Irvine
Irvine is a small town on the coast of North Ayrshire
Irvine
Reached by train fron Central station every half hour during the day trains to Ayr will take just over 40 minutes to reach Irvine
Leave Irvine station having decided whether to visit the town or the harbour side. Town is probably better leaving the harbour side for the afternoon. Walk out of the station and through the car parks to enter the shopping centre. Inside here is the Wetherspoon pub, The Auld Brig. Leave the shopping centre at the other end and in the pedestrian zone is The Delta Bar. Moving up to the cross roads turn left and on the right hand side is The Carrick. Following the street up for 5 minutes there is The Turf Hotel. Turn right after it and follow the curve round and cross over two sets of cross roads at Aldis and then Bank St.and just after this corner is The Clubhouse connected to the Snooker Club.
Leaving here continue following the road roun to the right and at main road turn left to reach Porthead Tavern (closed Monday) or turn riught to walk back into town to The Northern Way/ R & A Sports Bar. Continue up to the cross roads and go down the pedestrian zone, past The Delta Bar, and back into the shopping centre. Continue out of this towards the railway station and go through the tunnel below it.
This is you on Montgomery St which leads to Harbour St and 7 minutes from the station there is Harbour Lights, a further six minutes there is Duncan’s Bistro in the modern building and The Ship Inn (closed Monday & Tuesday, opens 2pm Wed) on Harbour St
The Auld Brig
The Auld Brig
Have a pint here
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
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The towns and villages highlighted on this web site have a wide variety of pubs and beers in them. All of the places are great to visit, whether for a day or longer, and most have tourist attractions for all of the family.
There is a large variety of pubs throughout the different towns shown below. Some you may wish never to visit again but even discovering these can be interesting. There are pubs that you would not take your wife into. While some you could not take your girlfriend into. A few you would not take either into. However, most of the pubs are very pleasant.
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The Delta Bar
The Delta Bar
Have a pint here
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
Pub Jukebox:
Alcohol themed music to listen to while you browse.
drinking wine spo-dee-o-dee - Richard Thompson
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Books on Pubs
A selection of recommended books on pubs and their history. There are books on the social history of pubs and the design of pubs through the ages.
There are also books on visiting pubs and ones recommending pubs to visit.
CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide
Death of the English Pub by Christopher Hutt
Brewers, Brands and the Pubs in their Hands by Tony Thornton
Licensed to Sell by Brandwood, Davidson & Slaughter
And many more
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Stevenson & MacKay
Craig Stevenson and John MacKay have used their bus passes to good effect. They have toured the towns and cities of Scotland visiting pubs. They recount their adventures in a series of books:
The Auldest Boozers in Town
The Cheap Way Round
Still Goin’
Inn Aff The Bar
Goin’ Roon The Edge
Mud, Sweat and Beers
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Books on Beer and Brewing
A selection of recommended books covering all aspects of beer and brewing. There are books on the history of beer and others on different styles of beer.
For example
An Inebriated History of Britain by Peter Haydon
Amber, Gold & Black by Martyn Cornell
Brew Britannia by Jessica Boak & Ray Bailey
The Story of the Pint by Martyn Cornell
Miracle Brew by Pete Brown
Built to Brew by Lynn Pearson
And many more
The Carrick
The Carrick
Have a pint here.
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
The Turf Hotel
The Turf Hotel
Have a pint here.
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
The Clubhouse
The Clubhouse
Have a pint here
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
PUB QUIZ
In which sport do teams change ends every time a goal is scored?
Answer at foot of page
Porthead Tavern
Porthead Tavern
Have a half pint here
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
The Northern Way
The Northern Way
Heavy:
Lager:
Cider: Guinness
The Harbour Lights
The Harbour Lights
Duncan’s Bistro
Duncan’s Bistro
The Ship Inn
The Ship Inn
ANSWER: polo