Outdoors

Dunure Beach is mostly shingle and popular for walking and boat trips. Dunure Harbour offers a great place to stop and enjoy quality dining by the sea.

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

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

Tairlaw Linn is a waterfall near Straiton in South Ayrshire.

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

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

Whiting Bay is a stunning one mile long beach with a shallow bay.

Goatfell stands at 874 metres making it the highest point on Arran.

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.

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

The Holy Cave at Hunterston in the Parish of West Kilbride is known for its associated with Saint Mungo, The Patron of Glasgow.

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.

Boyd Orr Garden, situated near the top of the Main Street, in memory of celebrated Nutritionist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lord Boyd Orr

Muirshiel Visitor Centre & Country Park gives easy access to ‘great walking in hen harrier countryside’ in what was once an impressive Victorian shooting estate