Hotels in Ayr
With a streetplan dating back to the 1200s and many fine buildings from the centuries since, Ayr is an attractive town with a real sense of its history.
When you add a river that was first bridged 800 years ago, a harbour that for centuries was the most important on the west coast of Scotland, a racecourse dating back (on an earlier site) to 1770 and all the trappings of a seaside resort, you end up with a town that has something for everyone.
Originally known as St John's Town of Ayr or Inverayr, Ayr started life as the settlement serving a castle built here in 1197 by William I (see our Historical Timeline). This was border country at the time. Galloway, to the south, only securely became part of Scotland during Alexander II's reign in 1234.
Ayr's origins were as an L-shaped settlement, with Sandgate marking the western line beyond which the sand dunes threatened to inundate the town, and High Street running inland, parallel to the River Ayr.
This pattern persists and today the junction between these two main streets is home to Ayr's most prominent landmark, the spire of the Town Hall, built in the years to 1832.
The old harbour area to the south of the river has recently seen high quality residential development. This makes the most of the river frontage, and also exploits its position at the north end of the long stretch of beach that allowed Ayr to become a highly fashionable resort from the early 1800s. Its popularity was initially based on steamer services, but the real boom came from 1840 when the railway linked Ayr and nearby Prestwick with Glasgow.
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Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.32 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £55.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.32 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £75.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.33 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £35.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.33 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £35.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.34 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £69.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.37 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £60.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.37 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £32.00
Location: Ayr
Distance: 0.38 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £45.00
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