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| − | '''Kilmarnock''' is in [[South West (Scotland)|South West]] [[Scotland]] and is the home of "Johnnie Walker", the world famous brand of whiskey. | + | '''Kilmarnock''' is in [[South West (Scotland)|South West]] [[Scotland]] and is the home of "Johnnie Walker", the world famous brand of whisky. Its is also associated with the poetry of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns as his first collection of poems -the famous "First Edition"- was printed in the town. The town's Dean Castle is the home of the "World Burns Federation". |
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| | ==Get in== | | ==Get in== |
| | It is around 7-8 miles away from the coastal towns of [[Irvine]] and [[Ayr_(Scotland)|Ayr]]. | | It is around 7-8 miles away from the coastal towns of [[Irvine]] and [[Ayr_(Scotland)|Ayr]]. |
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| − | Kilmarnock can be accessed via the A77 from the north and south or alternatively, the M77 from the north. The town also has a local rail station which can be access from the north or south (Glasgow - north, Carlisle - south). | + | Kilmarnock can be accessed via the A77 from the north and south or alternatively, the M77 from the north. The town also has a local rail station from which there are trains to Glasgow, Carlisle, Newcastle, and down the west coast past Prestwick Airport and Stranraer. Trains leave for Glasgow every 30 minutes during weekdays. |
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| | ==Get around== | | ==Get around== |
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| − | Stagecoach busses run services into most of the town's areas on a regular basis until around 11pm at night. Regular busses also run to Glasgow, Irvine, Ayr, Stewarton and various other outlaying villages and towns. | + | Stagecoach buses run services into most of the town's areas on a regular basis until around 11pm at night. Regular buses also run to Glasgow, Irvine, Ayr, Stewarton and various other outlaying villages and towns. |
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| | ==See== | | ==See== |
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| | ==Do== | | ==Do== |
| | + | *<do name="West Coast Karts" alt="" address="70 Second Avenue, Stevenston Ind Est, Stevenston. KA20 3LR" directions="" phone="01294603505" url="www.westcoastkarts.co.uk" hours="10 am - 10 pm" price="various" lat="" long="">Scotland's newest indoor karting centre.</do> |
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| | ==Buy== | | ==Buy== |
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| | *"September 31" on Bank Street serves the best in locally sourced produce. Affordable, casual, gourmet food. | | *"September 31" on Bank Street serves the best in locally sourced produce. Affordable, casual, gourmet food. |
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| + | *"Mamitas" in Bank Street serves delicious food and coffee. Great service and a very friendly atmosphere. |
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| | Kilmarnock has many pubs and restaurants to choose from. Most pubs screen live football matches and serve basic pub grub until around 8pm, but don't count on anything more sophisticated than pie and chips. | | Kilmarnock has many pubs and restaurants to choose from. Most pubs screen live football matches and serve basic pub grub until around 8pm, but don't count on anything more sophisticated than pie and chips. |
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| | ==Sleep== | | ==Sleep== |
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| − | Kilmarnock has a wide mix of accommodation from homely B&Bs/guest houses, to world class hotels. | + | Kilmarnock has a wide mix of accommodation from homely B&Bs/guest houses, to high class hotels. |
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| | *''[http://www.theparkhotel.uk.com The Park Hotel]'' - Rugby Road (4 Star) | | *''[http://www.theparkhotel.uk.com The Park Hotel]'' - Rugby Road (4 Star) |
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| | If in town alone at late night it is best to try and avoid the Burns Mall shopping centre as this has been the site of brutally violent attacks & indeed murders in the past. It would be wise to stay in a group as most of the unsavoury characters that frequent the town cetnre looking for trouble will tend to avoid you if you outnumber them. If in any doubt the police station is in the town centre on St Marnock Street. | | If in town alone at late night it is best to try and avoid the Burns Mall shopping centre as this has been the site of brutally violent attacks & indeed murders in the past. It would be wise to stay in a group as most of the unsavoury characters that frequent the town cetnre looking for trouble will tend to avoid you if you outnumber them. If in any doubt the police station is in the town centre on St Marnock Street. |
| | + | The same advice also applys to the Howard Park. |
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| | ==Get out== | | ==Get out== |
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| − | {{isIn|South_West_(Scotland)}} | + | {{IsPartOf|Ayrshire}} |
Kilmarnock can be accessed via the A77 from the north and south or alternatively, the M77 from the north. The town also has a local rail station from which there are trains to Glasgow, Carlisle, Newcastle, and down the west coast past Prestwick Airport and Stranraer. Trains leave for Glasgow every 30 minutes during weekdays.
Stagecoach buses run services into most of the town's areas on a regular basis until around 11pm at night. Regular buses also run to Glasgow, Irvine, Ayr, Stewarton and various other outlaying villages and towns.
King street is the main shopping street and is populated with the usual mix of stores you'd expect to find in a town this size. The town is also host to several retail parks just on the edge of the town centre; Queens Drive Retail Park & Glencairn Retail Park being two of them. These retail parks contain larger versions of the usual chain stores, supermarkets and retailers.
Kilmarnock has many pubs and restaurants to choose from. Most pubs screen live football matches and serve basic pub grub until around 8pm, but don't count on anything more sophisticated than pie and chips.
Kilmarnock has a wide mix of accommodation from homely B&Bs/guest houses, to high class hotels.
If in town alone at late night it is best to try and avoid the Burns Mall shopping centre as this has been the site of brutally violent attacks & indeed murders in the past. It would be wise to stay in a group as most of the unsavoury characters that frequent the town cetnre looking for trouble will tend to avoid you if you outnumber them. If in any doubt the police station is in the town centre on St Marnock Street.
The same advice also applys to the Howard Park.
