Outdoors

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

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

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

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

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

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

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

The Spout of Garnock is approximately 60–70 ft high, making it is the county's highest waterfall

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

This unusual geological feature is located near Kilchattan Bay on the south end of the Isle of Bute.

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

Maidens Harbour was established in the mid 19th century

Urie Loch is a stunning loch near Lamlash on Arran.

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

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.