Outdoors

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

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.

Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire

Maidens Harbour was established in the mid 19th century

The Discovery Centre and Winter Garden is just a short walk from the ferry terminal and so makes a great starting place for visitors to Bute.

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

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.

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

Blackwaterfoot beach is a stunning sandy beach in the tranquill village of Blackwaterfoot.

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

The Greeto Waterfalls are along the Gogo water, in Gogo Glen near the town of Largs.

Byne Hill is part of a popular walking route in Girvan, South Ayrshire.

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

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

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