Unveiled details for free festival that lets you inside Ayrshire’s hidden gems
The people behind this year’s Doors Open Days Ayrshire have assured us of another month filled with educational tours of some of the most significant and recognizable structures in the area.
Every year, Doors Open Days is a celebration of both new and old locations and tales.
Hundreds of buildings will be open for free for tourists to gaze inside all around Scotland in September.
The Scottish Civic Trust organized it.
Doors Open Days Ayrshire coordinator and Kyle and Carrick Civic Society president Michael Hitchon stated: “All Ayrshire libraries have booklets with information on the days and times that the sites will be open on Saturday, September 14, and/or Sunday, September 15.
Doors Open Days Ayrshire coordinator and Kyle and Carrick Civic Society president Michael Hitchon stated: “All Ayrshire libraries have booklets with information on the days and times that the sites will be open on Saturday, September 14, and/or Sunday, September 15.
Ken Nairn, a guide for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, leads three guided tours in Ayr.
The times and dates are:
September 14, Saturday: Recalling the Auld Ayr Town Center Walk (gather at the Cutty-Sark Center at 2:30 p.m.)
Holmston Cemetery D-Day and Beyond is scheduled on Sunday, September 15. The meeting point is the cemetery gates at 2:30 p.m.
Wallacetown & The Secessionist Cemeteries on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m.; meet at Russell Street Entrance.
There is no cost for the guided walks.
“This event is free and for all the family who are interested in the local history of where they live,” Michael continued. Get out and about this year—there’s something for everyone, including 19 underground cells at Ayr Town Hall, stories from The Killing Times in Fenwick, and costumes from the 1960s and 1970s in Saltcoats.
