Scotland's most depressing seaside town! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@soundssimple1]

I worked and lived in Ayr 40 years ago. Thriving then before holidays abroad became the thing, Butlins suffered, visitors numbers dropped, I went back for a weeks break every year till before C*vid. Seen the decline as it happened. Tesco in town centre moved out, the indoor market closed, the NEW shopping centre behind the main street decimated high street traffic and shops, the local Council lost the plot and allowed the high street and general facilities to fail. Last year I went back the old high street was awash with closed shops, closed down centres, uncared for buildings and sadly beggers and people high as a kite everywhere. This town is saveable, this town has some great businesses, pubs off the beaten track and a brilliant base for travelling the west coast. It needs the Scottish Government and Local Council to get off its a$$ and find industry and business to come to the town and regenerate the area. Ayr helped me start off my professional and married life, I have a soft spot for it. I wish it well.

[@simonpiper]

Ayr is really not as bas as people make out, it has suffered like most towns, but still has a lot to offer and still gets a lot of shoppers on the weekends. Also, there are some cracking bars and restaurants, the cinema you saw was recently bought by Merlin Cinemas and was saved from closure, they are slowly renovating it. I used to visit Ayr in the 90's/2000's and it was very different, online shopping has had a huge effect (like most high streets). I can say with 100% certainty that it is definitely NOT the most depressing seaside town in Scotland lol, there is a LOT worse.

[@FeedbackPete]

Absolutely true. What do you think of Ardrossan it's main street looks depressing. Ayr has a great beach still some decent shops.

[@John71]

Completely agree, I enjoy going to town

[@Gabos791]

I’m in greenock and your town centre is in a worse state than ours and not many towns on the west coast have been left to rot like Greenock but Ayr is in a bad way. A shame because used to love Ayr

[@FeedbackPete]

@Gabos791 in Ayr that little covered outside arcade and the old little mall that's closed up need rejuvenated into something good and that would make a huge improvement. Those two places are the most obvious that need sorted. But it's still got a great beach and the free Air show that was held a few months ago was great. At least they unlike Inverclyde have an HMV. So a good place where you can buy DVDs Blu-ray. I'm in Port Glasgow.

[@Gabos791]

@@FeedbackPete I was shocked when I was down in Ayr last year. You’re right though it doesn’t take much to make a difference. Ports not too bad these days with that big shopping area as you drive in the town from greenock. Just need to do something with Robert street and kelburn.

[@colinwatt3958]

Ayr's decline started when the fish market was relocated to Troon about 25 year ago. Before that Ayr was a very busy place especially during the summer. The harbour was a magnet for folk visiting the town. As with most other towns, out of town retail parks and online shopping has further exacerbated the decline

[@grantmcinnes1176]

And the cattle market.

[@Steggybeetroot0210]

Such a shame to see Ayr in such a state. 20-30 years ago it was a vibrant bustling town with a very busy high street and busy malls. Suppose the same is happening across the UK

[@honestplaces]

Every town nowa days pal

[@Steggybeetroot0210]

@@honestplaces I live in Batley now, all around here, dewsbury, Bradford, hudds, Wakey all the same now.

[@justice4all72]

Same thing happening here in the states as well. Very sad

[@itellyouwhy6957]

I fear we will resemble old crumbling Russia in the not-too-distant future. It'll not be long before the roads and pavements will be left to crumble as well. The government is our friend eh..

[@toritori4430]

Tories and labour governments , People will never learn .

[@grahampollitt1548]

when we kids in the 70s and 80s it was a treat to go to Ayr. It was quite an affluent town. The centre now is shameful.

[@honestplaces]

Everyone keeps saying that 😬

[@Eggyfart83]

Online shopping killed ayr. For real poverty you should check out the old mining villages up the valley.

[@colinwatt3958]

The closed down shopping arcade at the start was emptied to make way for a new swimming pool, which was canned. The Kyle Centre got planning to convert into a cinema complex which never happened. The Astoria cinema used to be the Odeon which closed and was recently bought by Merlin cinemas who have spent a fair bit of money renovating the building. The building near the end you thought was a theatre used to be the Orient cinema, then briefly a nightclub but has been empty for years. The harbour used to be a very busy fishing port but no longer. Ayr does have some redeeming features but it has seen better days. Still proud to call it my home for 55 years though

[@honestplaces]

Cheers for the info pal 👍

[@BickYok]

Can't beat the sunsets on Ayr beach either Colin. They're fantastic!

[@tinkersdug1969]

@@colinwatt3958 redeeming features being there's quite a few different ways out of it

[@lindseymca6422]

Like town centres all over Britain... The decline is managed and deliberate ..its so depressing

[@HoldFast-r7g]

I don't disagree, but what's their aims?

[@ScottishRoyal1]

​@@HoldFast-r7gbroken souls mabye become more manageable

[@gordonmculloch4904]

It so sad to see this. The property owners should be held accountable for the upkeep of their empty buildings. The local council need looking into as-well.

[@honestplaces]

Yeh those buildings are a joke!

[@stevemcgowen]

They are holding out someone will buy them. I doubt they have the money to fix them.

[@tinkersdug1969]

Don't blame anybody else but the ayr council they are a shower of corrupt unless bunch of morons I've lived in and around ayr all my life its a SHITHOLE and it's all down to the absolute muppets in charge

[@mcscootie]

That place was named after a famous racing driver....Ayr Toon Centre

[@honestplaces]

Who? 🤣

[@andymcvey6342]

@@honestplaces “Ayrton Senna”

[@alandagmar576]

@@honestplaces 🤣🤣🤣

[@SamLove-t4m]

Please come to kilmarnock

[@tobyjackman3212]

​@@honestplaces 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@prefeitobear9209]

Nice city, despite the neglect. I find these videos of yours exploring these cities quite fascinating: short, to the point, near the places people live.

[@honestplaces]

Appreciate that pal

[@markmuir3221]

It’s a shame you didn’t do a bit of research of the places you visit. A lot more to Ayr than what you showed.

[@allwrighty100]

I came here to write that comment! Yeah, he shouldn’t simply walk through a town pointing out scruffy buildings, anyone can do that.

[@Andrew17877]

Ayr's a great wee town. The buildings don't make a place, the people do. Times are tough if you haven't realised. If you judge a book by it's cover, buy a mirror and have a word with yourself. You could of promoted the good things but that wouldn't suit your agenda.

[@honestplaces]

If i just looked at the good parts thrn someone would say "you are being biased by not showing the bad sides too"

[@williamcurrie5236]

Well said.Friendly place.

[@tinkersdug1969]

@Andrew17877 I'm interested.....do either of you stay in ayr ..... I do, and ayr is a corpse it dead and buried and the biggest majority of the people in it are scum there are some good people left there, but not many

[@jeancampbell5752]

There's alot worse in England

[@northyorkshirechris5735]

@@jeancampbell5752Perhaps he should visit Blackpool, Skegness or Great Yarmouth. I’ve not been to Ayr, but it will be like many towns whose High Street has lost business due to online shopping, suffered because of the cost of living crisis or covid. I’ve seen worse in England. Indeed, many English seaside towns are full of slot machines, which few (or no) Scottish seaside towns are blighted with.

[@titteryenot4524]

Outwith the natural beauty and the stunning urban pulchritude of Edinburgh and the rather handsome Victorian Glasgow, Scotland can be mighty grim. You go to France, Spain or Italy, for example, and their equivalent of a medium-sized town like Ayr is invariably a gorgeous architectural ensemble centred around a beautiful square. Alas, not so much in Scotland.

[@honestplaces]

Very true mate.

[@michaelobrien9825]

@@titteryenot4524 AFTER 17YEARS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS PARTY THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS, AND YOU CAN EXPECT, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNDER THEM.

[@michaelobrien9825]

@@titteryenot4524 THATS EXACTLY WHAT YOU GET FOR VOTING FOR NICOLIAR STURGEON AND HER SPECIAL NEEDS PARTY, TAKE WHAT YOU DESERVE.

[@ianmcilwraith4479]

Scotland has loads of beautiful beaches, villages, islands, history, countryside etc. Of course if all you want to do is focus on the negative then that's what you'll find. Plenty of that everywhere

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

Not sure I agree. There are plenty of impressive buildings in Scotland outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow. They just haven't been looked after. In the USA they'd be amazed at any building over 50 years old.

[@sixstarhorizon295]

There are far, far worse seaside towns in Scotland and even just in Ayrshire. Ayr has taken a dive in the last 20 years - but still nowhere near as bad as Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Girvan and even Largs has went downhill fast.

[@shadesouth4024]

Great to see you hit 50 thousand subscribers 😊😊

[@TheSpacecraftX]

The big shopping centre at 5:00 is where Debenhams used to be. Nobody big enough has come a long to use the sapce again.

[@andywright3450]

Hi mate good video every where now in UK is run down when COVID turned up change everything and congratulations on nearly 50,000 subscribers totally fully deserved mate

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal. Appreciate it

[@stash.]

I live in Ayr i find it funny the Cinema was being refurbished as it use to be our main derelict landmark from the 90's, best thing that happened here recently was the massive arson at our train station that made international news it was so huge 12 stories high, they're now forced to completly renew it as it was actually becoming dangerous for passing drivers on the unstable adjacent bridge, and the bridge was another thing they are being forced to renew soon due to the teenagers arson attack

[@Mill798]

Ayr was once the most amazing seaside towns. People all over Scotland used to come to Ayr. Sadly council non funding and Covid put paid to that … such a shame.

[@shugiemullen6664]

The 70s and the 80s Ayr was the place for a good night out

[@michaelmorgan9289]

Still is.

[@allwrighty100]

Thanks for another well-researched document of our run down landscape. Must’ve taken you minutes to walk down the high street saying ‘look at that’ to every second building. There’s so much more you could’ve added to make it interesting.

[@derekporter7658]

Jeez! The place has gone to rack and ruin! I used to go to Ayr when I was a kid back in the 1970's, we'd take the bus or train from Kilwinning and go to Ayr for a bit. I have been recently albeit for the airshow. Drove through it from Calderwood in West Lothian where I live now, I didn't see too much as I was on the way to Greenan castle car park, but this has shocked me. Sad to see. I have seen what they've done to my old hometown of Kilwinning, it's nothing short of vandalism.

[@martinboyd3410]

Ayr was near enough to me when growing up to know it reasonably well. I left Scotland 40 plus years ago and haven’t been back to Ayr since. It used to be a busy vibrant town , such a shame to see it the way it is now there were some good pubs in the town the Tam O’Shanter being one it would have been nice to see the inside.

[@alisdairmclean8605]

Forty years ago I used to drink in Billy Bridges bar.

[@danbreen6946]

​@@alisdairmclean8605Orange Hole

[@johnpollock2692]

Like most Scottish provincial towns auld Ayr is sadly in decline due to lack of investment etc; "Auld Ayr, wham ne"er a toun surpasses for honest men and bonnie lassies."

[@BeatleBeat1]

that was a decent vlog, thanks for that, keeping it real.

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal 👍

[@hughtempleton8640]

Ayr town centre used to be amazing it had woolworths plus arran mall . It was amazing. We used to take our children and spend hours looking through the shops . It's just sad now 😔

[@ProdBible]

Sad to see Ayr like this, was always a really busy wee toon when I was young in the early 2000s

[@msagarw]

Nice, what camera are u using mate?

[@robertbell2524]

I can see why you think Ayr is depressing, & I would agree with you, for at present, it looks depressing. It has been described as being in crisis. However I was born in Ayr, & having lived away from the town for about 16 years, I am glad that i now live here again. You will have to return when the weather is better; when it is warm & sunny & under blue skies I think Ayr is the perfect place to be. But then again, I do know where the more beautiful parts of Ayr are. At least you were on your way to Edinburgh, so I hope you enjoyed your time in our beautiful capital city with all the things there are to do there whether it's sunny or raining.

[@leesmusic1]

Leith isn’t really rough mate, the Kirkgate and near the banana flats has a few characters and neds, but you would need Wester Hailes to see rough in Edinburgh

[@1962starchild]

TBH WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AYR WAS GREAT FOR NIGHTLIFE .THE CALY HOTEL THE DARLINGTON RUMOURS .THAT WAS THE ORIENT CINEMA .

[@colboysigmax]

Ayr Pavilion rock nights were brilliant back in the 1980's! Recognised it right away there!

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

If you’re looking for the answer to almost the whole of the uk in the disgraceful state we are in re towns and cities, it’s DECADES OF NEGLECT FROM TORY AND LABOUR GOVTS too busy pocketing backhanders from billionaires who just care about their tax situation and who orchestrate our world now. The SNP have tried to mitigate where they have some powers, not capping the two child benefit policy, one example, keeping THOUSANDS OF KIDS OUT OF POVERTY, yet Starmer is trying to cap it as he only cares about funding foreign wars.

[@willsmith39]

Yeah that's a really balanced critique of the SNP and Labour. Weirdly despite their stellar successes🙄 the Scottish people booted them out at the last election.

[@weeblue4182]

snp have been ripping the Scottish people of for years and blaming westminster​@willsmith39

[@holsteincowboy]

You missed the biggest eyesore - Station hotel !

[@honestplaces]

Seems i missed alot 🤣

[@michaelobrien9825]

WELL SAID.

[@colinwatt3958]

​@@honestplaces The Station Hotel was a huge sandstone building across from the Astoria, which lay empty for years until two arsonists set it on fire last September. Demolition works to clear the site only finished recently.

[@tinkersdug1969]

He didn't miss it it's not there they pulled it down lol

[@stevenb427]

😂😂 It got tore down and is gone...

[@andrewsmith-cm9qw]

I worked in Ayr 1976-78 at the County Hotel Wellington Square and Ayr was buzzing it’s a bloody tragedy to see it like this.

[@JI7NKJ]

This is the damage an SNP government can do, Islamists and lgbtq come before everything else, and it is not just towns, Glasgow city centre resembles downtown Lagos.

[@Superman-nn4nw]

Yawn. Politics politics. Give it a rest.

[@JI7NKJ]

@@Superman-nn4nw You just keep your head buried in the sand.

[@tinkersdug1969]

It's not that I don't agree with your assessment of the snp but the council in ayr has been predominantly labour over the years bud so it's not all snp at fault although they certainly haven't helped

[@Superman-nn4nw]

@@JI7NKJ It’s not worth worrying about. All politicians and all governments are in it for themselves. They all love the gravy train. There’s nothing you or I can do to change that.

[@rockall66]

It was Thatcher's Conservative government that destroyed Scotland's economy & industries in the 1980's, it has never recovered.

[@leea2112]

I loved ayr in the 80s me and my family loved butlins in ayr we would go into the town for shopping it used to be a lovely quaint wee town shame it's been left to rot! 😢

[@JohnJohnson-vd2hp]

It's a shame to see Ayr like that i had relatives there in the 1980's and it was a lovely place then , i think the boarded up shops are the main problem , i need a drink after that 😂

[@honestplaces]

Grab yourself one 🤣

[@1nikg]

Jeez, I've not been down Ayr High St in 10 years, I had no idea it had gotten so bad. It was always bustling during the day.

[@elbib2446]

lived there few years in my teens,my late old mans home town,used to be quite vibrant,gone to shit,they all go a mile down road to prestwick for a night out now,used to be vice versa,the cinema is at the top of the town,which used to be packed at the weekend,loads of pubs/clubs,mostly gone,the big building near the end was also a cinema,then dance club for years called babylon,still go up occasionally to visit relatives,mostly still there,but dont hang around long

[@honestplaces]

Never knew it was that boomin! What a shame!

[@elbib2446]

@@honestplaces glaswegians used to pile down to ayr on the glasgow fair weekend.the building that looks like a witches castle down beach,used to be the pavillion,100s of famous rock bands played there over the years.then it became a dance club,but was closed after few years,when a kid died from a dodgy ectasy tablet,now a childrens play area,there are affluent areas of ayr too,alloway is full of rich people,but the actual town is a shadow of its former self,the arson capitol of the uk,the bored kids just set fire to everything,the old hotel at the train station was burned down only a few years back

[@billylynn9676]

I'm from Ayr. Would have loved to have bumped into you i watch all your videos.Disappointed you never went into any pubs but there you go. It's been going downhill for years. Keep up the good work 👍

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal. Yeh i know, just wasn't staying anywhere near 😭

[@denisemeehan688]

Subscribed loving the channel. Great tours of the places.

[@stevo728822]

Did you put a tenner on Dusty Carpet in the 3.40 over 8 furlongs? The town looks pretty and grim at the same time. If you visit Arbroath it has a great coastal hike to the east. I got caught twice in Scotland attempting to buy alcohol before 10am. Not allowed.

[@honestplaces]

Only dusty carperts I saw was in the pubs 🤣

[@birsay123]

Why are you not having the pints in Ayr, mate?

[@Robutube09]

There are other videos, which show Ayr in totally different light. There's no doubting that Ayr has become run down, but the town definitely got its plus points. Firstly its communications are great, bus, rail and road. At nearby Prestwick we have an international airport. Facilities and access to NHS and dental services are pretty good. There's a modern General hospital, which provides great service to the town. There's a selection of good hotels and B&Bs. Physically, there's a wonderfully safe beach and the Low Green is a marvellous asset, which, in summer, becomes full of picnicking families. There are beautiful parks and a selection of top rate golf courses. There are first rate soccer and rugby clubs. The Citadel sport centre, now undergoing renovation, is popular and contains sports halls and swimming pool facilities.l. It should also be noted, Ayr sits in a beautiful part of the country, which is affected by the Gulf Stream, yes it can rain here, but generally the climate is great.True, the town looks a bit shabby, but show me a small town that hasn't been affected by out of town and on line shopping. I'm an Englishman, who loves the town. I accept the town has its problems, but the folk are 'salt of the earth' and it's a peaceful and safe town to live in.

[@markfletcher9936]

I thought the name of the channel was named after Ayr when I first became aware of it. Ayr used to he a great night out and it seemed like overnight it went right down the pan. There's actually also a very affluent side to Ayr too but the actual centre seems to be a huge problem.

[@honestplaces]

Posh area?

[@ScottishRoyal1]

​@@honestplaces you were a 10 min walk away from it.

[@abcxyz1410]

The building you thought was a theatre used to be a nightclub called the Babylon

[@quinnerefc]

I visited Ayr in the 90's a few times, it was a good night out. Always seemed to be loads of slags

[@honestplaces]

👀👀

[@tinkersdug1969]

@@quinnerefc yer mum visited in the 70s has she told you who yer dad is,maybe next time your in ayr you can look him up.😁😁😁

[@tobyjackman3212]

_Slags??_ Are you 13?

[@ScottishRoyal1]

​@@tinkersdug1969his dad bankrupted Avon.

[@alibungya]

Jeez, have you ever been to Saltcoats , what happened here is tragic and criminal.

[@honestplaces]

Nah....any good?

[@derekporter7658]

I used to go to Saltcoats regularly in the 1970's. I remember my mum taking me to the Regal cinema and across from there was La Scala. I remember the pet shop and loved going to look at it, Mason's furnishings and Harris of Saltcoats for hi-fi etc. I loved the Light Bite cafe within the city bakeries shop. It was a good wee place and very different to my hometown of Kilwinning. Moved to Edinburgh in 1980. Now live near Livingston, because Edinburgh is a shitshow.

[@auldfouter8661]

That Wetherspoons was the church Ian Hyslop's grandfather used to preach in - saw it on Who Do You Think You Are.

[@raycarter4030]

further down the coast is a town called Girvan, that is just as bad, except, and this a a huge except, it has the best fish and chips i’ve found in scotland, Graziano’s.

[@honestplaces]

Best fish and chips in Scotland! That is a statement!

[@raycarter4030]

@@honestplaces i said that i’d found. that’s an important qualifier. but i have been to a lot, including the fancy one on the other coast and the wee hurry in troon etc, and they pale next to Graziano’s.

[@darryl280]

Wow, not been to Ayr in about a decade but used to go regularly by train from Troon in late 70s and early 80s as a kid. Odeon and Orient cinemas during the day at the weekend, woolworths, bhs, burtons and beatties for model toys. Last building you showed in decline was the Orient cinema originally, saw Snow white and the 7 dwarfs as a little lad. I can't believe the decline but was good to see the old place, it's a shame what's happened.

[@vtechead1]

Used to visit the Wee Windaes’ pub in the town, before heading out to the races many years ago. Is it still going ? heard it had moved !

[@alsoascot02]

The number of derelict, semi derelict, neglected , decaying and empty buildings is astonishing. How this is even allowed I dint understand.

[@iainhill492]

At the timestamp of 5.26 the building was last called "Babylon" , nightclub, friends of mine visited it just a couple of years before it closed and actually witnessed internal masonry falling, the fall of babylon started a long time before the wholesale decay set in i assure you !

[@jackpirie7382]

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[@honestplaces]

Pretty mad. Feel for those pubs in the sticks!

[@AndyTillman70]

Always great content cheers 🍻

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal 👍

[@curlytoes9319]

Scotlands most deprived/neglected town is Greenock...

[@swell_tuna]

Came looking for this comment. Lived in Greenock for two years 2009-2011. Bad times.

[@toph8298]

Based in such a beautiful area with wonderful views. It’s a pity the town is so run-down.

[@heatherlawson3437]

I grew up in Ayr, it used to be great when i was a kid. I moved away, so glad i did.

[@minanes6549]

Back in the 70's, as a kid, I remember family trips across the Irish Sea to Stranraer in order to have day trips in Ayr.

[@RobMcGuirk]

Zero zero in the pubs - was dying to see inside of that Anchor Bar.

[@See-through-The-Veil]

Pubs are dead today

[@tinkersdug1969]

@RobertMcguirk-nk1ni I'll tell you what was inside the anchor bar( the smell of pish) that's what's in there

[@davidhagerty4625]

10-15 years ago was a great town centre and a magic night out. As someone days, online shopping, eceonomy and retail parks have gutted it. Reasonably weakthy town as well

[@iaincathro3373]

You've not been to Arbroath, then. Shops closed, yet £ 25m for a cycle lane none of the locals wanted.

[@basicconcepts1d]

@iaincathro3373. Arbroath smokies are delicious. Worth a visit just for the fish and the working harbour.

[@alandavidmcnaughton5641]

A used to go there every weekend with my gran that was 30 years ago I was back there today on the out skirts at the farm park with the kids the town is well changed from back in the hay day but the farm park is still worth a visit if u have the kids with you great video thanks for sharing

[@MrMrwaz]

Thanks for another great video ... just curious are you scouse?

[@tobyjackman3212]

Sounds Manc to me 🤔

[@iWindowLiqour]

Should’ve just got a coke instead of a pint that way you could’ve got some footage inside the boozers😅good video though mate. Always been fascinated by hidden UK towns. You gotta have a look round Tilbury it’s worse than jaywick but the dock and fort is nice and has a decent pub nearby called The Worlds End

[@cricketbat09]

Edited post: Those grey cube shaped council flats are so depressing to look at. The architect must have been short sighted.

[@honestplaces]

🤣🤣🤣

[@paulclarke4776]

Legend has it the shop owner from Pretty Things never really got over the PLAGUE!! 😂

[@honestplaces]

🤣🤣🤣

[@barbaralogan6020]

It' has a lovely beach, not as bad as you make out. I had a lovely trip to Ayr the other week with friends.

[@wanderingWilliam]

I do enjoy your videos, mate. Ayr used to be quite a pretty and happening town back in the day. If you want to see grim, check out Irvine, which is just down the road from Ayr. It was always rough, but it was actually all right for a night out. Not anymore, sadly.

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal. Yeh i need to get a proper scottish trip in the works

[@michaelcollins4128]

Had some great times in Ayr over the years, a real shame to see it like that nowadays

[@honestplaces]

Samd with most town now iniy

[@dawnyWestScotland]

Lots of towns in the UK are the same. I still 💛 love our Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💛💛

[@colincgc]

Town centres like this are ten a penny throughout Scotland these days

[@honestplaces]

100%

[@leesmusic1]

Yeah was saying that to the missus, this looks like half the towns in Scotland

[@Tupper0456]

Very sad for a town with a great and vibrant history

[@martinlaffey328]

I've worked In Ayr several times over the last couple of years and I had a great time. Two great Indians and a lot of very good Hotel bars. The best night was Saturday and Karaoke in the Central bar. Great down to Earth people who made me and my pals very welcome. Maybe It was because we were Geordies but I can't speak highly enough of the Town and the people I met.

[@grahamryan2481]

You should have went to the pub for a Guinness 0.0

[@honestplaces]

Should of.....is bangin that

[@IanGillespie-ze6ek]

Remember going for a day out at Ayr in the 70s with a bunch of girls from Cranhill in Glasgow we were from Paisley we all met originally at Shuffles dance hall in Glasgow , anyway back to Ayr we all had a great day finished the night at The Caledonian hotel at the dancing , great memories

[@honestplaces]

Sounds a classic night out

[@IanGillespie-ze6ek]

@@honestplaces Thanks it was . Iain.

[@TonyStrain-qt3du]

He's an English man Trying to destroy Scottish towns. When most of the towns in England east coast are very run down I'm not from. Ayr but there are worst places than. Ayr. Lots of seaside resorts in the UK went into to decline in the 70s when people found it more beneficial financially to go to foreign lands. And enjoy the weather Guys like him don't do these towns any favours...

[@happyhiker.scotland]

It's so sad the way Ayr is now. It was a thriving town 😢

[@honestplaces]

Shame init

[@SeeScotland]

I posted a video of Ayr. Its interesting you found it depressing, I found it beautiful. I guess it's perception. If your looking for doom, I guess you'll find it.

[@Ian_Beale_Eastenders]

To answer your question about public transport between Ayr and Glasgow, the X77 runs every 30 minutes from 07:15 AM to 11:05PM and takes around an hour and 5 minutes

[@snakeplisskin1]

Ayr use to be a vibrant and busy town centre 30 years back

[@robisherwood527]

How do they police the one pint rule?

[@honestplaces]

Dunno 🤣

[@robisherwood527]

@@honestplaces Strange one that innit. I mean, maybe they can limit Buckfast etc. That's what I used to do in Blackburn. The alcoholics on the bus station were limited to three bottles of sherry. True story.

[@robisherwood527]

After that, it was a battle of wits.

[@richardhanley1342]

It’s zero alcohol for driving in Scotland.

[@markfletcher9936]

Breathalyse you.

[@biggshow1045]

My family were from prestwick we owned the TOWANS hotel next to the airport. Man life was good.my mum was the youngest martin and moved to america and had me. Moved back to scotland the TOWANS was doing great.when airport closed hotel came under bad times then in the 90s it partly burned down. End of familys heritage. All gone thanks to a family member that didnt know how to run things. Oh well thats life. But what a time for a kid to grow up.i live in calif. USA i sure miss home. In scotland the people are genuine their good people. Here it seems everybody is out to get you one way or another. It gets old.

[@padster87]

Ayr used to be a busy bustling town , great nightlife . Lovely beach, now its an absolute dive. endless empty buildings , full of junkies. Grim just grim

[@stephengeraghty3368]

Is got Tkmax ,primary HMV few camping shops Marks and Spencer .Great hairdressers and some brilliant parks .Every town has lost a of shops (Wilco) .Retail park is always busy .

[@stephengeraghty3368]

Their re rendering tower this week

[@unusedsub3003]

The Ayrshire coastline is unforgiving, I’ve seen some enormous waves 🌊 from Ardrossan. The sea water will mix with the gales and damage paintwork. However, I still maintain that with the views of Arran, it’s a beautiful place.

[@EddieGillies-lj8dp]

The whole country is an example of the movie Trains spotting

[@tvwendytv1820]

Ayr and Prestwick were my second home from 2004 to 2009 and after i came back once. I love Ayr very much. It has beach i walked there everytime i was there. Spent my whole Christmas and winning a raffle at the pub. I also people i met. They were wonderful! One day i really want to go back to Ayr one day! By the way i am korean now i am living Mexico city! Wherever i ilve. Scotland is always in my heart ❤❤❤

[@IndieHorrorWilly]

Cheers Danny, have a good week lad

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal 👍

[@GlasgowCelticforever1888]

That’s where Glasgow schoolchildren were taken for their hols including myself. What has happened to it?

[@honestplaces]

Shocking init

[@ib66]

The building at the start of video is the ayr pavilion aka the pivi 90s rave club great memories thanks mate ☺

[@honestplaces]

Bet it was bangin back in the day

[@Tam-rt2fm]

They are having events there again famous dj from ayr ewan mcvicar

[@kevindeane1001]

Had so many crazy nights at the piv ​@@honestplaces

[@shgers3344]

This used to be one of the best places to go such a shame to see it how it is today.

[@honestplaces]

Hard to see how it was ever a good place

[@AmIDeadYet]

Yeah everyone keeps saying the seaside towns are dying. I went to Troon last year in the summer, first time since i was a little boy and there is nothing in it.

[@edwardwilcox6606]

Thats a draconian law they`ve passed up there not being able to drive to a pub or restaurant & have & pint or a glass of wine! Our politicians are always looking for ways to keep the population under-the-thumb & help keep everyone miserable, in this regard they do a good job & yet don`t seen to have the inclination or the ability to do whats expected of them & actually make a difference & improve peoples lives. I`m sorry to see Ayr`s neglect, I remember it being quite the place in the 60`s.

[@stevemcgowen]

Maybe the law was based on so many drunk driving fatalities?

[@edwardwilcox6606]

@@stevemcgowen I dare say that consideration is valid, but there are so many other ways to try & negate excess drinking & driving. Of course this costs money, extra police stops, road blocks, advert campaigns etc, my point being that if you put a blanket ban on peoples enjoyment & leisure it`s an easy option that the majority suffer at the expence of a few & that law-makers get some twisted enjoyment in implementing rather than seeking the sensible. Fortunately this isn`t a thing in England but when you hear things like a driveway tax being considered due to pollution of rainwater being washed from the surface then you have to expect anything from these lunatics.

[@JAYME234]

Hear hear. The Scottish government are always looking for new ways to make us even more miserable up here. Anything to be different to England.

[@stevemcgowen]

@@edwardwilcox6606 At some point people know better than to drink drive? Here in the Czech Republic there is no tolerance. People know if they have 1 drink and drive they can lose their license for 30 days and have a fine. It gets worse for subsequent offenses and eventually becomes a criminal offense. In a county which drinks twice the amount of beer per capita, the Czech Republic has half the % of fatalities caused by dink driving than the Uk. I know if I have some beers today It's best not to drive the next day to ensure all the alcohol is out of my system. That being said I can take a train anywhere in the country easily and cheaply.

[@tonybernardo6969]

You missed Willy Wastles, the best bar ever !

[@elreventa]

You need to go to Greenock near Glasgow mate lots of pubs lots of character. It had the worst death rate during covid in Scotland It's very deprived with a lot of problems. The pubs are a lot of fun so I'd give it a go It's 30 mins on the train from Glasgow.

[@tonywilthshire308]

Why did Greenock have the highest death rate?

[@garbageontv]

Notice a distinct lack of trash and garbage about the place.the abandoned neglected buildings are normal in any uk town or city.looks a pretty decent place by uk standards to me.

[@RyanHaymarch]

Born in Ayr.... absolutely tragic mate.

[@honestplaces]

Still there pal?

[@RyanHaymarch]

@honestplaces Yeah mate al drink there sometimes but live in Kilmarnock now