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Recipient of both the "Welcome Host" & "Scotland's Best" awards.


We are situated in Barassie, a district in Troon to the north of the town, and 'Fordell' overlooks the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Arran.

External view This elegant, Victorian, semi-villa is both welcoming and comfortable with attention to detail to make your stay memorable.
There are some spectacular sunsets in all seasons, best viewed from our residents' lounge. Winter sunset
Residents' lounge If you can tear yourself away from the views, our residents' lounge offers a large stock of popular books that may be enjoyed by longer stay visitors.
The garden is a riot of colour with plants that are attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. The pond is well stocked with fish that (almost) feed from your hand.
Winter view from residents' lounge The sandy beach with its rocky outcrop is a haven for marine life, and many species of birds can be observed all year round.
The adjacent golf courses are popular nesting sites for many attractive birds and, of course, attract discerning golfers! Kilmarnock (Barassie) is our closest, just a few hundred yards away, with Glasgow Gailes and Western Gailes each only five minutes' drive north. At the opposite end of the town is the famous Royal Troon Golf Club, and the town's municipal courses - Fullarton, Darley, and Lochgreen - which are all very well maintained and highly popular. The world famous Turnberry golf links are just a few miles down the Ayrshire coast. We can pre-book golf for you at any of the three Troon municiple courses and, amongst others, Ayr Belleisle or Girvan. Please let us know in advance if you require this service. All this makes "Fordell" an ideal base for golfers, and we have drying facilities in case the weather is less than ideal.
We can cater for small groups of golfers who wish to visit the many wonderful courses in the area.

Benjtsson Open Trophy, 2006 winner, Stefan Benjtsson.
The beach at Barassie is well used in the summer by day visitors and all year by windsurfers and horse riders. There is plenty room for everyone. A well used cycle track runs past the house and there are many attractive walks in woodlands and hill country within a short drive. Barassie Railway station is a three minute walk away and affords a handy link to Prestwick Airport where many visitors like to arrange car hire for the duration of their stay. Troon is situated close to major routes to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumfries and Stranraer.

 
You never know who you might meet This is, of course, Burns' Country with the cottage where the poet was born in nearby Alloway and a visitor centre a few hundred yards from there, adjacent to the Auld Kirk where the Tam o' Shanter story is based. Three miles over the hill from Troon and situated in the village of Dundonald is the ruin of arguably the only Medieval Royal Castle in Scotland. The castle was built by Robert Stewart on his succession to the throne as Robert the Second (grandson of Robert the Bruce) in 1371.