See and do

Portencross Castle two miles from West Kilbride. http://www.portencrosscastle.org.uk Open 11- 4 weekends, bank & school hols, Easter to end Sept. Free entry.

Irvine Townhouse once housed the North Ayrshire district court and general administration for the council.

Dalry is a village on the Rye Burn in North Ayrshire.

Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about 5 miles south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure

Explore a Neolithic centre of ritual and domestic activity, scattered across a lonely moorland.

The large coastal town of Largs derived its name from An Leargaidh, meaning 'the slopes' in Gaelic.

A commemorative anchor presented to the town of Greenock in 1972 by the British Admiralty

Corrie is a village on the north east coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland, 6 miles north of Brodick

The word Dailly derives from the gaelic words for meadow and field which is fitting as Dailly is surrounded by rich farm land and woods.

Not to be confused with The Wallace Monument in Stirling, the Wallace Tower in Ayr predates its Stirling sibling by approximately a decade (1855-7)

The Prophet's Grave is the burial site for the 17th-century preacher, the Reverend William Smith, and is located in the Brisbane Glen near Largs

The small town of Saltcoats lies in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland

West Kilbride is scenic village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of the Firth of Clyde providing great views over to Arran.

Kirktonhall, is one of the oldest buildings in West Kilbride, built in 1660 it is the birthplace of Robert Simson (1687)

Dunlop is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, 7 miles from Kilmarnock.