Every so often a golf broadcast pans across the closing holes at Royal Troon and
lingers, just for a second, on a house sitting right in the middle of the action.
Golf Digest once sent a writer to find out why, and the answer turned out to be
better than anyone watching from their sofa could have guessed.
Tucked away on Ayr Street in Troon, The Jar is one of those shops that's worth building a trip around rather than stumbling into by accident. It's a proper single malt specialist, run by people who clearly know and love whisky
If you're staying in Troon, you're closer to a proper mix of things to do than most people realise. Beaches, world-class golf, castles, whisky, and one of Scotland's most famous poets, all inside a 20-minute drive. This guide covers what's actually worth your time, whether you've got a free afternoon or a full week.
Arran gets called "Scotland in miniature," and it's the sort of nickname that
sounds like marketing until you're actually standing on the ferry deck watching
mountains rise up out of the water ahead of you.