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Cambusdoon House

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.43010, -4.64221

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lords-and-Ladies, Snowdrop +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lords-and-Ladies, Snowdrop +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Blackthorn, Beech +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route
Whithorn Way (Fisherton (A719) to Maybole)Walking route

This segment starts on the edge of the busy A719 (a road without shoulders) and ends at Maybole. There it connects with the route from Glasgow to Girvan. Bus / Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 7Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 7Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of Cambusdoon House

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of Cambusdoon House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rozelle ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Low GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Place De Saint-Germain-en-LayeUrban park3.5 km→🌱St Germaine-en-Laye GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Rozelle ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park3.5 km→

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