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Sorn

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Sorn is strung along the River Ayr, a well-kept village with a 17th-century parish kirk down by the water and Sorn Castle in its wooded estate just upstream. A quiet, pretty spot, about 4km from Auchinleck station.

More places to visit near Sorn

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

here · East Ayrshire & South Ayrshire

Photo of Kingencleugh Castle, a ruined castle near Mauchline, East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Kingencleugh Castle

Castle near Mauchline

A medieval castle in East Ayrshire.

5.3 km W

Photo of Poosie Nansie's Inn, a pub near Mauchline, East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Poosie Nansie's Inn

Pub near Mauchline

Mauchline coaching inn immortalised in Burns's cantata The Jolly Beggars, still serving today.

5.7 km W

Photo of Trabboch Castle, a ruined castle near Tarbolton, East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Trabboch Castle

Castle near Tarbolton

A medieval castle in East Ayrshire.

10.6 km SW

Photo of Loudoun Kirk, a church near Galston, East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Loudoun Kirk

Church near Galston

Ruined medieval kirk near Galston associated with the Campbells of Loudoun, set in quiet East Ayrshire countryside.

12.6 km NW

Photo of Dean Castle Country Park, a garden near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Dean Castle Country Park

Garden near Kilmarnock

Free Kilmarnock country park with formal gardens, an urban farm and woodland around a medieval keep.

17.4 km NW