Saltcoats

Saltcoats is a town in North Ayshire with about 12,000 folk living in it. It is one of the “three towns” with Ardrossan and Stevenson. The name derives from the salt panning industry that used to produce salt from sea water. Saltcoats is known for its attractive harbour and beach that made it a popular holiday resort.

The staue is of Bobbt Lennox who palyed for the famous Galsgow Celtic team who won the Europeam Cup in 1967.

Reached by train fron Central station every half hour during the day trains to Largs or Ardrossan will take just over 40 minutes to reach saltcoats

Leave Saltcoats station towards the riverside The One Bar is across the street from the station. However, leave this as a finishing point and turn down to the left and a minute further on is Bobby’s Bar. Travel down to the bottom of the street and turn left on to Bradshaw Street and a minutes’ walk takes you to The Windy-ha Bar.

Retrace your seps and continue along into the pedestrianised area and The Albion Bar on your left. Continue along the pedestrian zone and as you leave it The Crown is on the right. Cross and head down to the left as if you exit the pedestrian zone down Windmill St. On the left The Flask may be opened (may be closed M, T & W), and walking on you should reach Nonsuch Lounge and Sports Bar, pass by and leave it for the return journey and then just further down at the corner is Oscar’s Café Bar.

Return up to the pedestrian zone, stopping at Nonsuch Lounge and Sports Bar, then at The Crown go left into Hamilton St where there is The Salt Cot (JD Wetherspoon). Return along the pedestrian zone and turn left right opposite The Albion Bar there is The Four Seasons. Then continue up Green St which leads to the station. Now turn right to visit The One Bar opposite the station platform.

It is possible if you have time to cross over the railway bridge and walk up Raise St past the now closed Victoria to reach The Elms although it does not open until 2pm during the week and 1pm F, S & S so probably not one to start with.

A shorter route, just covering the town centre, would be to miss out Nonsuch, Oscars, The Flask and The Elms giving 7 visits.

Bobby’s Bar

Have a pint here

Heavy:

Lager:

Cider: Guinness

The Windy-ha

Have a pint here

Heavy:

Lager:

Cider: Guinness

The Albion Is a small bar with servery half way up on right wall. Banquette seating all around the small room with breaks toilet, doors, machines etc. Stools around wooden counter and tiled floor.Very Busy local.

Have a pint here.

Light: McEwans 60/- Heavy: Caledonia Best Lager: Heverlee ; Tennent’s; Carling; 1 664 Cider: Strongbow ; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

The Flask does not look much at the front door. The two doors take to function suiter and, at left, the bar. A long corridor widening out to give servery on right which goes along wall and then around to the right where there is a performance area and a pool table. Opposite the servery is banquette seating and further along left wall a raised banquette seating area. The wooden floor is tiled at counter. the decor is dark green ealls with low white ceilings. Tall wooden counter has stools. and is itself shaped as coming if off of trees. Really needs a more welcoming entrance for an excellent venue.

Have a pint here

Heavy:

Lager: Tennent’s; Heverlee

Cider: Magners, Magners Dark Fruit Guinness

The Salt Cot is a Wetherspoon pub in the centre of town. The longest side faces the street and has two sets of windows. Going in the door at left of building there is outside seating to the left and the main body of the pub to the right. The start of the pub has a large dining style seating area with tables along the window and to the left a small area with banquette seating and a fire. Beyond here a few steps up brings you to the curved servery along the rest of the left wall and opposite it tall tables and stools then some dining style tables and chairs. Beyondthe servery are stairsdown to the right to a lower small dining seating area along the second set of windows. Green carpet and fabrics with light green paint work

Real Ale: Theakston’s Old Peculiar ; Greenery King IPA; Orca; Doombar

 Heavy/Bitter: Punk; Worthington

Lager: Corona ; Budweisser; Staroperamen ; Innes & Gunn; Stella; Bud Light; Coors; Tennent’s; Carling; Leffe

Cider: Strongbow; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

The Four Seasons has the door at far end of a large room. The large room has the servery on the far side wall with stools along the counter. There is a big pillar in the middle with table for sitting round it. Black banquette seating is around two sides with tables and some with comfy arm chairs to the left and some have less comfy wooden chairs to right.

Lager: Tennent’s; Carling

Cider: Thatcher’s ; Strongbow Guinness

The Bar One

Victoria bar

heavy/bitter:

lager: Tennent’s;

cider:

The Elms