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7 Best Activities In Ayr
Heads of Ayr Farm Park and Ayr Beach pull in opposite directions — animals and shelter on one side, open sand on the other — and most Ayr weekends turn out to be one or the other. Around that pair: The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum for a slower hour, Citadel Leisure Centre and Pirate Pete's Playcentre for the small ones, LA Bowl and Lazerzone for children who prefer a contest to a display case. Seven entries, five with a roof.
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Children's FarmsHeads of Ayr Farm Park
BeachesAyr Beach
Sports & ActivitiesThe Ayrshire Equitation Centre
MuseumsThe Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Indoor PlayPirate Pete's Playcentre
Swimming PoolsCitadel Leisure Centre
BowlingLA Bowl and Lazerzone
9 more within 10 miles of Ayr
The beach is the swing factor in Ayr and changes the shape of a day more than anything else on the list. Keep Pirate Pete's Playcentre or the leisure centre in hand for the hour the wind turns and the sand stops being fun.
Visiting Ayr with kids: FAQs
What is left if it rains all day?
Quite a lot, as it happens: five of the seven Ayr entries have a roof over some part of them. Pirate Pete's Playcentre takes the youngest, LA Bowl and Lazerzone takes the ones who want a scoreboard, and Citadel Leisure Centre takes anyone happy in a pool. The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum sits in both columns; save it for a day when the rain is intermittent rather than settled in.
Is the beach worth building a day around?
Ayr Beach is listed as outdoor, which is the whole story: on a still day a bucket and a spade will fill hours, and on a bad one it is unusable. Build the day around it by all means, but decide the night before what the alternative is, because a beach plan that fails at eleven in the morning with hungry children is not a plan at all.
Anywhere for children who are mad about animals?
Heads of Ayr Farm Park is the main one, counted as both indoor and outdoor so it is not ruined by a shower. The Ayrshire Equitation Centre is the other, listed outdoors, and it suits a child who wants to be near horses rather than simply look at them. Contact either directly about age limits and session times before you set your heart on a particular afternoon.