Outdoors

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Explore the island beyond the shore

Glen Rosa is a stunning glen near Goat Fell mountain, with breathaking scenery.

Stravanan Bay itself is a fine sandy beach, more secluded than many of the better known beaches further up the west coast of the isle.

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.

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

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

Maidens Harbour was established in the mid 19th century