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Photo of Saltcoats Beach, a beach near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Saltcoats Beach© Mark S / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near West Kilbride StationWest Kilbride

20 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Ardneil Bay (Seamill), a beach near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Ardneil Bay (Seamill)

Beach near West Kilbride

Pink-sand bay below Portencross with cliff walks and Arran views on the North Ayrshire coast.

2 km W

Photo of Little Cumbrae, an island in North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Little Cumbrae

Island near Millport

Privately owned island south of Great Cumbrae with an early lighthouse site (1757), a 16th-century castle keep and a seal colony

6.2 km W

Photo of Great Cumbrae, an island in North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Great Cumbrae

Island near Millport

A ten-mile coast road to cycle, Millport's Victorian seafront and the Cathedral of the Isles, often called Britain's smallest cathedral

6.7 km NW

Photo of Kames Bay, a beach near Millport, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Kames Bay

Beach near Millport

Sandy town beach at Millport on Cumbrae, safe for paddling and rockpooling.

7.4 km NW

Photo of Cathedral of the Isles, a church near Millport, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Cathedral of the Isles

Church near Millport

Butterfield's 1851 cathedral on Great Cumbrae, the smallest cathedral in Britain, seating fewer than 100.

8 km NW

Photo of Saltcoats Beach, a beach near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Saltcoats Beach

Beach near West Kilbride

Wide family beach in a sheltered bay between Saltcoats and Ardrossan, with a promenade to the old fishing harbour.

8.6 km SE

Photo of Fintry Bay, a beach near Millport, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Fintry Bay

Beach near Millport

West-facing bay with a tearoom on the Isle of Cumbrae's coast road, a favourite cycling stop.

9.9 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Ayrshire Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Glenapp to Skelmorlie, southern Scotland.

Ayrshire Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

A hundred miles up the Ayrshire coast, from Glenapp in the south to Skelmorlie, in sight of Arran the whole way

1.5 km SW · South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire

Photo of Portencross Castle, a ruined castle near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Portencross Castle

Castle near West Kilbride

A medieval castle in North Ayrshire.

3.4 km W

Photo of Montfode Castle, a ruined castle near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Montfode Castle

Castle near West Kilbride

A medieval castle in North Ayrshire.

4.7 km SE

Photo of Little Cumbrae Castle, a ruined castle near Millport, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Little Cumbrae Castle

Castle near Millport

A medieval castle in North Ayrshire.

6.3 km NW

Millport

Village

The only town on the Isle of Cumbrae, a Victorian seaside resort ringed by a ten-mile coast road and home to Britain's smallest cathedral.

7.9 km NW · North Ayrshire

Kelburn Garden and Country Centre

Garden near Fairlie

Historic gardens, glen and waterfalls on the Kelburn estate above Fairlie, with the graffiti-painted castle and the Secret Forest.

8 km N

Photo of Kerelaw Castle, a ruined castle near West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Kerelaw Castle

Castle near West Kilbride

A medieval castle in North Ayrshire.

8.2 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (6) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.