Heads of Ayr Holiday Park

From £30 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 114 reviews
Touring pitches (added by manager 16 Aug 2022)
Views from the site (added by manager 16 aug 2022)
Play park (added by manager 01 jun 2021)
Sunset (added by manager 01 jun 2021)

  • Family-run holiday park with views of the Ayrshire coastline
  • A 15-minute drive from Ayr and walking distance to the beach
  • Pets welcome; on-site kids' play area and food shop available
Wake up to views over the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Arran at Heads of Ayr Holiday Park, a friendly family-run site in southern Scotland. With a coastal location, a family-friendly feel and close proximity to a number of bays and beaches, it makes an excellent base for getting out and about on the Ayrshire coast. The site is just off the A719 coastal route, a handy location that makes it quick and easy to head south to Culzean Castle (20 minutes) or north to Ayr town centre (15 minutes), coastal golf courses (20 minutes) and Ardrossan (40 minutes), where you can catch ferries to the Isle of Arran or to the tip of the Kintyre Peninsula. Facilities here include toilets, showers, internet access, a food shop and a play area. Well-behaved dogs (on leads) are welcome. Away from base, more family-friendly entertainment is on hand a mile away at Heads of Ayr Farm Park, a fun park with boats, tractor rides, trampolines and lots of furry animals. When your mind turns to more practical matters, just head into Ayr for supermarkets, restaurants, takeaways and a railway station.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 24
Caravans for hire 8
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Motorhome pitches 24
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Please note that the chemical disposal point only accepts green organic toilet fluid, which can be purchased from the holiday park shop if needed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar 2024 to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

95%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely site, close to walks and a bus route. Very friendly staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Christine W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Attractive location and very friendly staff. Will definitely go back if I'm in the area.

Disliked: No complaints

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful place

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Paul C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Facilities are great but that is just a tick in the box… what is by far the most impressive thing about this place is the views, the walk to the beach is a must… it like a forgotten piece of paradise.

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Lovely site, clean modern facilities, lovely pitch. Site is a 10 minute…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Luci G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely site, clean modern facilities, lovely pitch. Site is a 10 minute stroll to the most beautiful beach complete with waterfalls! Shame we didn’t get to stay for longer!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Lovely park,well maintained.Stunning views and walks for the dog.Staff are friendly and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Kate G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely park,well maintained.Stunning views and walks for the dog.Staff are friendly and facilites are immaculate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff. Excellent facilities- everything was fully open even although it was…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Alastair T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Friendly staff. Excellent facilities- everything was fully open even although it was December and the site was quiet.

Disliked: None.

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This park was great, toilets and shower block spotless, I would go…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Georgin h. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: This park was great, toilets and shower block spotless, I would go back in the spring or summer so as I can go a walk along the beach, the only thing was bar and restaurant closed for the winter

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Extremely friendly and helpful. Facilities were exceptionally clean.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Tina M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Extremely friendly and helpful. Facilities were exceptionally clean.

Disliked: The only problem was in your site. The actual name is Heads of Aye Caravan park which was slightly confusing. Fortunately it was the correct place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean, the lady in the reception was very helpful. Nice…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jayne C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Very clean, the lady in the reception was very helpful. Nice little shop for essentials. Weather wasn’t too good for us but a nice child friendly site

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Overall a great location.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Spacious pitches, pristine clean dishwashing and toilets. Washing up water hot, showers sadly not! Friendly staff.

Disliked: Disappointedly cold showers, hubby and I showered in the evening, shower was cold and we were the only ones using it at the time and the site was quiet, such a shame for such a well cared for campsite in a great location. We would return but would shower at the in-laws!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, staff, facilities…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Gordon B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Location, staff, facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Heads of Ayr Holiday Park

Dunure Road

Ayr

Ayrshire

Scotland

KA7 4LD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

55.42577°N
-4.71232°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.1 mi Ayr Rail Station
4.8 mi Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station
5 mi Maybole Rail Station
Ferry
4.1 mi Ayr Compass Pier
8.6 mi Troon Ferry Terminal
13.9 mi Girvan Harbour Ferry Terminal
Airport
7 mi Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Bracken Bay beach, a spacious sandy spot with shallow waters, is about a five-minute walk down a footpath from the site that's well worth visiting. Once here, it's easy to join the Ayrshire Coastal Path and head south to Dunure and its castle via quiet countryside along the clifftop (or you can drive there in about 10 minutes). To the north, the Victorian seaside resort of Ayr (15 minutes' drive) is well worth a visit for a stroll along the seafront and to stop for fish and chips (Marco's is particularly tasty). The area surrounding the town also has a racecourse (15 minutes) and the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (10 minutes), where you can see the bard's cottage plus manuscripts, books and artwork. Day trips from Ardrossan ferry terminal (40 minutes) include jaunts to the Isle of Arran or the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll, which feels very much like an island despite being attached to mainland Scotland. For a total change of scene, it's also possible to drive to Glasgow (an hour) for trips to fab free museums like the Kelvingrove Art Gallery or Riverside Museum and its hundreds of transport-related artefacts.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Heads Of Ayr 1.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Poor Poor
Ayr (South Beach) 3 mi Sea N/A Poor Poor Poor
Prestwick 6.4 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Culzean 6.5 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maidens 7.3 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Burns National Heritage Park 2.9 mi

Culzean Castle & Country Park 5.8 mi

Scottish Maritime Museum 12.7 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Alloway - Culroy - Brown Carrick Hill - Genoch Farm - Alloway 3 mi

Alloway - Doonfoot - Greenan - Belleisle Park - Alloway 3.1 mi

Alloway - Rozelle - Belleisle - Cambusdoon 3.1 mi

Ayr Low Green - Heads of Ayr - Ayr Low Green 3.2 mi

Croy - Culzean Country Park - Maidens 4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Ayrshire?

  • Does Heads of Ayr Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Heads of Ayr Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Heads of Ayr Holiday Park? Bracken Bay beach, a spacious sandy spot with shallow waters, is about a five-minute walk down a footpath from the site that's well worth visiting. Once here, it's easy to join the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Heads of Ayr Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Heads of Ayr Holiday Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.