holy Isle, and is the home to Arran Yacht Club. It also has a small beach of soft sand

Brodick Beach sits below Goatfell which together with Brodick Castle, makes one of the most iconic viewes on the island of Arran

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

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.

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

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 Kirktonhall Glen runs from the centre of the Village to the Beaches at Seamill

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