Old Racecourse
Old Racecourse is a recreation area in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Old Racecourse is situated nearby to the park Corsehill Gardens, as well as near the sports venue Ayr Lawn Tennis Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayr railway station and River Doon.
Ayr railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayr railway station serves the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated in Smith Street, off Burns Statue Square. The station, which is managed by ScotRail, is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 41+1⁄2 miles south-west of Glasgow Central. Ayr railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Old Racecourse.
River Doon
River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The River Doon is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is Loch Doon, high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.
Gaiety Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gaiety Theatre is a category B listed performing arts venue in Ayr, Scotland. It is noted for its interior rococo features, its atmosphere and its acoustics. Gaiety Theatre is situated 1 mile north of Old Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Alloway.
Belmont
Suburb
Belmont is an area within the south of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road.
Alloway
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".
Old Racecourse
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.44759° or 55° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.63586° or 4° 38′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7QC9X7+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 174166529OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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