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Troon is a
beach resort and harbour town in Ayrshire
southwest Scotland, 8 miles north of Ayr
with many top hotels, and B&Bs.
The main attractions in Troon today
are the long sandy beach, many
restaurants, bar diners, cafe's, and golf
courses around the Town such as Royal
Troon, Old Prestwick, Barassie Links ,
Dundonald Links, Gailes Links, and
Western Gailes. The inexpensive Lochgreen
and Darley are links courses in Troon
with Darley being a real test with narrow
fairways and gorse.
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, 40 minutes north
to Glasgow Central.
In January 2025, the new larger
Isle of Arran ferry, MV Glen
Sannox, began running from Troon as it
was too large for the Ardrossan port.
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Royal Troon
Golf Club
is on the south side of Troon,
only a few hundred yards south of
the Town centre.
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Troon South
Beach
is where windsurfing is popular
with parking facilities, less
than 100 yards from Royal Troon
Clubhouse.
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Troon Town
Hall
with Troon Old Parish Church to
its right is in Troon centre. The
Hall was designed by James
Miller, completed in 1932.
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This Hall is of Neo-Georgian design
with municipal offices to the front and a
concert hall at the rear.
The Hall is on Ayr Street, about 100
yards south of Troon Cross.
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Troon
Cross
from Ayr Street, the centre of
town. Portland Street, the
town’s main street, is to
the right at The Cross.
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A left turn at The Cross leads to the
Beach and straight ahead leads to the
Marina and Harbour.
The Town center has a good variety of
pubs for food and entertainment,
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Troon War
Memorial
is at the Beach behind the Town
Hall, in honour of those who died
in World War One.
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There are a few Car Parks along the
Beach with views over the Firth of Clyde
and many Islands. By the Statue is a Kids
Play area and Snack Bar.
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Troon
Marina
Yacht
Haven is off Harbour Road, a
few hundred yards from Troon
Cross. The Marina has a
restaurant named Scotts with
views over the yachts.
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Our Lady
& St Meddan Church
can be seen from many parts of
Troon, well worth a visit, built
in 1919 in Gothic Revival
style.
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Barassie
Beach
is to the north of Troon centre.
This long stretch of beach with
grassland does not get quite as
busy as Troon’s South
Beach. Map
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Barrasie
Beach
view over the Firth of Clyde and
north to Irvine and
Ardrossan.
Wind surfing, kite surfing and
jet skiing are popular at
times.
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Fullarton
Fairy Trail
is on the southeast side of Troon
in Fullarton Estate.
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This is a scenic Estate with a large
Car Park, Grasslands, Woodland Walks,
Rugby Park, Estate Stables and the Fairy
Trail for kids.
This Estate was awarded to the
Fullarton's in the 1300s, with a Castle
built soon after, little remains of the
Castle that was named Crosbie
Castle. The remains of Crosbie Church
from the 1200s are also in the
Estate.
Fullarton House was built in 1745 to
replace the Castle, with the house
demolished in 1966, only the grand
Stables remain.
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To the south of Troon, by Fullarton
Estate, is Southwood Road with many Grand
Houses, known as Millionaires Row, also
with the luxury Lochgreen House
Hotel, a popualr drive to view the
houses.
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