Outdoors

Lamlash Bay boasts great views out to the Holy Isle, and is the home to Arran Yacht Club. It also has a small beach of soft sand

Loch Doon is a freshwater loch in Carrick, Scotland, overlooked by the Glessel Hill and the Corserine Range

Lynn Spout is a stunning waterfall on the Caaf Water near Dalry in Ayrshire.

Also known as The Straad, St Ninian’s Bay is another small bay on the west coast of Bute.

This wide sandy beach boasts excellent views out over the Firth of Clyde and across to Arran.

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

Kames Bay is located on the southern coast of the Isle of Great Cumbrae

The West Island Way is a long distance walking path route on the Island of Bute.

Dunure Beach is mostly shingle and popular for walking and boat trips. Dunure Harbour offers a great place to stop and enjoy quality dining by the sea.

Irvine Beach Park is a long sandy beach and wild dunes. The park boasts great facilities and plenty to entertain the family.

Clyde Muirshiel - literally meaning "moorhut" - is the collective name for countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary.

Lyle Hill is a viewpoint in Greenock, Inverclyde, with a high point of 426 feet above sea level

Ardeer Quarry Local Nature Reserve contains a mix of wetland, woodland, scrub, and grassland habitats.

Kildonan beach is also known as Silver Sands due to its incredible beauty and clean sands.

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