Ayr Racecourse....Scottish Grand National....Ayr Gold Cup....Northfield Bowling Complex....Ayr Gaiety Theatre.......Electric Brae ...........Ayr United Football Club.......Numerous Golf courses nearby.
Ayrshire is well placed to offer the visitor plenty of things to do. It has a wide range of visitor attractions across the county and Castles and historic trails abound with many famous sites of interest and ruins to be explored and an abundance of family attractions and outdoor sports facilities.
History and heritage loom large with a list including the very splendid Culzean Castle, nearby Dundonald Castle and other country parks and castles at Kelburn and Dean. Robert Burns was born in nearby Alloway and there are now attractions showcasing his life and works and in May every year a festival of the arts, Burns an' a" That, celebrates his influence.
For the Burns enthusiast or even just the casual visitor a trip to the Burns National Heritage Park is a must. You can enjoy the audio-visual interpretation of Tam O'Shanter Experience before strolling along the road to visit Burns Cottage. Continue the experience with a visit to Souter Johnnie's Cottage or the Bachelor's Club.
For the family how about the Heads of Ayr Farm Park, Vikingar, Loudoun Castle Theme Park or experience a bit of industrial heritage at the Scottish Maritime Museum.
Family leisure centres include The Magnum, Galleon Leisure Centre and The Citadel in Ayr. Other outdoor and sporting facilities include the Newmilns Snow Centre which is about fifteen minutes from Kilmarnock and offers dry slope skiing and snowboarding facilities.
Wedding venues in Ayr which are nearby include Western House Hotel and Brig o'Doon Hotel.
Brittish Open Golf Venues nearby include: Old Troon Golf Course and Turnberry Golf Course (British Open Golf Championship 2009)
Ayrshire is world famous for its golf courses and it boasts three Open Championship courses The Ailsa at Turnberry, Prestwick and Royal Troon and it was recently announced that The Open Championship will indeed return to Ayrshire at Turnberry in 2009.
In addition there are a host of quality links courses such as Kilmarnock Barassie, Glasgow Gailes, Western Gailes, The Dundonald, Irvine Bogside, West Kilbride, the Turnberry Kintyre and Prestwick St Nicholas.
In Ayr and Troon you'll find three of the best muncipal courses in the country at Lochgreen and Darley and Belleisle in addition there are other additional public golf courses run by the local councils the length of the county.
Other inland courses also provide a challenge including the excellent Brunston Castle near Turnberry or Loudoun Gowf Club just outside Kilmarnock. Prestwick also has a third course, the inland layour at St Cuthbert's.
For the James Braid trail aficionados you can enjoy three layouts in Ayrshire - Irvine Bogside, Routenburn and West Kilbride.
Discount golf cards are also available in both Ayrshire and The Isle
of Arran.
For quality and value try the Open Qualifier Card (using the Open Qualifying
courses at Barassie, Bogside and Glasgow Gailes) or South Ayrshire
Councils Golf Pass for starters and play at Belleisle, Lochgreen and
Darley in Troon and the wee gem at Girvan.
On Arran you can avail yourself of the seven course Arran Golf Pass
and save up to 20%.