See and do

Stevenston is an inland town in North Ayrshire. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

As is common along the shore of this part of the Clyde, rich red sandstone has been used in the construction of many of the village's buildings.

Colmonell is a small village and civil parish in the Stinchar Valley, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Portencross is a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire, overlooking the Firth of Clyde.

This striking Gothic building, is now home to the Museum of the Cumbraes and the Garrison House Café, as well as the local library and council offices.

The town of Ardrossan sits on the North Ayrshire coast on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde.

The Lady Margaret, foundered at Portencross on her maiden voyage in 1770, all recovered artefacts are on display in the West Kilbride Museum

The village of Dalrymple lies in the Doon Valley, on the north bank of the River Doon in East Ayrshire.

The tale of Fern Andy and his cave is well known amongst locals on Cumbrae.

A hub of village activity, Millport Town Hall has been the lynchpin of community life on Great Cumbrae since 1878

These neolithic tombs were discovered by James Wilson of Haylie in 1772, and can be found in Largs' Douglas Park

The historic King's Cave is one of the several locations in which Robert the Bruce was said to have had his famous encounter with a spider.

A monument commemorating the final resting place of the Russian cruising vessel, the Varyag, which ran aground off the Ayrshire coast

Little Cumbrae Lighthouse was completed in 1793 by Thomas Smithand and Robert Stevenson

The North Ayrshire Heritage Centre is a hub for all things related to local history