Girvan Water Info, Scotland

Surrounded on three sides by Acadia National Park and on the fourth by the Atlantic Ocean. This is a gentle place but never dull; a place of both innocence and deep sophistication. Bar Harbor is a renaissance town, a place for rebirth, well rounded and open minded.

Blue Hill area of Maine is rich with New England history, antiques, crafts, fine restaurants, inns, and art galleries, and an important summer cultural life. The charm of our small villages, their peninsula settings and water related activities have produced thriving year-round communities.

Camden, Maine is central to the coast, and convenient to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park for day tripping.

Castine is a small coastal village located on a peninsula in Maine's East Penobscot Bay region. The town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to two historic forts and more than 100 historic markers. The village streets are lined with beautifully restored homes and buildings representing 18th century architecture. Area restaurants, inns, art galleries, and gift shops offer the traveler additional activities.

Lincolnville Maine is a classic seaside village 10 minutes north of Camden. It is nestled on Penobscot Bay and is a welcoming destination for tourists.

Rockland, Maine is the geographic center of the mid-coast region, which makes easy day tripping to LL Bean in Freeport, Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, and every town in between. All along mid-coast Maine you'll discover seaside resorts, charming villages, glacier-carved peninsulas, and grand panoramas of the Penobscot Bay and Atlantic Ocean. While on your Maine vacation, you can go antiquing, biking or kayaking, attend a country auction, browse seaside shops, and visit one of our many wonderful museums including the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center or the Owls Head Transportation Museum. Sightseeing for seals, puffins and dolphins is always a favorite.

A former center of the shipbuilding industry, Searsport on Penobscot Bay is best known for the excellent Penobscot Marine Museum. Visit the rock-bound coast in search of the many fine galleries, museums and antique shops or seek the whale-watching and sailing experience.

Southwest Harbor, Maine, is located at the southwestern entrance to Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island. It is often referred to as the quiet side of the island because it has a mellower pace and is an easy distance from the more tourist oriented and busy Bar Harbor, located on the Northeast side of the island. Southwest Harbor has some great shops, galleries and eateries worth checking out. Access to the offshore islands by boat can be found here as well.

Ballyholme is a part of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside area on Ballyholme bay, the lesser known, though larger of Bangor's two bays.

Bangor probably takes its name from its curving bay set between a pair of symmetrical headlands (beanna chor - curved peaks) and its sheltered position made it ideal for exploitation as a holiday resort.

Larne is a busy market town offering a wide range of shops from high street stores to traditional family businesses to suit everyone's taste and pocket. One of the most modern roll on/roll off ferry ports in the United Kingdom, the town has no shortage of visitors and makes an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful countryside of County Antrim.

Newtownards, Bangor is a seaside resort set against the backdrop of Ireland's largest marina, with berths for 600 craft. It has excellent facilities and has recently earned the prestigious 5 Gold Anchor Award. Bangor's old world charm is enhanced with all of the modern amenities expected by today's visitors. The apartment and town houses are all situated in a quiet residential area, and close to all public amenities. The location is ideal for walking, golfing, touring, sailing, fishing and is close to all of Bangors fine restaurants and shops.

It only takes a quick glance at the map to see that this broad swath of rocky shoreline and rolling countryside is indeed located at Coastal Maine's heart. A brief visit is all you'll need to learn that the Belfast area is nestled in Maine's heart in a more important way as well.

Dunoon is the seaboard gateway to the Scottish Highlands, including the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It is a great touring base with an excellent selection of accommodation, shops and eating places to choose from.

A warm welcome awaits you in Gatehouse of Fleet in the middle of a National Scenic Area on the edge of the magnificent Galloway Forest Park in the rural heart of Dumfries and Galloway.

Brodick is a town on the eastern side of the Isle of Arran. The main road across the island runs from Brodick to Blackwaterfoot on the west side. The Isle of Arran is located an hour ferry's ride from Ardrossan, not far from Glasgow. The island has 10 peaks over 600m and a coastal road. The main city is Brodick, which has a castle.

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran - this form is still used in Gaelic. It was renamed in the 17th century and became an important centre for shipbuilding and Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.

Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland.

Brodick is a town on the eastern side of the Isle of Arran. The main road across the island runs from Brodick to Blackwaterfoot on the west side. The Isle of Arran is located an hour ferry's ride from Ardrossan, not far from Glasgow. The island has 10 peaks over 600m and a coastal road. The main city is Brodick, which has a castle.

Drymen is a village in Stirling district in central Scotland. Drymen lies to the west of the Campsie Fells and enjoys views to Dumgoyne on the east and to Loch Lomond on the west. The Queen Elizabeth Forest reaches down to the village edge, and the whole area is part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park (the first National Park in Scotland).

GLASGOW is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from GLASGOW is known as a Glaswegian, which is also the name of the local dialect.

Port Bannatyne is a centuries old stonebuilt highland village in north Bute, situated around a safe yacht bay and with its own charming golf course. A haven for walkers, cyclists, fishermen, birdwatchers, yachtsmen, and nature lovers. It is close to the seal colony at Scalpsie Bay and the bathing beach at Ettrick Bay.

Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland is a historic harbour town on the Solway coast with an artists heritage, and a blend of Medieval, Victorian and Georgian buildings.

Stranraer is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.