Outdoors

Explore the island beyond the shore

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

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

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

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

Enjoy beautiful views over Rothesay to the Firth of Clyde and the Cowal Peninsula from the top of Canada Hill.

Marina on the Clyde offering berthing for national and international boats

Stinchar Falls lie on the River Stinchar, which flows all the way from the Galloway Forest Park to the Firth of the Clyde at Ballantrae.

Byne Hill is part of a popular walking route in Girvan, South Ayrshire.

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

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

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

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

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

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