See and do

Not to be confused with The Wallace Monument in Stirling, the Wallace Tower in Ayr predates its Stirling sibling by approximately a decade (1855-7)

The Wedge is said to be the world's narrowest house.

The new Saltwater Gallery lies in the picturesque cluster of buildings known as 'Cladach' on the Isle of Arran.

Inchmarnock lies to the west of the Isle of Bute at the northern end of the Sound of Bute.

Dalquharran Castle is an 18th century category-A listed building in South Ayrshire.

The North Ayrshire Heritage Centre is a hub for all things related to local history

Trinity Church was designed by Edinburgh architect Frederick Thomas Pilkington in 1863

A monument commemorating the final resting place of the Russian cruising vessel, the Varyag, which ran aground off the Ayrshire coast

The Abbey was founded sometime between 1162 and 1188 with monks coming from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its ruins sit in the centre of the town.

Craft beers in bottles and casks

Kilwinning is a large town in North Ayrshire, situated on the banks of the River Garnock

Visit Souter Johnnie's Cottage and experience 18th-century life

The only steam railway in south west Scotland, it's a 'living museum' of industrial steam and diesel trains

Little Cumbrae Lighthouse was completed in 1793 by Thomas Smithand and Robert Stevenson

Millport is the only town or settlement of the stunning Isle of Cumbrae.