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Girvan

Located in South Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′33″ N 4°51′20″ W

Girvan
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Population
6,650
6.6K
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport57 km

About Girvan

Girvan is a town. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Population: 6,650. Elevation: 12 m.

From Wikipedia

Girvan (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a harbour town and burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of Ayr, and 29 miles (47 km) north of Stranraer, the main ferry port from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

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At a glance

Built
1668

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Girvan

From Wikivoyage

Girvan is a seaside town in Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. It has a long, sandy beach and expanded as a resort when the railway arrived in Victorian times. But being the furthest out of the "Costa Clyde" resorts, and too far to be a commuter town for Glasgow, it's retained more of its original character as a fishing village.

Get in+

By train from Glasgow Central take the train to Ayr, which runs via Paisley Gilmour St, Kilbirnie, Kilwinning, Irvine, Troon and Prestwick Airport and town. Change at Ayr for the onward train to Girvan, which is from Kilmarnock to Stranraer. The service is hourly, taking 90 min from Glasgow, with the last departure at 10PM.

1 Girvan railway station is half a mile north of town centre. It has a staffed ticket office but no machines, so if you start from here out of hours, pay on board. There's a waiting room and toilets, and step-free access to platform 1, which is the only one used.

By bus from Glasgow likewise means changing in Ayr. First take the X77 from Glasgow Buchanan station, which runs every 30 min and takes 80 min to Ayr. From there take Stagecoach Bus 58 / 60, which runs every 30 min either along the coast past Turnberry or meandering inland, taking 80 min to Girvan. Bus 358 / 360 takes the same route then continues south from Girvan to the Cairnryan ferry terminals and Stranraer. Bus 359 runs from Glen Trool M-Sa every two hours, taking an hour.

The main bus stop in Girvan is by the railway station.

By road from Glasgow follow A77, 90 min to Girvan. The road continues to Cairnryan and Stranraer, another 45 min.

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Climate of Girvan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (135 mm)
Driest month
May (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Girvan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1309410168637683103112135135130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Girvan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 79 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmnortheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 57 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 79 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 131 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 180 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 197 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Girvan

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 2,113 natural sites, 683 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km162 places

  • White Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Carrick Isle Island 25 kmSE
  • Auchie Isle Island 24 kmSE
  • Black Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km889 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 47 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 59 kmN
  • Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmNE
  • Troon Beach Beach 35 kmN

60–100 km1,863 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmSE
  • Cala Island 98 kmNW
  • West Maiden Island 66 kmSW
  • Texa Island Island 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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