Outdoors

Troon Beach is one of the most popular beaches on the west coast as it boasts clean sands and easy access by both train and bus.

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

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

Clyde Marina, gateway to the Clyde. Deep water marina berthing, full service facilities plus 2 large surfaced boatyards, maintainance, winter lay up specialists

Greenock Cut Visitors' Centre is situated close to Loch Thom in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Below the Loch Doon dam, the River Doon has carved a route through a beautiful wooded gorge.

Stinchar Falls lie on the River Stinchar, which flows all the way from the Galloway Forest Park to the Firth of the Clyde at Ballantrae.

Whiting Bay is a stunning one mile long beach with a shallow bay.

The naturally occurring Glaid Stone marks the highest point of Great Cumbrae at 417ft.

Ettrick Bay is a stunning, wide sandy beach on Bute’s west coast.

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

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

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

This beach lies between Maidens and Dunure, and is a mixture of both sand and rocky outcrops