Outdoors

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

Kildonan beach is also known as Silver Sands due to its incredible beauty and clean sands.

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

The beautiful Pirnmill beach located in the small village of Pirnmill on the north-west coast of the Arran.

The Greeto Waterfalls are along the Gogo water, in Gogo Glen near the town of Largs.

Also spelled Fintray Bay, this red sand beach sits in the middle of the west coast of Great Cumbrae and is approximately 2 km northwest of Millport.

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

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

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of 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.

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.

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

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

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.