Outdoors

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.

Urie Loch is a stunning loch near Lamlash on Arran.

Dunure Beach is mostly shingle and popular for walking and boat trips. Dunure Harbour offers a great place to stop and enjoy quality dining by the sea.

The sand of Irvine beach is said to be immaculate.

Irvine Beach Park is a long sandy beach and wild dunes. The park boasts great facilities and plenty to entertain the family.

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

The long sandy beach offers great vies of the Isle of Arran and is known for its superb sunsets.

Largs beach is a large shingle based beach located on the northern edge of the town of Largs.

The Greeto Waterfalls are along the Gogo water, in Gogo Glen near the town of Largs.

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

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

Aird Hill is a summit in the North of Great Cumbrae, overlooking the north and west coasts of the island.

Greenock Cut Visitors' Centre is situated close to Loch Thom in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

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