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Discover North Ayrshire on Scotland's West Coast 🏖
Beautiful coastlines, valleys & islands | Unique traditions & heritage | Activities for everyone!

Located on the west coast of Scotland within an hour of Glasgow, North Ayrshire offers diverse landscapes, memorable activities and unique traditions which you can experience all year round. We have attractions for everyone whether you are young or old, solo or with friends and family, seeking adventure or relaxation. Follow this page for content from:

• The Isle of Arran
• Largs & The Isle of Cumbrae
• Irvine & Kilwinning
• The Garnock Valley
• The Three Towns (Ardrossan, Saltcoats & Stevenston)
• Seamill & West Kilbride

And everywhere in between!

08/10/2026

Looking for a Halloween events?👻 🎃
Look no further, North Ayrshire has events for everyone! From Halloween parties for the little ones to scare trails for thrill seekers👻

Events include:

🎃Pumpkin Picking
🐈‍⬛Halloween parties
☠ Halloween Trails
& so much more!

📌SAVE this for Halloween Inspiration and TAG someone who would love this!

25/09/2026

Sea Monster Park is open and proving to be a popular addition to Irvine Beach Park! 🌊

The park includes:
🐉 The Sea Monster climbing frame
⚓️ Ship climbing frame
🛝 Slides, climbing equipment and swings
👶 Play area for younger kids
🚲 Biking and skating tracks & lots more!

All within walking distance of Irvine Beach and great food and drink options on Irvine Harbourside.

📌 Save this for your next family day out - not far from Glasgow by car, train or bus!

18/09/2026

Are you part of North Ayrshire’s visitor economy? Do you run a hospitality venue, visitor attraction or other business that attracts tourism? 🍝🧳💆🍦🏌⛵️

If so, we would love to see you featured you on the new Discover North Ayrshire website COMING SOON!

This website is being built by North Ayrshire Council and will be focused on driving and promoting visitor experiences in our area, including local business and event listings and itinerary planning features. 📍

It will be featured in UK-wide and international visitor campaigns in the future so the more we can showcase North Ayrshire experience, the better! 💪

Get involved!
Please complete this form for your free business listing
👉 https://www.discovernorthayrshire.com/business/submit

If you run into any difficulties, just let us know and we can help get your listing live.

12/09/2026

Portencross Castle is just one of Ayrshire’s historic buildings you can discover this weekend- head over to the Doors Open Days Ayrshire page to find out more! 🔑🏰

04/09/2026

This amazing shot of dolphins enjoying themselves was taken near Lamlash on the Isle of Arran this week! 🌊🐬

📸 Thanks IG/isla_ew!

04/09/2026

An amazing range of events in North Ayrshire this month to look forward to! 🎆📚🎪

29 Aug - 6 Sept: Largs Viking Festival (Festival of Fire on 5 Sept)
2 - 6 Sept: Circus Zyair at Eglinton Country Park
12 Sept: Garnock Valley Carves, Dalry
12 Sept: Millport Pride, Cumbrae
12-13 Sept: Doors Open Days Ayrshire, Various locations
19 - 21 Sept: Kidz Fest at Eglinton Country Park
19 Sept: Whitlees Gala Day, Ardrossan
24- 27 Sept: Tidelines Book Festival, Irvine
25-27 Sept: Millport September Weekend & Fireworks, Cumbrae

28/08/2026

The time is almost upon us! The Vikings are back in town this weekend as Largs Viking Festival begins!⚔️🔥

The annual festival marks the Battle of Largs 1263 between the Scots and Norse - and kicks off with the big opening parade through the town from 1pm this Saturday!

The festival runs until 6th September and visitors of all ages can look forward to:
🛖The Viking Village🛖
Open every day from 10am -5pm (Wed 10am-2pm)
Step into a world of swords, shields, stories and sagas! Open daily throughout the festival, the Viking Village is packed with live combat, ancient crafts, hands-on fun, and fierce family-friendly adventures. Get your tickets in advance or on the gate!

🎶Free Entertainment🎶
Performances from a variety of acts on the entertainment stage throughout the weekends and the Thurs/ Fri nights

🪘Festival Market🪘
A large market with a wide range of creative traders open every day on the Prom from 10am-6pm.

🔥Festival of Fire🔥
The big one - A huge unmissable night on the Largs event calendar, Saturday 5 September is the Festival of Fire! A battle re-enactment (ticketed) is followed by a torchlit procession on the prom, burning of the longboat and spectacular fireworks.

🎠A large fun fair (run independently to festival) will also be situated at the Prom throughout the week🎠

For more info, head over to Largs Viking Festival page👀

You can find the event programme on this post: https://www.facebook.com/LargsVikingFestival/posts/pfbid02q2FGSkEj6tf5uJtGbYvdyUq66eEhxu7YGCNqRJqQkcsHaeL2RS4VsHxRXCLTjNp5l

📸Photo credits in captions 🙏

23/08/2026

🌅 SUNSET SUNDAY 🌅
Love this stunning shot from Irvine Beach looking over to the Isle of Arran 🔥

📸Thanks Glasgow West End

20/08/2026

This Saturday is not to be missed at Marymass Festival in Irvine 😃

Visit Marymass Saturday to experience a fun-filled day of celebrations including:

🐴The Marymass Parade, one of the largest horse drawn processions in Scotland with music & colour bringing a carnival feel to the streets of Auld Irvine

👑The crowning of the Marymass Queen: an hour of fantastic local entertainment outside Irvine Townhouse before this year's Queen is crowned

🎪An epic afternoon of entertainment at Irvine Moor including a medieval stunt show, horse racing, a huge funfair, giant free kids activity zone, food and craft market and of course the famous greasy pole climb - the unique tradition which has recently gained attention across the country!

📸Gregorcampbellphotography

11/08/2026

Sometimes the best escapes are closer than you think!

You don’t need to travel far from Glasgow to discover the magic of Scotland’s west coast 🌊✨

Address

Irvine

Website

https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/libraries-parks-leisure/discover-north-ayrshire

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