Beaches in Girvan, Strathclyde
- Girvan beaches map
- The beaches:
- Girvan
- Turnberry
- Maidens Turnberry
The beach guide has 3 beaches listed in and around the town of Girvan. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Girvan Beach (0.2 miles)
Girvan is one of Ayrshire's most popular beaches, and the town offers a variety of traditional seaside activities. The beach is mostly sandy, although heading southwards down the coast, away from the harbour, it turns to a mixture of pebbles at the top of the beach and sand closer to the water. Immediately opposite the…
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Turnberry Beach (5.1 miles)
Turnberry is a wide sandy beach in a rural surrounding, backed by the famous Ailsa Golf Course, a regular spot on the Open Championships. It looks out over the Firth of Clyde, with views across to the mountainous Isle of Arran. The beach itself is backed by an extensive sand dune system. Whilst being an…
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Maidens Turnberry Beach (7.1 miles)
The tranquil former fishing village of Maidens lies on the gentle curve of Maidenhead Bay, about 11 miles south of Ayr. It has a sandy beach, backed by grassland and flanked by rocks, which slopes gently into the sea and is approximately one mile in length, ending close to the 260-hectares Culzean Country Park. At…
