Outdoors

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

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

Gently climb up to the Stone Dragon at Irvine Beach Park for stunning views of the Firth of Clyde and islands.

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

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

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

The stunning Ardencraig Gardens, situated in Rothesay, were originally designed as part of the nearby Ardencraig House.

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

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

Promoting our remarkable landscape and heritage to local people and to visitors.

Lynn Spout is a stunning waterfall on the Caaf Water near Dalry in Ayrshire.

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 Electric Brae is a gravity hill in Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction

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

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