Outdoors

The long sandy beach offers great vies of the Isle of Arran and is known for its superb sunsets.

The beautiful Pirnmill beach located in the small village of Pirnmill on the north-west coast of the Arran.

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

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

Kilmory beach is one of Arran's hidden gems and is a stunning but peaceful beach, accessed either by farm track or by path from Lagg

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

This sandy beach lies in the picturesque holiday village of Maidens and runs north all the way to Culzean Castle and Country Park.

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 Heads of Ayr are high cliffs which tower above a remote sandy beach.

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

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.

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

The Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, is a late medieval bridge in Ayrshire

Tairlaw Linn is a waterfall near Straiton in South Ayrshire.