Before heading into Ayr, we venture inland to the village of Failford, once home to the Failford Inn and the Windie Goat Brewery. The pub is still going today, but the brewster and her equipment have moved on.
As we return towards Ayr, the Old Racecourse Hotel, with its real ales, beckons.
The Chestnuts Hotel is nearby.
Just to the north of Ayr town centre is Newton-on-Ayr, on the main road north, served by AA Buses (Dodd's).
Close by was one of the best pubs in Western Scotland, Geordie's Byre. Sadly, following a bereavement, it seems to be a long term closure.
56311 is seen nearby a Princes Street sidings.
So, let's hit Ayr town centre. Here's Burn's statue (he was born in nearby Alloway) in the heart of things.
The Wallace Tower dominates Ayr. As one can see, there used to be trams here.
Next, the railway station, where Glasgow & South Western No. 22 was photographed.
Some local services were run by LMS steam railmotors.
LMS 14126 on Ayr shed in 1930.
47418 is in charge of the Stranraer boat train, calling at Ayr in 1982.
These days, services from Glasgow are in the hands of modern EMUs.
In the next post, we see the buses and a few pubs of Ayr, before venturing out into the wilds to the south.
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