Boswell’s Coach House, Ochiltree (5 min)

Honey Bee Cafe, Catrine (10 min)

Da Vinci’s Cafe, Cumnock (10 min)

Remedy Cafe, Ayr (25 min)

GRO, Ayr (25 min) and Irvine (40 min)

Pair this with a walk along Ayr’s bustling seafront or Irvine’s often deserted beach

Coach House Cafe, Dumfries House (5 min)

Cotton Trail, Catrine (10 min)

Rocket Monkey Roastery, Ayr (25 min)

The Secret Garden, Ayr – pair this with a walk along Ayr’s Lang Scot’s Mile (25 min)

Brodie’s Deli, Troon, for a gourmet picnic on the beach (35 min)

1906, Cumnock (5 min)

Woodlands, Dumfries House (5 min) [Sunday only]

Afton Restaurant, New Cumnock (10 min)

Coylton Arms (10 min) [Thurs–Sun]

Black Bull, Tarbolton (15 min)

Pizzaioli, Ayr (25 min)

Cecchini’s, Ayr (25 min)

Anchorage, Dunure (30 min)

Scotts, Troon Marina (30 min)

Piersland House, Troon (30 min)

The Greenside Restaurant, Maybole (30 min) 

Adesso, Irvine (30 min)

Lawthorn Farm, Irvine (30 min)

The Ship, Irvine (30 min)

Top O' The Brae Fish & Chips, Cumnock (5 min)

Domino’s Pizza, Cumnock (5 min)

The Wee Chippy, Mauchline (10 min)

Munch Kings, Coylton (10 min)

The Coylton Fish and Chips (10 min)

Aldi, Cumnock (5 min) 

Asda, Cumnock (10 min)

Tesco, Auchinleck (10 min)

Co-op, Mauchline (10 min)

Ayr Farmers Market, first Saturday of the month (20 min) [except September]

Troon Indoor Car Boot Sale, first Saturday of the month (30 min) [except October]

Kilmarnock Market, third Saturday of the month (30 min)

Ayr Antique, Vintage and Collectors Fair, last Saturday of the month (20 min)

Dumfries House Sunday Market, third Sunday of the month (5 min)

Auchincruive Producers Market, third Sunday of the month (20 min)

Ayr Racecourse Sunday Market, every Sunday (20 min)

Largs Market, every Saturday (55 min)

The Whistlestop lies within easy reach of many of Ayrshire's renowned wedding venues, including:

Dumfries House Estate (5 min)

Boswell's Estate (5 min)

Dumfries Arms Hotel (10 min)

Lochside House Hotel (10 min)

Roodlea Barn (15 min)

Sorn Castle (15 min)

Enterkine House Hotel (20 min)

Brig o' Doon Hotel (25 min)

The Park Hotel (30 min)

Highgrove House Hotel (30 min)

Piersland House Hotel (30 min)

Rowallan Castle (30 min)

The Gailes Hotel (30 min)

Dalduff Barn (30 min)

Dundonald Castle (30 min)

Blairquhan Castle (35 min)

Culzean Castle (40 min)

Turnberry Hotel (40 min)

The Waterside Hotel (45 min)

Many of Ayrshire’s golf courses lay within easy reach of The Whistlestop: from Royal Troon (30 min) to Turnberry Golf Club (45 min)

Ballochmyle Golf Club, Mauchline (10 min)

Belleisle Park, Ayr (25 min)

Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs (30 min)

Barassie Links, Troon (35 min)

Irvine Golf Club, Irvine (40 min)

West Kilbride Golf Club, Seamill (45 min)

Ayr (25 min)

Heads of Ayr (30 min)

Troon (30 min)

Irvine (35 min)

Maidens (40 min)

Croy (40 min)

Indoor pool and gym: Visions Leisure Centre, Cumnock (10 min)

Outdoor pools near and far: from New Cumnock’s well-maintained outdoor pool (10 min) to Gourock’s larger saltwater lido (80 min)

Lochside, New Cumnock (10 min)

Marine, Troon (30 min)

Burns House Museum, Mauchline (10 min)

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr (20 min)

Nae-sae-new antiques, Mauchline (10 min)

Cumnock Factory Outlet (10 min)

L.A. Bowl, Ayr (20 min)

Astoria cinema, Ayr (20 min)

The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock (25 min)

Silverburn Shopping Centre, Glasgow (35 min)

Consider a day trip to gastropub, The Clachan Inn, St John’s Town of Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway: ask the locals to direct you towards the scenic river walk nearby (50 min)

Garrion Bridges Antique Centre, Clyde Valley (60 min)

Ayrshire Transport 01290 423440

Loy’s Cars 07707 818651

Keys Taxis 01290 551988

A1Lux 07720 344065

Auchinleck (10 min)

Ayr (20 min) 

Kilmarnock (25 min) 

Glasgow Central (50 min)

Queen Street (50 min)

Edinburgh Waverley (95 min)

Prestwick (25 min)

Glasgow (55 min)

Edinburgh (90 min)

Troon (30 min) > Isle of Arran

Ardrossan (40 min) > Isle of Arran

Largs (55 min) > Isle of Cumbrae [Millport]

Wemyss Bay (70 min) > Isle of Bute