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Photo of West Kilbride, a village in North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

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West Kilbride

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West Kilbride, on the North Ayrshire coast, calls itself Scotland’s first accredited Craft Town — a scatter of studios and galleries around the old village. Down at the shore, Portencross has a small castle and a jetty looking over to Arran, with Ardneil Bay just along the coast. The station is in the village, on the Largs and Ardrossan lines.

More places to visit near West Kilbride

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

6.3 km W

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.

8.7 km SE

Photo of the Isle of Bute, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Bute

Island near Rothesay

Victorian resort of Rothesay with its moated castle, the Gothic Mount Stuart house, sandy Ettrick Bay and the West Island Way

10.6 km NW

Photo: Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument, a viewpoint near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument

Viewpoint near Fairlie

Clyde-coast seafront walk at Largs ending at the Pencil, a monument to the 1263 Battle of Largs, with Cumbrae views.

11 km N