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Photo of Troon South Beach, a beach near Dundonald, South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Troon South Beach© Mrs W J Sutherland / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Prestwick Intl Airport StationPrestwick

17 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Troon South Beach, a beach near Dundonald, South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Troon South Beach

Beach near Dundonald

Wide golden beach and dunes at Troon with views to Arran and the Royal Troon links behind.

4.5 km NW

Photo of Ayr Beach, a beach near Alloway, South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Ayr Beach

Beach near Alloway

Broad sandy town beach backed by a long esplanade, the heart of the Ayrshire seaside.

5.7 km S

Photo of Alloway, a village in South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Alloway

Village

Leafy conservation village on the southern edge of Ayr, birthplace of Robert Burns and the heart of Burns country.

8.5 km S · South Ayrshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Ayrshire Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Glenapp to Skelmorlie, southern Scotland.

Ayrshire Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

A hundred miles up the Ayrshire coast, from Glenapp in the south to Skelmorlie, in sight of Arran the whole way

0.6 km W · South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire

Photo along the River Ayr Way, a long-distance trail running from Glenbuck to Ayr, southern Scotland.

River Ayr Way

Scotland's Great Trail

Forty-one miles source to sea, following the River Ayr from Glenbuck Loch down through the gorges to Ayr harbour

4.8 km S · East Ayrshire & South Ayrshire

Photo of Tam o' Shanter Inn, a pub in South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Tam o' Shanter Inn

Pub near Ayr

Ayr's oldest pub on the High Street, reputedly Robert Burns's favourite inn.

5.4 km S

Symington

Village

Attractive village near Prestwick with a rare surviving Norman parish church from around 1160.

5.5 km NE · South Ayrshire

Photo of Symington Parish Church, a church in South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Symington Parish Church

Church near Symington

Rare surviving Norman church of about 1160 in the South Ayrshire village of Symington, with original round-headed windows.

5.6 km NE

Dundonald Castle

Castle near Dundonald

A medieval castle in South Ayrshire.

7.6 km N

Tarbolton

Village

Historic Ayrshire village home to the Bachelors' Club where Robert Burns learned to dance and debate.

8 km E · South Ayrshire

Photo of Greenan Castle, a ruined castle near Alloway, South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Greenan Castle

Castle near Alloway

A medieval castle in South Ayrshire.

8.6 km SW

Photo of Alloway Auld Kirk, a church in South Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Alloway Auld Kirk

Church near Alloway

Roofless medieval kirk in Alloway, the eerie setting of the witches' dance in Burns's Tam o' Shanter and the poet's father's grave.

9.1 km S

Everything else within 10 km (5) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.