Outdoors

Promoting our remarkable landscape and heritage to local people and to visitors.

Seamill beach in Ayrshire boasts lovely views across to the Isle of Arran and down the Firth of Clyde.

Gently climb up to the Stone Dragon at Irvine Beach Park for stunning views of the Firth of Clyde and islands.

Ballantrae beach is a nature reserve that offers nesting grounds for a wide variety of birds in the nearby cliffs

Stravanan Bay itself is a fine sandy beach, more secluded than many of the better known beaches further up the west coast of the isle.

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

Ailsa Craig, sometimes referred to as the Granite Jewel of the Firth of Clyde, is an island that sits in the outer Firth of Clyde.

Look out for resident wildlife when exploring the coppery sands of Scalpsie Bay, located on the west coast of Bute.

Butter Lump is small rock a few yards offshore towards the South East of the island of Great Cumbrae.

Blackwaterfoot beach is a stunning sandy beach in the tranquill village of Blackwaterfoot.

The Greeto Waterfalls are along the Gogo water, in Gogo Glen near the town of Largs.

Home to the vitrified fort of Dunagoil, the cliff and caves around Dunagoil provide a scenic background for imaginative adventurers.

The Discovery Centre and Winter Garden is just a short walk from the ferry terminal and so makes a great starting place for visitors to Bute.

The beautiful Pirnmill beach located in the small village of Pirnmill on the north-west coast of the Arran.

Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock