National Trust of Scotland

A few years before his first collection of poems was published, Robert Burns co-founded the Tarbolton Bachelors’ Club in this curious red-shuttered, thatched 17th-century house. It was here that he learned to dance, became a freemason and created a men-only debating society.

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Ayrshire & Clyde Coast

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Dundonald Castle is truly one of Scotland’s hidden gems, tucked away in the quiet, rural landscape in South Ayrshire.
The 14th Century hilltop fortified ruin is looked after on a daily basis by The Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO, who also manage the attraction’s Visitor Centre.

Dundonald Castle

Founded in 2010 by a group of literary activists, including Boswell’s senior direct descendant, Margaret Boswell Eliott, the Trust is empowered under its charitable status to promote “heritage, literary arts and education”, and specifically to restore James Boswell’s Mausoleum in Auchinleck Churchyard and to create a visitor attraction in the adjoining seventeenth century Old Church. 

The Boswell Trust

This glorious 260ha estate was once the playground of David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis – a man who was keen to impress with his wealth and status. Opulent to the extreme, the park is planted with conifers and beech, sculpted around miles of sandy coastline dotted with caves, and finished off with a Swan Pond, an ice house, flamboyant formal gardens and fruit-filled glasshouses.

Culzean Castle

Teeming with history and surrounded by mountains, Brodick is every inch the quintessential island castle. The present building was fashioned in 1844, but the seat dates back centuries to when its strategic position overlooking the Firth of Clyde made Brodick a fortress to be reckoned with. The castle was the ancient seat of the Dukes of Hamilton.

Brodick Castle

Join one of our tastings and discover more about how we’re building on the legendary narrative of distilling on Arran to produce our Lagg Single Malt at Lagg Distillery in Kilmory, Arran. 

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Club de solteros

Unos años antes de que se publicara su primera colección de poemas, Robert Burns cofundó el Club de Solteros de Tarbolton en esta curiosa casa del siglo XVII, de paredes rojas y techo de paja. Aquí aprendió a bailar, se hizo masón y creó una sociedad de debate sólo para hombres.

Horarios de apertura

Más en Ayrshire y Costa de Clyde

Salga de los caminos trillados

Castillo de Dundonald

La Fundación Boswell

Castillo de Culzean

Castillo de Brodick

Destilería Lagg

Otros museos e historia

Punto de Descubrimiento

V&A Dundee

Museo Wardlaw

Lugar de nacimiento de Hugh Miller

Museo Nacional de Escocia

Barry Mill