Outdoors

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

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

Urie Loch is a stunning loch near Lamlash on Arran.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Boyd Orr Garden, situated near the top of the Main Street, in memory of celebrated Nutritionist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lord Boyd Orr

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