Visit East Ayrshire Place – things to do & explore
Visit East Ayrshire places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to East Ayrshire things to do.
Visiting East Ayrshire Overview
East Ayrshire is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland . It has a population of 122,100 at the last 2011 census, making it the 16th most populous local authority in Scotland . The majority of the population live within and around the main town, Kilmarnock . The largest school in Scotland, the Robert Burns Academy, is located in Cumnock . When you visit East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire history becomes available at the places you travel to by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
East Ayrshire places overview by Walkfo
Visit to East Ayrshire stats
With 185 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in East Ayrshire, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best East Ayrshire places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.
East Ayrshire history
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 established a uniform system of county councils in Scotland. In Ayrshire in excess of 30 parishes were consolidated into ten district councils. In May 1975 the county council was abolished and its functions were transferred to Strathclyde Regional Council.
When you visit East Ayrshire
You can visit East Ayrshire places and use Walkfo East Ayrshire to discover the history & things to do in East Ayrshire whilst walking with our free digital tour app. Walkfo East Ayrshire has 185 places on our East Ayrshire map with history, culture & travel facts that you explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout East Ayrshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route – you choose where you want to go, when you want to go and Walkfo East Ayrshire will keep up. – With millions of places including tourist walks, East Ayrshire travel destinations, National Trust locations converted to audio experiences, our East Ayrshire places AI guide will help you get the best from your visit to East Ayrshire & the surrounding areas. The East Ayrshire places app for iPhone & Android delivers hidden history, interesting culture and amazing facts in interactive audio stories in response to where you walk at National Heritage sites, tourist attractions, historic locations or city streets, with no predefined walk map requirements.
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 185 audio facts unique to East Ayrshire places forming an interactive East Ayrshire map for you to explore.”
Walkfo East Ayrshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in East Ayrshire
Best East Ayrshire places to visit
East Ayrshire has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied East Ayrshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo East Ayrshire’s information audio spots:
Caprington Castle Caprington Castle is a 15th century keep, incorporated in a castellated mansion . It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland .
Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock The Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland . It was built in the 1960s .
Kilmarnock Cross Kilmarnock Cross is a public square in East Ayrshire, Scotland . In the centre stands a marble statue of Sir James Shaw, who rose from a humble position to that of Lord Mayor of London .
Thurgartstone The Thurgartstone or Ogrestone is a prominent glacial erratic stone near Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland . It is thought to have been a rocking stone at one time, but it no longer moves due to a build up of soil beneath .
Lainshaw Castle Lainshaw Castle was a 15th century castle about 1.0 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland, to the north of Annick Water . The castle was incorporated into Lainsaw House over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries .
Cronberry Cronberry is a small hamlet in East Ayrshire, Scotland . It is situated north-east of Cumnock and one mile north of Lugar .
Burns Monument, Kilmarnock The Burns Monument commemorates the poet Robert Burns (1759–1796) It is located at an elevated position in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland . The monument was opened in 1879 and is a category B listed building .
Silverwood, Ayrshire Silverwood in the Parish of Kilmarnock lies in East Ayrshire, Scotland . This was once a small estate with a mansion house; it is now a farm . The plantation nearby is named after it .
Stair, East Ayrshire Stair is a village in Ayrshire, Scotland . It lies at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the Parish of Stair .
Loudoun Castle Loudoun Castle is a ruined 19th-century country house near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland . The ruins are protected as a category A listed building .
Visit East Ayrshire plaques
1 plaques hereEast Ayrshire has 1 physical plaques within tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo East Ayrshire plaques when visiting. Plaque schemes such as National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened. Where a plaque is available, Walkfo AI has done research to provide additional, deeper content when you visit East Ayrshire using the app. Experience hidden history & stories at each location as the Walkfo local tourist guide app uses trigger audio close to each East Ayrshire plaque. Explore East Ayrshire Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience East Ayrshire audio walks & tours
Walkfo is a free app that guides you around things to do / places to visit in East Ayrshire. Explore as you wish, as you would do an art gallery or museum, and when you walk close to any of the 185 locations, our digital tour guide will provide history, culture & travel facts in audio form. With headphone connected, you can explore East Ayrshire freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore East Ayrshire Map App
Our visit East Ayrshire map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in East Ayrshire & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s East Ayrshire tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the East Ayrshire centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit East Ayrshire area at LONG:-4.3, LAT:55.5.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore East Ayrshire, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in East Ayrshire / surrounding areas
● Martnaham Loch ● Snipe Loch ● Dalrymple, East Ayrshire ● Kerse Loch ● Patna, East Ayrshire ● Polnessan ● Caprington Castle ● Crosshouse ● Caprington Loch ● Earlston, East Ayrshire ● Thorntoun house and estate ● University Hospital Crosshouse ● Castle Hill, Caprington ● Bonnyton, East Ayrshire ● Knockentiber ● Bickering Bush ● Annanhill, East Ayrshire ● Bailliehill Mount ● Kilmarnock Locomotive Works ● Maak’s or Monk’s Well ● Kilmaurs ● Lands of Tour and Kirkland ● Kilmaurs Place ● Cunninghamhead Estate ● Johnnie Walker ● Howard Park, Kilmarnock ● Shortlees A.F.C. ● George Hotel, Kilmarnock ● Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock ● Kilmarnock Cross
● 2021 Kilmarnock incidents ● Kilmarnock ● Girgenti House ● Montgreenan ● Barony of Bonshaw ● Kennox House ● Barony of Aiket ● Lands of Borland ● Dunlop hill ● Thurgartstone ● Lands of Templehouse ● Dunlop, East Ayrshire ● Kirkwood Estate, East Ayrshire ● Dunlop cheese ● Lainshaw Castle ● Halket Loch ● Dunlop Castle ● Lands of Cocklebie ● The Lands of Lochridge ● Stewarton ● Cairnduff ● Barony of Peacockbank ● Dalmellington ● Bellsbank ● Netherthird ● Glaisnock Viaduct ● Lands of Borland, Barony of Cumnock ● Logan, East Ayrshire ● Cumnock ● Woodroad Viaduct ● Glaisnock Water ● East Ayrshire Community Hospital ● Lugar, East Ayrshire ● Black Loch (New Cumnock) ● Bello Mill ● Rankinston ● Loch of Trabboch ● Drongan ● Skares ● Loch Shield ● Cumnock and Doon Valley ● Trabboch ● Trabboch Castle ● Terringzean Castle, East Ayrshire ● Knockroon ● Murdoch’s Cave ● Glenmuir Water ● Knockshinnoch disaster ● Belston Loch ● Plaid Loch ● Connel Burn ● Loch o’ th’ Lowes (New Cumnock) ● New Cumnock ● River Afton ● Glenafton Athletic F.C. ● South Palmerston Loch ● Dumfries House ● Auchinleck Talbot F.C. ● Back Rogerton ● Auchinleck ● Ochiltree ● Barony A Frame ● Mansfield, East Ayrshire ● Cronberry ● Bonnyton Thistle F.C. ● Kilmarnock Infirmary ● Burns Monument, Kilmarnock ● Kay Park ● Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock ● Dick Institute ● Kilmarnock War Memorial ● New Farm Loch ● Newfarm Loch ● Kings Theatre, Kilmarnock ● Kirklandside Hospital ● Bellfield, East Ayrshire ● Silverwood, Ayrshire ● Hurlford United F.C. ● Hurlford ● Shawhill Estate ● Riccarton, East Ayrshire ● Stair, East Ayrshire ● Galston parish ● Galston, East Ayrshire ● Portland Park, Galston ● Loudoun Kirk ● Loudoun Castle ● Twist n’ Shout ● Cessnock Castle ● Newmilns ● Loudoun ● Darvel Music Festival ● Darvel ● Sorn Castle ● Kyle, Ayrshire ● East Ayrshire ● Ballochmyle Viaduct ● Peden’s Cave (Auchinbay) ● Loch of Stair ● Lugar Water ● Ochiltree Castle, East Ayrshire ● Wallace’s Cave, Auchinleck ● Auchinleck Castle, East Ayrshire ● Haugh, East Ayrshire ● Kingencleugh Castle ● Battle of Mauchline Muir ● Craufurdland Castle ● Lands of Dallars ● HM Prison Kilmarnock ● Whitehill Loch ● Ballochmyle cup and ring marks ● Kays of Scotland ● Mauchline Castle ● Mauchline ● Ballochmyle House ● Auchinleck House ● Catrine ● Medieval turf building in Cronberry ● Auchmillan ● Airds Moss ● Bruntwood Loch ● Rowallan Castle ● Priestland ● Loch Brown ● Moscow, East Ayrshire ● Battle of Loudoun Hill ● Loudoun Hill ● Loch Gate ● Lady’s Well, Auchmannoch ● Garpel Linn ● Fenwick, East Ayrshire ● Waterside, East Ayrshire ● Kilmarnock and Loudoun (district) ● Dunton Cove ● Kingsford, East Ayrshire ● Castle and Barony of Robertland ● Lands of Blacklaw ● Craigmalloch ● Loch Doon Castle ● Loch Doon ● Garpel Water ● Muirkirk ● Mullwharchar ● Blackcraig Hill ● Greenock Water ● Gatehead, East Ayrshire ● Lugton ● Cumnock Juniors F.C. ● Creoch Loch ● Kilmarnock railway viaduct ● Stair House ● Loudoun Castle (theme park) ● Darvel F.C.
Getting to / around East Ayrshire – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in East Ayrshire using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following East Ayrshire places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local East Ayrshire Public Transport Stations
East Ayrshire Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Hollybush railway station
Holehouse Junction railway station
Patna railway station (Scotland)
Gatehead railway station
Crosshouse railway station
Kilmaurs railway station
Riccarton and Craigie railway station
Dunlop railway station
Lugton railway station
Lugton High railway station
Stewarton railway station
Cairntable Halt railway station
Cumnock (second) railway station
Cumnock (original) railway station
Rankinston railway station
Trabboch railway station
Drongan railway station
Skares railway station
Dumfries House railway station
Ochiltree railway station
Commondyke railway station
Lugar railway station
New Cumnock railway station
Auchinleck railway station
Hurlford railway station
Barleith railway station
Mauchline railway station
Cronberry railway station
Mossgiel Tunnel Platform railway station
Loudounhill railway station
Darvel transmitting station
Muirkirk railway station
Kilmarnock railway station
Catrine railway station
Titchfield Street drill hall, Kilmarnock
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Local East Ayrshire historians & East Ayrshire tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to East Ayrshire? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives East Ayrshire’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your East Ayrshire place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing East Ayrshire Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit East Ayrshire destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-East Ayrshire’ web pages (for example: www.visitEast Ayrshire.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.131
Visit East Ayrshire places on a day-trip, weekend away or holiday – and Walkfo becomes your personal digital tour guide to East Ayrshire things to do.
With 185 tourism audio plaques & places for you to explore in East Ayrshire, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider in the world. Our AI continually learns & refines content about the best East Ayrshire places to visit from online information authorities like Wikipedia for current & history, and converts it into an audio experience.
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