See and do

New Cumnock is a former mining town in East Ayrshire. It expanded during the 18th century; mining remained its main industry until pits closed in the 1960s.

Loudonhill is a volcanic plug located near the River Irvine in East Ayrshire

Straiton is a small village dating back to the 18th century, located 10km south east of Maybole on the Water of Girvan.

The word Dailly derives from the gaelic words for meadow and field which is fitting as Dailly is surrounded by rich farm land and woods.

Barrhill is a small village in South Ayrshire between Girvan and Newton Stewart in South Ayrshire.

Not to be confused with The Wallace Monument in Stirling, the Wallace Tower in Ayr predates its Stirling sibling by approximately a decade (1855-7)

Kirkoswald is a small but picturesque village in South Ayrshire, located 4 miles south west of Maybole.

Monument memorialising Lesley Baillie, a muse who inspired several of Robert Burns' ballads and poems

The only steam railway in south west Scotland, it's a 'living museum' of industrial steam and diesel trains

The Auld Kirk of Ayr has been a centre of worship in the town of Ayr for over 800 years

Kilmarnock is one of the largest towns in Ayrshire, with a population of 46,350.

Stewarton is a small town in East Ayrshire, around 6 mile away from Kilmarnock and a population of approximately 6500.

Statuesque ruined 16th-century tower-house castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde

Alloway is a picturesque village approximately 2.5 miles from Ayr. It is most well known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet.

The village of Dundonald lies west of Kilmarknock in South Ayrshire.