See and do

Erected by the Officers of HMS Shearwater in memory of two midshipmen who were drowned nearby.

This striking Gothic building, is now home to the Museum of the Cumbraes and the Garrison House Café, as well as the local library and council offices.

Dalmellington is a picturesque market town in East Ayrshire near to the Rye Burn. It has a population of around 1400 people.

Kames Castle is located on the shore of Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne.

A Grade A listed building built in 1818 that ceased to be used as a Customs and Excise office in 2010

Fairlie is a small village in North Ayrshire, around 3 miles from Largs

Penkill Castle is a 16th-century castle north-east of Girvan in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Stewarton is a small town in East Ayrshire, around 6 mile away from Kilmarnock and a population of approximately 6500.

The Prophet's Grave is the burial site for the 17th-century preacher, the Reverend William Smith, and is located in the Brisbane Glen near Largs

Portencross Castle two miles from West Kilbride. http://www.portencrosscastle.org.uk Open 11- 4 weekends, bank & school hols, Easter to end Sept. Free entry.

Statuesque ruined 16th-century tower-house castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde

Beloved Scottish bard Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house

Kilmaurs is a picturesque village in East Ayrshire, lying just outside of Kilmarnock

The Rothesay Cenotaph was built after the First World War.