Outdoors

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

The naturally occurring Glaid Stone marks the highest point of Great Cumbrae at 417ft.

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

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.

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

Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East 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 Greeto Waterfalls are along the Gogo water, in Gogo Glen near the town of Largs.

Orchard Gardens are beautiful gardens with herbaceous borders, formal pond and formal flowerbeds, which are always full of colour

Bennane Head is a section of land that juts into the Firth of Clyde around 11 miles south of Girvan.

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 sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

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

Muirshiel Visitor Centre & Country Park gives easy access to ‘great walking in hen harrier countryside’ in what was once an impressive Victorian shooting estate

Viewpoint Indicator situated in Corsehill Drive, stunning panoramic views of Arran and beyond, includes a photographic plate detailing key information