Troon is a beach resort
and harbour town situated
about 8 miles north of Ayr
with many top golf courses,
bar diners, restaurants,
hotels, and B&Bs.
Since the 1990s, Troon
harbour has been home to
the main fish market for
the southwest of Scotland,
the markets in Ayr and
Girvan closed after the new
market at Troon opened.
The main attractions in
Troon today are the long
sandy beach, many
restaurants, bar diners,
cafe's, and the 10 golf
courses around the town
such as Royal Troon,
Portland, Old Prestwick,
Lochgreen, Darley,
Fularton, Barassie Links ,
Dundonald Links, Gailes
Links, and Western
Gailes.
Troon Train Station is a
few hundred yards east of
the town centre. Prestwick
Airport is 4 miles south.
Trains run south to
Prestwick Airport,
Prestwick Town and Ayr.
Trains running north stop
at Irvine, Paisley and
Glasgow Central. The trains
run every 30 minutes,
taking 10 minutes south to
Ayr, and 40 minutes north
to Glasgow Central.
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