Outdoors

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

This beach lies between Maidens and Dunure, and is a mixture of both sand and rocky outcrops

Lamlash Bay boasts great views out to the Holy Isle, and is the home to Arran Yacht Club. It also has a small beach of soft sand

Drumadoon point is a where the headland comes to a point, from the Doon Cliff.

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

The Kirktonhall Glen runs from the centre of the Village to the Beaches at Seamill

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire

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

Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock

This picturesque waterfall lies off of a minor road near Doon Bridge, around a mile west of Dalmellington

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

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.

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