GREAT CUMBRAE LOOP, NORTH AYRSHIRE10 miles; easyTen minutes’ ferry hop from Largs (£3.40 return; calmac.co.uk), Great Cumbrae is lined by a gentle coastal loop that even children can knock off in an hour before ice cream and sandcastles on the beach at Millport. Add the 417ft ascent to the Glaid Stone for views towards Arran and the Paps of Jura. Not for nothing the island is known as the Island of a Thousand Bicycles. Bike hire £8 for three hours/£12 a day; ebikes £30 for two hours/£40 a day (mapesmillport.co.uk). People on the Helix Around Town Tour will see the Falkirk Wheel GETTY IMAGESHELIX

Source: The Times August 14, 2020 23:15 UTC