It could be said that Troon is the west coast of Scotland's answer to St
Andrews. The town has six
golf courses, one of which, the Royal Troon Golf Club, is one of a handful of
courses afforded the honour of hosting the Open Championships. The next time the Troon Royal is due to hold
the Open is in 2016, but at the end of this month the Byrne Howard Junior Open
is due to take place. As well as golf,
Troon is a popular resort for waterborne activities, in particular sailing and
kitesurfing. Pleasant walking can be had
on a footpath which runs behind the curving sands of South Beach. Early in the 19th century the first railway
in Scotland
brought coal from inland to the harbour at Troon. The harbour used to be the focus of much of
the local economic activity, from shipbuilding at the Ailsa Shipbuilding
Company to fishing, after the fishing fleet at Ayr
moved to Troon. Nowadays, however, the harbour is
given over to leisure craft.
The Live@Troon music festival takes place in early
September.
Live streaming webcam views from Troon Yacht Haven.
Map of the area.
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Troon Yacht haven - geograph.org.uk - 50700. Photo by Gordon Brown, via Wikimedia Commons
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