See and do

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

Lady Isle is a small, uninhabited island, in the Firth of Clyde

Set into a rocky red sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Lugar, Peden's Cave served as the rumoured hide-out for persecuted Covenanters throughout the 17th century

The town of Irvine is a large town with a long history.

Kilmarnock is one of the largest towns in Ayrshire, with a population of 46,350.

New Cumnock is a former mining town in East Ayrshire. It expanded during the 18th century; mining remained its main industry until pits closed in the 1960s.

The village of Turnberry in South Ayrshire is now world famous due to the Turnberry Resort and golf course.

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)

Straiton is a small village dating back to the 18th century, located 10km south east of Maybole on the Water of Girvan.

Colmonell is a small village and civil parish in the Stinchar Valley, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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

Carleton Castle is a 15th-century five-storey tower, and a Category B-Listed building.

Irvine Townhouse once housed the North Ayrshire district court and general administration for the council.

Visit Souter Johnnie's Cottage and experience 18th-century life

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