Outdoors

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

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

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

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

This beach lies between Maidens and Dunure, and is a mixture of both sand and rocky outcrops

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tairlaw Linn is a waterfall near Straiton in South Ayrshire.

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.

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