Kilwinning
Kilwinnning is small town in North Ayrshire
Kilwinning is a small town in in North Ayrshire and lies close to the riverside towns of Salcoats, Ardrossan and Irvine. the town has about 16,000 people in it and dates back to the 8th Century when St Winning started a church.
Off of the pedestrian zone in the town centre is Kilwinning Abbey and nearby is Eglinton Country Park with Castle.
Easily reached by train from Glasgow central and is well served by the Ardrossan line and the Ayr line. The railway splits just after Kilwinning. the service takes about half an hour.
Arriving by train walk up off of the platform and turn left onto Townhead and four minutes down past The Alton Inn (leaving for return as close to station) find The Market Bar on the right. Across the raod an a few minutes walk is The Victoria Bar. Continue on from The Victoria and vere round to the left into the pedestrianised area. Continue along this for a minute or two and reach The Lemon Tree. Leaving here walk further along main Street to The Black Rose.
Time to turn round and head back and across from the Lemon tree is the Abbey Gates Bar & Grill. Leaving here walk back down to The Victoria and across the raod when you get to it is The Corner House. from here it is round to the left and back towards the statuion to the final destination, the Alton Inn.
The Market bar
The Market Bar, Kilwinning
The Market Bar, Kilwinning - servery
The Market Bar, Kilwinning
The Market Bar, Kilwinning
The Market Bar, Kilwinning
The Market Bar, Kilwinning
The Market Bar has a lovely wooden servery ahead straight in door with wooden stools around counter.The room has a tiled floor with lots of standing area with dark wood patterned ceilng. Tan banquette seating is all around room with tables and chairs with wooden panels above seating then cream wall . A pool area is round to left .
History on wall of Scotland World football Cup squads
Have a pint here
Heavy: McEwan’s Export; John Smiths Lager: Tennent’s; Heverlee; Cider: Strongbow Guinness
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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 Victoria Bar
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
Victoria Bar, Kilwinning
The Victoria Bar is a small pub with the entrance to a lounge area with small round tables and banquette seating. The servery is round to the left and has a small room seperated from lounge area by a large pillar passable on both sides, The attractive counter is agains the left wall and opposite the counter are two small tables with a banquette seating for two below the window. A small performance area is round to right of door
Have a pint here
Heavy: Caledonia Best Lager: Carling; Tennent’s Cider: Magners 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 Lemon Tree (closed)
The Lemon Tree
The Black Rose
The Black Rose
The Abbey Gates Bar & Grill
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
Abbey Gates, Kilwinning
The Abbey Gates Bar & Grill has a large shop front style exterior with a central door. There is seating round to right of foyer entrance with large windows which has tables and banquette seating up the right wall to where the L-shaped servery starts. Round to left of door is a raised area with large windows. The raised area stretches up the left side narrowing opposite the servery. The longer side of the servery stretches down the right wall. Opposite the counter is some table seating with soft chairs and a two sofa area with three tall tables against the wall . Beyond the sofas is a doorway to pool area. Small fans hang above the counter at regular intervals in case Kilwinning gets very hot.
Have a pint here
Heavy: Caledonia best Lager: Carling; tennent’s; Madri, Staroperamen Cider: Cold River Cider Guinness
PUB QUIZ
In which sport do teams change ends every time a goal is scored?
Answer at foot of page
The Corner House
The Corner House, Kilwinning
The Corner House, Kilwinning - entrance to pub
The Corner House, Kilwinning - restaurant
The Corner House, Kilwinning
The Corner House, Kilwinning
The Corner House, Kilwinning
The Corner House, Kilwinning -the outside inside
The Corner House, Kilwinning -the outside inside
The Corner House, Kilwinning -the outside inside
The Corner House, Kilwinning
The Corner House, Kilwinning - Victoria across the road
The Corner House is a restaurantand bar. The bar can be entered via the restaurant or by its own door to the right. the pub entrance takes you to a room with L shaped bar curving round on right wall . Immediately in the room, to the right, is banquette seating and two tables by the window while to the left of door is banquette seating going round and along the left wall. Glass panels seperate the here from the restaurant The middle of the floor has three tall tables and stools. Comfy stools are placed around the dark wood counter counter. The very attractive room has wooden floor with tiles around counter and brass footrest. the room has low ceiling and low lighting. Decor is green and brown fawn fabrics. At the back of the room another room has false outside vibe with plants, tiled floor and see through ceiling to let natural light in. It has blue and red banquette with lots of small round tables and chairs. Prices are not anymore expensive than surrounding pubs.
Have a pint here
Heavy: Caledonia Best Lager: Sapporo; Stella; Innes and Gunn; Heverlee; Tennent’s Cider: Magners; Magners Dark Fruit Guinness
The Alton Inn
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
Alton Inn, Kilwinning
The Alton Inn entrance foyer has the wooden topped servery immediately in front of you with brass footrest. The room at the servery has a tiled floor and stools around counter. Through out the decor is low ceiling with black beams and white between them and above seating there is cream wall with black beams at angles on the wall. Round the left of door is a carpeted opened up room with fire in middle of the wall which has green banquette seating and tables and chairs. Further up to left and round from servery is another opened up room continuing the green banquette seating with dark wood furniture. Round to rightof entrance and opposite the servery is banquette seating and tables then a large red curtained stage performance area.
Have a pint here
Heavy: Caledonia Best Lager: Tennent’s; Coors; Cider: Blackthorn; Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness
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