Outdoors

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

Home to the vitrified fort of Dunagoil, the cliff and caves around Dunagoil provide a scenic background for imaginative adventurers.

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

Maidens Harbour was established in the mid 19th century

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

The Spout of Garnock is approximately 60–70 ft high, making it is the county's highest waterfall

The mystical Dunure Labyrinth lies in the grounds of Dunure Castle

Seamill beach in Ayrshire boasts lovely views across to the Isle of Arran and down the Firth of Clyde.

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

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

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

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

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.

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