See and do

Lochranza Castle was built by the McSweens back in the 13th Century, and is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

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

Rothesay is a smart Victorian seaside resort and the main town on the east side of Isle of Bute.

The Boswell Quill is situated in Auchinleck’s historic churchyard and celebrates writer James Boswell, the inventor of modern biography.

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

This is Cumbrae's sole standing stone though there are records of two more nearby. I

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

Drongan is a former mining village, in West Ayrshire approximately 8 miles from Ayr.

Little Cumbrae Island is an island in the Firth of Clyde

The McKechnie Institute opened in 1889, thanks to the generosity of local business man Thomas McKechnie

The ruins of majestic 16th-century Greenan Castle guard the cliffs of south-west Ayr, overlooking the Firth of Clyde

Horse Isle (Gaelic - Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island located in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland near the seaside town of Ardrossan.

Blackwaterfoot is a village on the South West of the Isle of Arran.

Bute has its fair share of mysterious stones and one of the easiest examples to find on the island is at the Blackpark Plantation.

Pladda (Scottish Gaelic: Pladaigh) is an uninhabited island 1 km off the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde.