Ardrossan (Boydston) Beach

The wilder of Ardrossan’s two great beaches, it stretches north from the harbour and is backed by sand dunes. Just off shore is the low lying Horse Island, site of many shipwrecks, with its prominent stone beacon erected in 1812. The island is a nature reserve and an important breeding site for eider ducks, herring gulls and lesser black backed gulls. Access to the beach is off the North Crescent Road where there are toilets.