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ABOUT TROON

Troon is a traditional seaside town with a little bit extra. The south beach is beautiful sand, popular with visitors young and old for everything from paddling and picnics to wind and kite surfing. The north beach is good for bird watching at low tide and is also used for wind sports.

The harbour is home to a fishing fleet and fish market and contains the P&O terminal for the ferry to Northern Ireland. There is always something interesting to see at the harbour and the neighbouring ballast bank which has excellent views of North and South Ayrshire, Ailsa Craig, Arran, and, on a clear day, the Mull of Kintyre. In the inner basin is Troon Marina capable of berthing 400 yachts and having a chandler’s store and the usual support services. MacCallum’s fish restaurant, one of the best in Scotland, its associated fish and chip shop "Wee Hurrie",and, at the marina, Scott’s restaurant offering a wide range of Scottish fare are all extremely popular with natives as well as visitors.

Troon is probably most well known for golf. Royal Troon golf course hosts the Open Championship every seven years or so and is open for visitors to play by arrangement, or simply to walk round on the public access paths and absorb the special atmosphere of a championship course. Side by side with Royal Troon is its sister course – Portland – which is a little shorter and not quite so demanding but still a classic links course. Troon also has three Municipal courses: the Fullarton - a short course ideal for beginners or those pressed for time, the Lochgreen – a long course which has been used as a qualifying course for the Open, and the Darley – a slightly shorter course but more demanding of straight drives with all the hazards of links courses.

On the northern edge of Troon lies the Kilmarnock Barrassie course which has recently added an extra nine holes to its repertoire. It is used as an Open qualifying venue, as is the Glasgow Gailes course and the Irvine Bogside course lying a few miles to the north near Irvine. There is also Western Gailes, another private club immediately north of Barrassie, which is similar to Royal Troon. The North Gailes Complex, next to Glasgow Gailes, has a driving range, two 9 hole courses, and an American Golf shop. Details of all the courses in the area can be obtained from the website www.scottishgolfsouthwest.com.

Troon has two bowling clubs, a tennis club, a rugby club, a swimming pool with small exercise gym.The Marine Highland hotel also has a swimming pool and sports complex open to the public. The traditional Town Hall and the more modern Walker Hall frequently host conferences, receptions, concerts, and dances.

There is a diverse range of niche shopping experiences awaiting the retail enthusiast. Troon offers many shops not found on the average high street and a good number of these are run by the owners themselves. There is also a Morrisons supermarket and petrol filling station.

There is an abundance of cafes, tearooms, bars, restaurants and hotels catering for all tastes and budgets and most of these are within walking distance of Tigh Dearg.