Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard and often described as the only true International Poet, was born in the village of Alloway, just outside Ayr, on 25th January 1759. In his short life of 37 years, he wrote and collected a vast amount of poetry and songs which are read, recited and sung in all corners of the World to this day.
Every year we are asked by Guests to include something connected with Robert Burns in their Itineraries. This normally takes them to Alloway with the cottage where the Bard was born being the most popular choice. However, a short walk or drive from there, included in what’s now known as the “Robert Burns Heritage Park,” is the Burns Monument and Gardens, the “Tam O’Shanter Experience” which is an excellent modern Audio/Visual presentation, and the setting for Tam O' Shanter at “Alloway’s auld, haunted kirk” and the famous “Brig o’ Doon,”
A day spent visiting these places gives a marvellous insight into the life and times of Robert Burns. We can arrange all standards of accommodation in the adjacent town of Ayr, but recommend spending at least one night in the heart of Burns’ Country, at the Brig o’ Doon House Hotel, in walking distance of all the above attractions.
