See and do

The formidable-looking Maybole Castle is a four-storey garret tower in the Ayrshire town of Maybole.

Kirkoswald is a small but picturesque village in South Ayrshire, located 4 miles south west of Maybole.

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

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)

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

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

Mauchline is a small town, 10 miles east of Ayr.

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

Largs' most famous monument is The Pencil, situated at the south end of the Prom, near to Largs Marina.

Craft beers in bottles and casks

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.

A small, independent brewery, who has been producing award winning real ales on the island since 2000.

Sculpture by Andy Scott commemorating a Greenock working-horse

Ballantrae is an attractive coastal village in South Ayrshire situated 13 miles south of Girvan.