See and do

Situated in Rothesay, the independently run Bute Museum is the perfect place for visitors to learn about the natural and historical heritage of Bute.

Dunlop is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, 7 miles from Kilmarnock.

Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

Portencross is a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire, overlooking the Firth of Clyde.

Alloway is a picturesque village approximately 2.5 miles from Ayr. It is most well known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet.

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.

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

The small village of Annbank in South Ayrshire was originally a mining settlement.

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

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

13th century bridge stretching across the River Ayr, memorialised in Burns' poem 'The Brigs o' Ayr'

Kerelaw Castle is a castle ruin situated in Stevenston on the coast of North Ayrshire

The Lady Margaret, foundered at Portencross on her maiden voyage in 1770, all recovered artefacts are on display in the West Kilbride Museum

Dumfries House is a 1750s Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Lagg Distillery and Visitor Centre, is situated in the south end of the Isle of Arran near Kilmory.