See and do

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.

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 Harbour Arts Centre, located in Irvine, began its life as a seamen’s mission.

A late 17th/early 18th century tower windmill, the ruins of which sit on the outskirts of the village of Ballantrae

Barrhill is a small village in South Ayrshire between Girvan and Newton Stewart in South Ayrshire.

Seagate Castle is a castle in North Ayrshire, in the town of Irvine, close to the River Irvine

Statuesque ruined 16th-century tower-house castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde

The tower is all that remain of this church dedicated to St. John the Baptist

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

The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire

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

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

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

Tarbolton a small village in South Ayrshire, lying between Mauchline and Prestwick in South Ayrshire.

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