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Two llamas side by side in a field at Heads of Ayr Farm Park, one brown and one black and white, under a blue and white sky.
Ayrshire

Heads of Ayr Farm Park

A family-run farm park on the coast road south of Ayr, with more than 80 species of animals, indoor and outdoor play and a pumpkin patch in October.

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Welcome

Heads of Ayr began as a sheep farm on the coast road south of Ayr, until the Rankin family brought home a llama and some peacocks as pets for their children.

The farm park opened in May 1993, and the family still run it. Today you can meet more than 80 species, from Highland cows, donkeys, llamas and alpacas to lemurs, reptiles and a pair of zebras. There's a huge indoor play barn with soft play and drop slides, a run of themed outdoor play areas, quad bikes, bumper boats, a train ride and a sledge slope, so it makes a great day out whatever the weather. In October the pumpkin patch is included in your ticket, and in the run-up to Christmas Santa moves into his grotto. The full park is open every day from late March to the start of November, with indoor play days through the winter. Stonehouse Kitchen seats around 160, and picnics are welcome too.

Not farKildonan CastleThe ruined tower of a 13th-century castle of the Lords of the Isles above the shore at Kildonan, looking out to Pladda and Ailsa Craig.16 milesSee itKildonan Castle
Before you go

Tickets are cheaper online, and the park says to come as early as you can.

Season tickets are sold too.

Where
Dunure Road, Alloway, KA7 4LD, on the A719 coast road, next to Craig Tara holiday park.
Open
Every day from 21 March to 1 November, 10am to 5pm, last admission 4pm; indoor play days in the winter.
Tickets
Adults £16.50 online or £17.50 at the gate, March to October; under-ones free.
Food
Stonehouse Kitchen, Grazer's Grill and the Stables Coffee Bar; picnics welcome in the picnic areas.
Dogs
Only assistance dogs.
Access
Nine Blue Badge spaces near the entrance; wheelchairs to borrow with a £10 deposit.
Getting there
The 361 bus stops across the road from the park; the 97 runs to Craig Tara next door. Parking is free.
Phone
01292 441210

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm

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Where it is

On Dunure Road, the A719 coast road out of Alloway towards Dunure, next to Craig Tara, KA7 4LD.

Close byAlloway, Ayr and the Carrick coast.
  1. Greenan CastleGreenan CastleA ruined tower house on a clifftop above the beach south of Ayr, remodelled by John Kennedy in 1603.3 miles 8 min by road
  2. Brig o’ DoonBrig o’ DoonThe steep medieval stone bridge over the River Doon in Alloway, where Tam o' Shanter escaped the witches and his mare lost her tail.3 miles 6 min by road
  3. Burns CottageBurns CottageThe thatched cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759, built by his father, part of the Birthplace Museum.3 miles 6 min by road
  4. Alloway Auld KirkAlloway Auld KirkThe roofless 16th-century kirk in Alloway where Tam o' Shanter saw the witches dance, and where Burns's father lies buried.3 miles 6 min by road
  5. Robert Burns Birthplace MuseumRobert Burns Birthplace MuseumThe National Trust for Scotland's museum of Robert Burns in Alloway, with more than 5,000 artefacts including his manuscripts, and a café.3 miles 7 min by road
  6. Dunure LabyrinthDunure LabyrinthA turf labyrinth on the shore at Dunure, below the ruins of the castle where the Kennedys of Carrick began.3 miles 7 min by road
  7. Electric BraeElectric BraeA stretch of the coast road south of Dunure where a car seems to roll uphill, one of Scotland's best-known optical illusions.5 miles 7 min by road
  8. Culzean CastleCulzean CastleRobert Adam's clifftop castle on the Ayrshire coast, in a country park of woods, beaches, follies, gardens and a Swan Pond.10 miles 20 min by road
Directions
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a large bronze sculpture of a mouse standing upright in a clipped garden, hedges and trees behindWalksPoet’s Path2.7 miles
Patterned booth seating below a "Stop Thinking Start Drinking" signRestaurantsThe Fox & Willow3.6 miles
Two bakers prepare dough beneath a neon "BREAD" sign in a bakeryCafeNarture Sourdough Bakery4.1 miles
Wooden farm shop building with picnic tables on gravel courtyardRestaurantsThe Coo Shed4.2 miles
Wooden chairs and tables face bay windows overlooking a golf courseAttractionsPrestwick Golf Club7.2 miles
Fish and chips at the Kirkmichael Arms, a golden battered fillet on a white plate with a lemon half, a pot of chopped herbs and a cup of thick-cut chips.RestaurantsThe Kirkmichael Arms10 miles
Single-storey stone cottages with white-trimmed windows and a pale blue doorAttractionsStraiton15 miles
Grassy dunes overlook a wide sandy beach with distant town skyline and Ferris wheelAttractionsTroon's South Beach15 miles

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