Portpatrick has a snug harbour, overlooked by hotels and restaurants, and has several shops in its main street.
Visitors interests include golf courses, a bus service to Stranraer, and it is the western terminus to the Southern Upland way. The life boat station is at the harbour and it has a visitors centre.
Telephone:
01776 810355
Stranraer
Stranraer is developing its leisure marine facilities with a new breakwater to be followed by pontoon berths. The town offers a good range of shops and attractions. Stranraer is a great centre for serious walkers and is skirted by the Southerland Upland Way.
Loch Ryan Sailing Club is located at Wig Bay a little north of the town.
Telephone:
07734 073421
Girvan
Traditional harbour used by a mixture of fishing and pleasure vessels. Visitors raft on pontoons on the wooden screen jetty along with local yachts.
Girvan has an excellent range of shops, restaurants and pubs it also has a rail connection to Glasgow and Stranraer. Harbour channel depth is usally 1m plus chart datum: ie 3m of water at half tide. Not usally dredged to depth of 2.6 metres plus chart datum as shown on charts. Enterance not recommended 2 hours either side of low water with possibly less than 2 metres on bar.
Telephone:
01465 713648
Troon
A 400 berth fully serviced marina boasting some of the finest facilities in the country, including an award winning bar & restaurant, and new luxury toilet/shower area. Located close to the town centre of Troon with its large variety of shops and quality restaurants. The marina is less than 10 minutes from Glasgow Prestwick airport and has excellent road and rail links with Glasgow and the South as well as a direct fast ferry service to Northern Ireland.
