Directions for Woodcroft Cottage & Stable Cottage
Woodcroft Cottage
23A Midton Road
Ayr, KA7 2SF
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Stable Cottage
23B Midton Road
Ayr, KA7 2SF |
By car
From the south, follow the A74/M74 (direction Glasgow) until Gretna. Then pick up the A75 to Dumfries, the A76 to Cumnock and the A70 to Ayr. A beautiful alternative route is the scenic Galloway Tourist Route along the A713.
From the north, just head south towards Glasgow and pick up the M77/A77. At the junction between the A77 and the A70, turn right into Ayr.
Stay on Holmston Road (A70) all the way into Ayr - the River Ayr is on the right.
At a large double roundabout (opposite the station) turn LEFT & then immediately RIGHT.
The road crosses the railway line into Ayr town centre.
At the BP PETROL STATION, follow the one way system round to the LEFT; go down the hill, turn LEFT at the traffic lights into Beresford Terrace; after 100 metres fork RIGHT at the school into Midton Road. After the junction with the first road on the right (Bellevue Road), Woodcroft House is the second property on the right and Woodcroft Cottage is the fourth property on the right.
Stable Cottage is the 3rd property on the right.
By train
Ayr is on a main line from Glasgow (Central Station). Trains run every 30 minutes (60 minutes on Sundays) and the journey takes about 45 minutes. Ayr Station is 400 metres from Woodcroft Cottage. Taxis wait on the main road outside (short journey)
On foot: cross the square; pass the Odeon cinema; turn left in front of the Royal Bank of Scotland (into Beresford Terrace); and follow the pavement; after 100 metres fork right at the school into Midton Road. After the junction with the first road on the right (Bellevue Road), Woodcroft House is the second property on the right, Stable Cottage is the third property on the right and Woodcroft Cottage is the fourth property on the right.
By air
From Prestwick Airport to Stable Cottage is about 5 miles.
By car: turn left on leaving the airport and travel straight through the towns of Prestwick and Ayr. Approaching Ayr town centre, when you see Lidl and Brantano shops on the right, prepare to turn right at the large roundabout with the Police Station on the corner - turn right. Then turn left, cross the River Ayr and go straight through the town centre. When the shops finish, go 1 more mile along a tree lined road; the Ellisland Hotel is on a corner on the left – turn left there into Bellevue Road; go to the top and turn right into Midton Road. Woodcroft House is the second property on the right, Stable Cottage is the third property on the right and Woodcroft Cottage is the fourth property on the right.
By train: from the Station at Prestwick airport to Ayr station is a 5 minute journey. Then see directions above.
From Glasgow Airport (about 40 miles)
By car: leave the airport on the M8 following the signs to Glasgow City Centre and Kilmarnock. Next leave the M8 at Junction 24 and follow the signs to Kilmarnock. After a short but slow journey through built up areas, you should join the M77 to Kilmarnock and Ayr. Then follow the directions above for car travel above.
By train: from the airport, get to Paisley station either by taking the shuttle bus (£1.50, but can be refunded at the train station if you ask the bus driver for a transfer ticket) or a taxi (approximately £5). Trains from Paisley to Ayr (£5.50) run every 30 minutes and the journey takes about 40 minutes. From Ayr station follow the directions above.
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