Outdoors

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

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

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

Ballantrae beach is a nature reserve that offers nesting grounds for a wide variety of birds in the nearby cliffs

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

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 wide sandy beach boasts excellent views out over the Firth of Clyde and across to Arran.

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

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.

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

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

Greenock Cut Visitors' Centre is situated close to Loch Thom in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

Ballochmartin Bay is wide sweeping bay of sand, cobbles and stones

The West Island Way is a long distance walking path route on the Island of Bute.