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Additional Information About the South West
Places of Interest
Alloway
Burns Cottage and Museum
On the B7024 just south of Ayr
Tel 01292 441215
Open: All year, June to August, 9am-7pm, April, May, September and October, 10am-5pm.
Sundays 2-5pm. November to March, 10am-4pm not including Sundays.
Burns Monument
Tel 01292 441321
Open: All year, June to August 9am-7pm. April, May September, October, 10am-5pm,
Sundays 2-5pm. November to March, 10am-4pm and not Sundays.
Land O' Burns Centre
Opposite Kirk, 2 miles (3km) south of Ayr
Tel 01292 443700
Open: All year, daily, 10am-5.30pm.
Wonderwest World
3 miles south of Ayr on A719
Tel 01292 445641 (Bookings)
Open: Daily - Day visits, 10am -7.30pm and a special evening pass is issued for night
shows.
Arran
Brodick Castle Gardens and Country Park
1 1/2 miles (2km) north of Brodick, Isle of Arran
Tel 01770 302202
Open: Daily, April to mid-October, 1-5pm.
Isle of Arran Heritage Museum
Rosaburn, Brodick
Tel 01770 302636
Open: Early May to September, Monday to Saturday, 10am-1pm & 2-5pm.
King's Cave
2 miles (3km) north of Blackwaterfoot on west coast
Open: At all times.
Lochranza Castle
North coast of Island of Arran
Historic Scotland
Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-6.30pm.
Sunday, 2pm-6.30pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm. Sunday,
2pm-4.30pm.
Machrie Moor Standing Stones
1 1/2 miles (2km) east of A841 on Arran, follow Moss Farm Road South of Machrie
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830
Open: All times.
Ayrshire
Ayr
Alloway Kirk
Alloway near Ayr
Tel 01292 441252
Tours by prior arrangement.
The Tam O'Shanter Experience
Centre of Alloway
Tel 01292 619400
Open: daily, April to October, 10am-6pm. November to March, 10am-4pm.
Dalmellington
Off A713 at Dunaskin
Doon Valley Heritage
Tel 01292 531144
Open: 1st April to 31st October, 10am to 5pm
Girvan
Ailsa Craig Island
Firth of Clyde, off Girvan
Tel 01465 713219
Brunston Castle Holiday Resort
Village of Dailly
Tel 01465 811589
Irvine
Magnum Leisure Centre
Large metal building near Harbourside
Tel 01294 278381
Open: All year daily, 9am-l0pm.
Scottish Maritime Museum
Harbourside,
Irvine
Tel 01294 278283
Open: April to October, 10am to 5pm
Vennel Museum and Heckling Shop
No's 4 & 10, Glasgow Vennel
Tel 01294 275059
Open: All year, Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.
Kilmarnock
Burns Monument and Museum Kilmarnock
Tel 01563 522072
Open: Recently refurbished but as yet not open to the public.
Phone for more updated information.
Dean Castle & Country Park
Off the Glasgow Road
Tel 01563 522702
Open: Daily noon-5pm.
Dick Institute
Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock
Tel 01563 526401
Open: daily, 10am-8pm unless otherwise stated.
Loudoun Castle Theme Park
A719 north of Galston
Tel 01563 822296
Open: 10am to March 22nd to October 26th.
There are periods through April, May, September and October when the park is closed.
Please telephone ahead during these months.
Kirkoswald
Culzean Castle & Country Park
On the A719, 12 miles (19km) south-
west of Ayr
Tel 01655 760269
Open: April to October, daily, 10.30am
5.30pm.
Soutar Johnnie's Cottage
In Kirkoswald on the A77
Tel 01655 760603
Open: April to October, daily noon-5pm.
Largs
Largs Museum
Manse Court, Largs
Tel 01475 687081
Open: June to September, Monday to Saturday, 2-5pm.
Kelburn Country Park
South of town
Tel 01475 568685
Open: Daily, April to October, 10am-6pm. November to March, 1lam-5pm. (Glen &
Gardens only).
Mauchline
Burns House Museum
Castle Street
Tel 01290 500455
Open: All year, Easter to October, Monday to Saturday, llam-12.30pm, and 1.30-5.30pm.
Sundays 2-5pm.
Poosie Nansie's Pub
Just off Mauchline centre
Open: normal public house hours.
Maybole
Crossraguel Abbey
2 miles (3km) south-west of Maybole on A77
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830
Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-6.30pm.
Sunday, 2pm-6.30pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm.
Sunday, 2pm-4.30pm.
Tarbolton
Batchelor's Club
On the B744 7 miles (llkm) north-east of Ayr
Tel 01292 541940
Open: April to October, daily noon-5pm.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride Museum
The Institute
Tel 01294 822987
Open: All year, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 10.30am-12.30pm, 2-4pm.
Blackshaw Farm Museum
B781 east of West Kilbride
Tel 01563 534257
Open: daily, 10.30am to 5pm 22nd March to October.
Dumfries and Galloway
Ardwell
Logan Botanic Gardens
14 miles (22km) south of Stranraer on
B7065.
Tel 01776 860231
Open: Daily, March to Oct, 10am-6pm.
Castle Douglas
Threave Castle
North of A75 3 miles (5km) north-west of Castle Douglas
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-5.15pm, Sunday,10.30am-4.45pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-4.20pm. Sunday, 12.30-3.35pm.
Threave Gardens & Wildfowl Refuge South of A75
and 1 mile (2km) west of Castle Douglas Tel 01556 502575
Open: All year daily, 9am to sunset.
Creetown
Creetown Gem Rock Museum and Gallery
A75 in Creetown, turn up opposite clock tower
Tel 01671 820554
Open: Daily, Easter to September, 9.30am-6pm. Oct to Easter, 9.30am-5pm.
Dumfries
Burns House
In Dumfries, Burns Street
Tel 01387 255297
Open: All year, April to October, Monday to Saturday, 10am-1pm, 2-5pm.
Sunday 2-5pm. Closed Sunday and Monday, October to March.
Robert Burns Centre
Mill Road, Dumfries
Tel 01387 264808
Open: All year, April to October, Monday to Saturday, 10am-8pm. Sunday 2-5pm.
October to March, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2-7pm.
Globe Inn
Off the High Street in Dumfries centre Tel 01387 252335
Open: All week, pub hours.
Old Bridge House
Mill Road, Dumfries at end of Devorgilla's Bridge
Tel 01387 253374
Open: April to September, Monday to Sat, 10am-1pm, 2-5pm. Sun 2-5pm.
Dumfries Museum
The Observatory
Tel 01387 253374
Open: All year, Monday to Saturday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm. Sunday 2-5pm.
Caerlaverock Castle
Off the B725 9 miles (14km) south of Dumfries
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-6.30pm. Sunday, 2pm-6.30pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm.
Sunday, 2pm-4.30pm.
Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve
B725 9 miles (14km) south of Dumfries Tel 01387 770275
Open: All year.
Ellisland Farm
Off the A76, 7 miles (11km) north of
Dumfries
Tel 01387 274426
Phone in advance to arrange a visit.
Sweetheart Abbey
New Abbey
South of Dumfries
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830
Open: April to September, Monday to
Saturday, 9.30-5.15pm,
Sunday,10.30am-4.45pm. October to
March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-
4.20pm. Sunday, 12.30-3.35pm
Shambellie House Museum of Costume
New Abbey
South of Dumfries
Tel 01387 850375
Open: everyday, 28th March to 31st October,
11am to 5pm
Gatehouse of Fleet
Mill on the Fleet Museum
Near Tourist Information Office
Tel 01557 814099
Open: March to October, daily, 10am-5.30pm.
Gretna Green
Old Blacksmith's Shop and Visitor Centre
Gretna Green just over the Scottish/ English border
Tel 01461 338363
Open: daily all year.
Kirkcudbright
MacLellan's Castle
Off High Street in Kirkcudbright
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-6.30pm. Sunday, 2pm-6.30pm.
Kircudbright Wildlife Park
B727 1 mile north of town
Tel 01557 331645
Open: 10am to 5.30pm daily from mid March and in September and October then 10am
to 6pm daily 1st April to 31st August.
Tolbooth and Stewarty Museum
Kirkudbright
Tel 01557 331643
Open: April to October, Monday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm.
Sundays 2-5pm, June to September.
Broughton House
Tel 01557 330437
Open: Easter then May to October, daily 1-5.30pm.
Moffat
Carlyle's Birthplace
Ecclefechan
off A74
Tel 01576 300666
Open: April to October daily, noon-5pm.
Devil's Beef Tub
A701 north of Moffat
Tel 01683 20620
Open: All year.
Grey Mare's Tail
Off the A708 10 miles (16km) north-east of Moffat
Tel 0141 552 8391
Moffat Museum
Tel 01683 20868
Open: March to September, 10.30am-lpm & 2.30-5pm. Sunday 2.30-5pm.
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart Museum
Tel 01671 402106
Open: April to October, Monday to
Saturday, 2-5pm. July and August,
10am-12.30pm. 2-5pm. Sundays, July to September, 2-5pm
Galloway Forest Park
10 miles (16km) north of Newton
Stewart on the A714
Tel 01671 402420
Portpatrick
Little Wheels
Portpatrick
Tel 01776 810536
Open: 11am-4pm.
Sanquar
Museum of Scottish Lead Mining
In Wanlockhead on B797, 8 miles (13km) north-east of Sanquar
Tel 01659 74387
Open: Easter to October, daily, 11 am-4pm.
Sanquar Post Office,
Britain's Oldest Post Office
Sanquar Main Street
Tel 01659 50201 Open: During business hours.
Sanquar Tolbooth
Tel 01659 50186
Open: April to Sept, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. Sunday 2-5pm.
Stranraer
Castle Kennedy Gardens
Off A75, 3 miles (5km) north-east of
Stranraer
Tel 01776 702024
Open: April to Sept, daily 10am-5pm. Sunday 2-5pm, Nov to March 2-4pm.
Glenluce Abbey
Off the A75, 3 miles (5km) north of Glenluce
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30am-6.30pm. Sunday, 2pm-6.30pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm.
Sunday, 2pm-4.30pm.
Stranraer Museum
Old Town Hall, George Street
Tel 01776 705088
Open: All year Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm.
Thornhill
Drumlanrig Castle
Off A76, 3 miles (5km) north of Thornhill
Tel 01848 330248
Open: May to September, weekdays 11am-5pm, weekends 2-6pm.
Maxweltown House
30 miles (48km) north-west of Dumfries on the B729 near Moniaive Tel 0184 82385
Open: May to September, 2-5pm.
Wanlockhead
Wanlockhead Beam Engine
Village of Wanlockhead Tel 01659 74387 Open: At all times.
Whithorn
St Ninian's Chapel
Isle of Whithorn, 3 miles (5km) south-east of Whithorn
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: At all times.
Whithorn Dig & Visitor Centre
45-46 George Street
Tel 01988 500508
Open: Easter to end of October, daily, 10.30am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm.
Whithorn Priory & Museum
Main Street
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 688 8830 Open: April to September, Monday to Saturday,
9.30-5.15pm,
Sunday,10.30am-4.45pm. October to March, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-4.20pm.
Sunday,12.30-3.35pm except closed October and March, Monday to Friday
Useful Information
Ferry Services
P&O European Tel 01581 200276
Seacat, Stranraer Tel 01776 702255
Sealink Tel 01776 702262
Rail
Dumfries Station Tel 01387 264105
Stranraer Station Tel 01776 6234
Airport
Prestwick International Airport
Tel 01292 479822
Accommodation
Prestwick
Kincraig Hotel *
39 Ayr Road
Tel 01292 479480
Troon
Piersland Hotel **
Tel 01292 314747
Alloway
Burns Monument Hotel*
Tel 01292 442466
Turnberry
Turnberry Hotel ***
Tel 01655 331000
Glenlochrie House Farmhouse B&B*
Near Turnberry
Tel 01465 811242
Portpatrick
Knockinaam Lodge**
Tel 01776 810471
Newton Stewart
Creebridge House Hotel **
Tel 01671 402121
Kirkcudbright
Gladstone House*
Tel 01557 331734
New Abbey
Criffel Inn*
Tel 01387 850244
Dumfries
Station Hotel **
Tel 01387 254316
Near Dumfries (Clarencefield)
Comlongon Castle **
Tel 01387 870283
Camping
Sandihills near Dumfries
Tel 01387 780257
Brighouse Bay Holiday Park
Borgue near Kirkcudbright
Tel 01557 870267
Tourist Information Offices
Arran
Brodick
The Pier Tel 01770 302140
Lochranza Tel 01770 830320
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Tourist Board
Prestwick Airport Tel 01292 479000
Ayr
Burns House
Burns Statue Square Tel 01292 288688
Ardrossan
Ferry Terminal Building Tel 01294 601063
Girvan
Bridge Street Tel 01465 714950
Irvine
New Street Tel 01294 313886
Kilmarnock
62 Bank Street Tel 01563 539090
Largs
Promenade Tel 01475 673765
Mauchline
National Burns Memorial Tower
Tel 01290 551916
Millport
28 Stuart Street Tel 01475 530753
Troon
South Beach Tel 01292 317696
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Tourist Board
Bank End Road, Dumfries
Tel 01387 253862
Castle Douglas Tel 01556 502611
Dalbeattie Tel 01556 610117
Gatehouse of Fleet Tel 01557 814212
Kirkcudbright Tel 01557 330494
Newton Stewart Tel 01671 402431
Stranraer Tel 01776 702595
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