Outdoors

Orchard Gardens are beautiful gardens with herbaceous borders, formal pond and formal flowerbeds, which are always full of colour

Barassie Beach is situated just round the bend in the coast, from Troon Beach, meaning it does not get nearly as busy as Troon beach.

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

Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, ideal for fishing Rainbow and Brown Trout.

Merkland Wood is perfect for a short walk with great opportunities to spot wildlife.

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

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

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

The mystical Dunure Labyrinth lies in the grounds of Dunure Castle

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.

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

Goatfell stands at 874 metres making it the highest point on Arran.

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.

Tairlaw Linn is a waterfall near Straiton in South Ayrshire.