See and do

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

Lochranza, a village on the Isle of Arran, boasts a dramatic castle, a distillery and plenty of wildlife in the surrounding area.

Sannox Bay is a small but tranquil beach in the small village of Sannox on the North West of Arran.

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 Harbour Arts Centre, located in Irvine, began its life as a seamen’s mission.

Port Bannatyne is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute.

Alloway is a picturesque village approximately 2.5 miles from Ayr. It is most well known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet.

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

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

Kilbirnie is a small town situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.

The ruins of majestic 16th-century Greenan Castle guard the cliffs of south-west Ayr, overlooking 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 Boswell Quill is situated in Auchinleck’s historic churchyard and celebrates writer James Boswell, the inventor of modern biography.

Barr is a small village in the South West of Ayrshire, around 8 miles from the town of Girvan.

Kilpatrick is an intriguing site comprising of a complex of ancient structures.