See and do

Darvel is a small town in East Ayrshire, on the right bank of the River Irvine.

Lamlash is the Isle of Arran’s most populous village.

Beloved Scottish bard Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house

The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire

The ruins of majestic 16th-century Greenan Castle guard the cliffs of south-west Ayr, overlooking the Firth of Clyde

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.

Fairlie is a small village in North Ayrshire, around 3 miles from Largs

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

Bute has its fair share of mysterious stones and one of the easiest examples to find on the island is at the Blackpark Plantation.

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.

The Boswell Quill is situated in Auchinleck’s historic churchyard and celebrates writer James Boswell, the inventor of modern biography.

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

Inchmarnock lies to the west of the Isle of Bute at the northern end of the Sound of Bute.

The Lagg Distillery and Visitor Centre, is situated in the south end of the Isle of Arran near Kilmory.

Situated in Rothesay, the independently run Bute Museum is the perfect place for visitors to learn about the natural and historical heritage of Bute.