Outdoors

Ballochmartin Bay is wide sweeping bay of sand, cobbles and stones

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Urie Loch is a stunning loch near Lamlash on Arran.

Pony Trekking, Hacking, Lessons

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.

Brodick Beach sits below Goatfell which together with Brodick Castle, makes one of the most iconic viewes on the island of Arran

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

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

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

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