Ayrshire & Arran

Discover ancient castles, beautiful country parks and friendly market towns...

Portencross castle and harbour

Sunny day on the Isle of Arran

The Pencil monument at Largs

View along beach at Brodick Isle or Arran

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Things to do in Ayrshire & Arran

Fife Coastal Path

Stretching for over 150km, the Fife coastal path runs form the Forth Estuary in the South to the Tay Estuary in the North.

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The Ayrshire Coastal Path

Ayrshire is located in the south west of Scotland. It is ‘Rabbie Burns’ country and famous for its high quality golf courses.

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Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle, located 12 miles south of Ayr, is one of Scotland’s best loved castles. So much so that an illustration of it adorns the £5 notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Dalgarven Mill

Take a step back into the past at the Dalgarven Mill, one of Scotland’s tallest surviving grain mills.

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Opened over 30 years ago and still welcoming many visitors today, the Isle of Arran Heritage Museum has history of the island on as far back as an Early Bronze Age Grave site dated over a millennium ago!

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Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine

The Scottish Maritime Museum is based on Irvine’s Harbour side and has a wealth of ship models on display.

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Rock climbing on the Isle of Arran

Easily accessible from Glasgow the Isle of Arran is a small but very scenic mountainous island just waiting to be discovered by any enthusiastic rock climber.