Campsites in Ayrshire

Ayr is the county town of Ayrshire and a port on the Firth of Clyde, in south west Scotland. The first parliament of Scotland was held here. The Wallace tower stands in the centre of Ayr. It was built in 1834 to honour the \'Guardian of Scotland\' William Wallace. It has a statue of this Scottish hero carved in the facade. The Robert Burns birthplace museum, comprises the Burns cottage, where the poet was born, the historic landmarks where he wrote his greatest works and a monument and gardens created in his honour. Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire. John Walker was born here in 1805. He was a grocer and originated what would become one of the world\'s most famous whisky brand names - Johnnie Walker. The Burns monument in Kay Park commemorates the poet. The monument was badly damaged by fire and much of it collapsed. A monument centre was opened and this was voted one of the ugliest buildings in the UK! The first collection of works by Robert Burns was published in Kilmarnock in 1786. The Dick Institute is a museum, art gallery and library. It was used an an auxiliary hospital in World War one. The town of Irvine is in north Ayrshire on the coast if the Firth of Clyde. The town was once a haunt of Robert Burns and he is known to have worked in a flax mill here. The Scottish maritime museum is housed in a Victorian building at the end of the harbour. Trawlers, lifeboats and tugs are among the vessels on display here. Troon town is on the west coast. It is a port with freight and ferry services and a yacht marina. Troon has become popular for kitesurfing. It is famous for its Royal Troon links golf club, which was founded in 1878. It is now one of the host courses for The Open Championships. It has both the longest and shortest holes in open championship golf.