The Isle of Arran is a remote and beautiful outpost of the United Kingdom, and a place of peace and tranquillity, almost untouched by modernity...

Goatfell is one of the Corbetts, a Corbett being a Scottish mountain of between 2,500 feet and 2,999 feet high with an ascent of at...

The Campbeltown Museum is not the largest museum that you will ever visit, but what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for in...

Inchmarnoch is a small island with a fascinating history which lies off the west coast of Bute. Despite measuring only 4km x 1km it was...

The Museum of the Cumbraes exhibits historic items and documents that relate to the history of the Millport and the islands of Great and Wee...

North Ayrshire is a beautiful area of Scotland, and the museum has been established as the primary collection relating to the history of this community...

Rothesay Castle is one of Scotland’s oldest castles; it sits in the centre of Rothesay, and was built in a circular design in the 13th...

Designated a National Scenic Area, the Kyles of Bute are a much photographed sea channel between the northern end of the Isle of Bute from...

Bute Museum is a fine looking collection located close to the centre of this community. It has a rich series of artefacts, documents, paintings,...

Largs Museum is operated by the Largs Historical Society and contains an extensive collection related to the town and surrounding area. Highlights of the...

Culzean Castle and Country Park has for many years been a popular visitor attraction in this region. The fantastic castle would have once been...

The Paps of Jura dominate this elongate Scottish island. There are three main peaks, comprised of quartzite. The highest is Beinn an Oir – a...

This cottage was the home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker), who was the original Souter Johnnie of Robert Burns’ Tam o’ Shanter. Life-sized stone...

This museum is a great place to visit if you have an interest in this area of the country, or indeed this building. The...

The Dunoon Heritage Centre offers an extensive collection relating to local history, the people and the way that this area has developed throughout the centuries....

Penkill Castle is located a few miles away from the small village of Penkill in South Ayrshire, northeast of Girvan. This beautiful piece of...

The McLean Museum and Art Gallery represents one of the best small municipal museums in Scotland. It has an extensive series of exhibitions on...

One of the best ways to explore Loch Lomond is by bike. A traffic-free 28-kilometre cycle path runs from Balloch, at the foot of the...