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Royal Troon Golf Club is situated on the
south side of Troon only a few hundred
yards south of the town centre. There are
another five fine golf courses in Troon,
plus some excellent hotels and B&Bs,
making the town a golf haven.
Website: www.royaltroon.co.uk
All Troon golf courses: www.ayrshirescotland.com/ayrshire_golf
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Right is a view of Troon’s South
Beach where windsurfing is a popular
event. This part of the beach with
parking facilities, is less than 100
yards from Royal Troon clubhouse.
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Left is a view from Ayr Road looking
towards Troon Cross, the centre of town.
Portland Street, the town’s main
street, is to the right at the cross. A
left turn at the cross leads to the beach
and strait ahead leads to the marina and
harbour. The town center has a good
variety of pubs for food and
entertainment, restaurants and
cafe's.
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Right is a view showing the beach at
its closest to the town centre. There are
a few car parks situated along the beach
with views over the Firth of Clyde and
many islands.
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Troon’s Yacht Haven off
Harbour Road has a licensed restaurant
that gives excellent views over the
marina’s yachts.
Yacht charter in Troon can be found at
the website www.maritimeconnection.co.uk.
This company offers various styles of
yachting with tuition courses
available.
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Also, the 58 foot luxury yacht Lexus
Lady can be chartered for day trips from
Troon for up to 12 guests. The trips
normally depart Troon 10.00 and return to
Troon 17.00.
Visit the website www.flemingyachtcharters.com
for more information on Lexus Lady's day
trips through Clyde waters with the many
scenic islands, or, longer trips to
Ireland, Isle of Man and west coast of
Scotland.
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To the north of Troon centre is
Barassie beach. This long stretch of
beach and grassland does not get quite
as busy as Troon’s South
Beach.
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Right is a view over the Firth of
Clyde from Barrasie beach looking
northwards towards Irvine and
Ardrossan. Wind surfing, kite surfing
and jet skiing are popular on this
stretch of beach.
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From many parts of Troon you can see
the tower of St Meddans Church. This
impressive looking church, that is well
worth a visit, is situated on St Meddans
Street southeast of the town centre.
The top website with many photos for
the town of Troon is www.troononline.net.
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P&O since March 2005, has been the
main operator out of Troon Harbour with
conventional ferries and new superfast
catamarans. The P&O vessels travel
between Troon and Larne with Larne being
about 20 miles north of Belfast.
The P&O website offers day trips
(ferry/coach) throughout Ireland from
Larne or Scottish trips from Troon. The
website is www.poirishsea.compassenger.
Regular coach and train services run
between Larne and Belfast. Trains from
Troon run every 20 minutes, 10 minutes
south to Ayr, or, 40 minutes north to
Glasgow Central.
Tour of
Belfast.
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