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Prestwick South Ayrshire

Prestwick South Ayrshire

Prestwick is a town and former royal burgh in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland.

Plan a trip to Prestwick South Ayrshire From Glasgow

It adjoins the larger town of Ayr to the south on the Firth of Clyde coast, the centre of which is about two miles south, and the small village of Monkton to the north. It had a population of 14,570 in 2022. The town was the first home of the Open Golf Championship, which was played on the Prestwick Old Course from 1860 to 1872.

Get in

Getting to Prestwick South Ayrshire

Glasgow Airport (GLA IATA) is some 30 miles north but is almost always the best airport for reaching Prestwick and the county of Ayrshire, because of its range of UK, European and long-haul destinations. Take the airport bus to Glasgow Buchanan bus station, then bus or train south towards Ayr as described below.

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    Prestwick Airport
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    Prestwick Town station is north side

    It has a staffed ticket office and machines, toilets and a waiting room.

See

Worth seeing

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    St Ninian's is an Episcopal
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    Bruce's Well

    Maryborough Rd, Prestwick KA9 1SD (adjacent to St.

Do

Things to do

Prestwick Golf Course, Links Rd KA9 1QG (by town railway station),. The Links Old Course hosted the first

Eat

Where to eat

A strip of cheap eats along Monkton Rd and Main Street includes Mamma Mia, Spice Cube, Lido, Scruffy Duffy's, and Vito's. Clock Tower at 59 Main St is open M-W 9AM-5PM, Th-Su 9AM-midnight. The Vine, 132 Main Street KA9 1PB,. Sun-Thu 9AM-midnight, Fri Sat 9AM-1AM. Good for light bites, but gets great reviews for its full meals. Taj, 141 Main Street KA9 1LA,. Sun-Wed 2-10:30PM, Thu noon-10:30PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight.

How locals move

Getting around Prestwick South Ayrshire the local way

  • Get inChange at Kilwinning for Ardrossan (for ferry to Arran), West Kilbride and Largs (for ferry to Great Cumbrae).
  • Go nextArdrossan has ferries to the charming island of Arran.
  • Go nextFerries to Cumbrae sail from Largs, and to Bute from Wemyss Bay.

From Wikivoyage: Prestwick, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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