Eating, Drinking & Local Attractions

Eating & Drinking

• The Chestnuts Hotel 52 Racecourse Road, Ayr, KA7 2UZ. STB 2 Star Small Hotel.

• Crimson Restaurant We serve fine quality food all day from 11.30am with reservations taken up to 9.30pm. The Old Church, 22 Ayr Road, Minishant, KA19 8EX.

• Elms Court Hotel and Restaurant 21 Miller Road, Ayr, KA7 2AX. STB 3 Star Small Hotel.

• Failford Inn Failford, Near Mauchline, KA5 5TF.

• Fouters Restaurant Award wining basement restaurant offering modern Scottish cuisine in friendly surroundings. Totally refurbished October 2003. 2A Academy Street, Ayr, KA7 2SD.

• Malin Court Hotel & Restaurants Turnberry, KA26 9PB. STB 4 Star Small Hotel.

• Manor Park Hotel and Restaurant 48 Kilmarnock Road, Monkton, KA9 2RJ. STB 3 Star Small Hotel.

• The Old Racecourse Hotel 2 Victoria Park, Ayr, KA7 2TR. STB 3 Star Small Hotel.

• The Royal Hotel 36 Montgomery Street, Girvan, KA26 9HE.

• The Stair Inn Stair, by Mauchline, KA5 5HW.

Local Attractions

• Alloway Old Kirk Ruined church associated with Robert Burns. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Ayr Racecourse Home to the Scottish Grand National. Western House, 2 Whitletts Road, Ayr, KA8 OJE.

• Bachelors' Club In 1779 Burns attended dancing lessons in this 17th Century thatched house. He formed a debating club here in 1780 and drew up the 10 Rules of Membership for the society. Sandgate Street, Tarbolton KA5 5RB.

• Baird Institute District history centre and museum. 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, KA18 1AD.

• Burns Cottage Preserved birthplace and home of Robert Burns. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Burns Heritage Park Monument in memorial of Robert Burns and surrounding park. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Burns House Museum, Mauchline Robert Burns and Jean Armour began married life in Mauchline in 1788. Castle Street, Mauchline KA5 5BZ.

• Crossraguel Abbey A relatively well preserved abbey south of Maybole: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Culzean Castle and Country Park Culzean Castle and Country Park: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Dunure Castle Clifftop ruined castle just south of Dunure. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Electric Brae Home of a visual illusion which makes cars seem to roll uphill. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Heads of Ayr Farm Park Almost 50 different types of animal, each with its own particular charm. Dunure Road, Ayr KA7 4LD. STB 4 Star Attraction.

• Loch Doon Castle Transplanted in the mid-1930s. The castle consists of an eleven-sided curtain wall, dating from 1300. Turn right 2m S of Dalmellington on the A713 on to an unclassified road signed for Loch Doon.

• Maclaurin Art Galleries The converted stable block of Rozelle House, showing temporary exhibitions. Rozelle Park, Monument Road, Ayr KA7 4NQ.

• Maybole Collegiate Church The chapel of St Mary was founded by John Kennedy of Dunure in 1371 and the associated college 11 years later. In Maybole.

• Rozelle House Galleries South Ayrshire Council’s art and museum collections. Rozelle Park, Monument Road, Ayr KA7 4NQ.

• Souter Johnnie's Cottage Preserved cottage of a character associated with Robert Burns, Kirkoswald: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Turnberry Castle Fragmentary ruins of medieval castle near Turnberry Lighthouse. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Walkabout Ayr Tours Donald Kay's tours around the Auld Town area of Ayr. Tours take place twice daily on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wheelchair Friendly.

• The Westin Turnberry Resort Internationally renowned golf courses and the Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy. Turnberry, KA26 9LT.

For Activities in the area, see the relevant links pages. For Local Businesses, see the relevant links pages. For Events in the area, see the What's On? page.