See and do

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

The village of Dundonald lies west of Kilmarknock in South Ayrshire.

Maidens is a little coastal village situated on the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay.

The Cathedral of the Isles is one of two cathedrals in the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, and is a part of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Dalmellington is a picturesque market town in East Ayrshire near to the Rye Burn. It has a population of around 1400 people.

The ruins of Rothesay Castle boast a long and close connection to the Stewart dynasty

Kilmaurs is a picturesque village in East Ayrshire, lying just outside of Kilmarnock

Craft beers in bottles and casks

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

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

Kerelaw Castle is a castle ruin situated in Stevenston on the coast of North Ayrshire

The Skelmorlie Aisle of Largs Old Kirk is the remains of a church in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire.

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

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

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