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Troon is a
beach resort and harbour
town in Ayrshire southwest
Scotland, 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, 40 minutes north to
Glasgow Central. Troon Shops Click On
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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,
restaurants and
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Troon War
Memorial is
at the Beach behind
the Town Hall.
The Memorial is
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.
scotts-troon.co.uk
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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. 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 is
also in the Estate.
Fullarton House was
built in 1845 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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