Welcome to Ayr

This section of the site is designed to welcome the many thousands who will visit us in Ayr. The Hotels are already busy, and the Bed & Breakfasts are filling up fast.

The site will also be of interest to potential residents, and to ex-residents around the world who want to stay in touch. We hope that existing residents will also find the site interesting.

Yes, the first paragraph does say "visit us". With an owner who lived locally and attended Ayr Academy and later Craigie College, Intayrnet is very much a local company, very well placed to guide you around the town and the surrounding area.

Prospective visitors will be most welcome to print any extracts from this site to help get the best from a visit or holiday in the town.

Ayrshire is a county of spectacular coastal scenery, bustling towns and picturesque villages. Situated in the south west of Scotland, the area benefits from the warming influence of the Gulf Stream giving it a moderate climate.

For administration purposes, Ayrshire was recently divided into North, East and South regions. These are not much different from the more romantically named Cunningham, Loudon, and Kyle & Carrick districts which existed previously.

The County town of Ayr, in the heart of the Burns Country is a modern, busy shopping centre, attracting many visitors throughout the year. The town, the sea-front and its leafy suburbs offer accommodation to suit all. The shopper will find all the usual names in the High Street but it is worth seeking out the privately owned establishments

Drivers should be aware that private vehicles are not allowed in the pedestrian area of High Street and Newmarket Street. But there is ample inexpensive parking close to the town centre in street-level Car Parks, a Multi-storey, and street parking by vouchers readily obtained from most Petrol Stations and many Shops.

Entertainment in the town includes theatre, a 4-screen cinema, 10-pin bowling, an ice rink and a large swimming pool complex. Ayr Racecourse runs many Flat and National Hunt meetings throughout the year and is particularly famous as the venue of the Scottish Grand National, the Ayrshire Handicap and the Ayr Gold Cup.