Beaches in Ardrossan, Strathclyde
- Ardrossan beaches map
- The beaches:
- Saltcoats
- Ardrossan (Boydston)
- Stevenston
- Seamill
The beach guide has 4 beaches listed in and around the town of Ardrossan. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Saltcoats Beach (0.4 miles)
Saltcoats is a wide, sandy beach with excellent views out over the Firth of Clyde and across to the mountainous Isle of Arran. It sits in a south-west facing bay between the towns of Saltcoats and Ardrossan. The water stays quite shallow along the bay and there is a small, crossable stream runs down the…
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Ardrossan (Boydston) Beach (0.7 miles)
Ardrossan is a popular resort town on the North Ayrshire coastline. It has two beaches, a harbour, shops, cafes and a mysterious pre-historic shell mound close to the railway station. Boydston Shore, also known as North Beach or North Shore, is a sandy beach to the north of the harbour. Just off the beach one…
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Stevenston Beach (2.2 miles)
Stevenston is a sandy beach curving gently round a bay between Irvine and Saltcoats. The beach is backed by low, grassy dunes and lies in an area which has been designated as a Local Nature Reserve. The dunes here provide a habitat to a variety of bird and plant life. Also look out for wild…
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Seamill Beach (3.9 miles)
Seamill is a sandy beach with a few rocky patches. Behind the beach are some grassy areas which might make a good spot for a family picnic. Along the shoreline are quite a few rockpools exposed at low tide, where young visitors can enjoy exploring for marine life. The beach is an excellent place for…
