Outdoors

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

Ascog Hall and its stunning Victorian Fernery is a fascinating day out, especially for nature lovers.

Farland Point is a peninsula to the south east of the island of Great Cumbrae.

Brodick Beach sits below Goatfell which together with Brodick Castle, makes one of the most iconic viewes on the island of Arran

Picturesque loch outside the village of Kilmacolm

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

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

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

Also spelled Fintray Bay, this red sand beach sits in the middle of the west coast of Great Cumbrae and is approximately 2 km northwest of Millport.

The Kirktonhall Glen runs from the centre of the Village to the Beaches at Seamill

The stunning Eas Mor Waterfall can be reached by a tough but worthwhile forest walk

The long sandy beach offers great vies of the Isle of Arran and is known for its superb sunsets.

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

The mystical Dunure Labyrinth lies in the grounds of Dunure Castle