See and do

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

West Kilbride is scenic village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of the Firth of Clyde providing great views over to Arran.

Beith is a small town situated in the Garnock Valley in North Ayrshire.

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

Prominent Category B listed cotton mill complex established in 1831

Kirktonhall, is one of the oldest buildings in West Kilbride, built in 1660 it is the birthplace of Robert Simson (1687)

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

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.

Dalgarven Mill Musuem of Country Life and Costume lies in the Garnock Valley, near the town of Kilwinning.

These can be found at Hopeton, which lies at the top of Law Hill towards the Fairlie Moor Road