See and do

Straiton is a small village dating back to the 18th century, located 10km south east of Maybole on the Water of Girvan.

The Lady Margaret, foundered at Portencross on her maiden voyage in 1770, all recovered artefacts are on display in the West Kilbride Museum

Lochranza Castle was built by the McSweens back in the 13th Century, and is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

This early Christian monastery was abandoned during Viking raids around AD 790, and lies about 2 miles from modern Kingarth.

Craft beers in bottles and casks

The Auld Kirk of Ayr has been a centre of worship in the town of Ayr for over 800 years

Portencross is a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire, overlooking the Firth of Clyde.

Kilwinning is a large town in North Ayrshire, situated on the banks of the River Garnock

Rumoured home of the notorious 15th-century cannibal Sawney Bean and his incestuous clan

Set into a rocky red sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Lugar, Peden's Cave served as the rumoured hide-out for persecuted Covenanters throughout the 17th century

Seamill is a village on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

Kingarth is a historic village and parish on the Isle of Bute, off the coast of south-western Scotland.

One of Scotland's most significant entertainment venues and the last fully operational seaside pavilion theatre in the country

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

An impressive red sandstone building built 130 years ago and which continues to be at the heart of much community life.