See and do

Prominent Category B listed cotton mill complex established in 1831

A Grade A listed building built in 1818 that ceased to be used as a Customs and Excise office in 2010

The Abbey was founded sometime between 1162 and 1188 with monks coming from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its ruins sit in the centre of the town.

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.

Visit Souter Johnnie's Cottage and experience 18th-century life

Statuesque ruined 16th-century tower-house castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde

At least three Churches have existed on this site since around 1179 and there are records of Ministers recorded as far back as the 1400s.

Monument memorialising Lesley Baillie, a muse who inspired several of Robert Burns' ballads and poems

The town of Irvine is a large town with a long history.

Little Cumbrae Island is an island in the Firth of Clyde

The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs surrounded by tall trees near Whiting Bay on Arran.

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

Artist Studios

The formidable-looking Maybole Castle is a four-storey garret tower in the Ayrshire town of Maybole.

Locally known as 'The Glen Kirk', this small church is situated within the Glen itself