Lighthouses: Keepers of the Craig
Saturday 21st February – Saturday 16th May
McKechnie Institute
Girvan’s recently refurbished cultural hub – The McKechnie Institute – houses an exhibition featuring unique objects and records relating to lighthouses, lighthouse keepers and Ailsa Craig, from the Girvan Burgh Collection. Also featured is a short film commissioned by the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust, and artworks by Frances Law (b. 1958) and Alex Cubie (1911–95).
A trip to the McKechnie also offers the chance to see the permanent display of artefacts that highlight Girvan’s heritage including Bronze Age Cinerary Urns from the surrounding area, model ships and an exhibition on the history of Ailsa Craig and its granite.
£FREE
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McKechnie Opening Hours for Festival weekend
| Friday: | 1:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Saturday: | 10:30am – 4:00pm |
| Sunday: | CLOSED |
The Ballad Bus
Sunday 4th May, 11:00
Departing from The Westcliffe Hotel
Join Len Graham and Neil McDermott as for our second-ever ballad safari!
Discover the places, stories and characters behind the famous ballad The Gypsy Laddie [ Roud 1 ; Child 200 ] and Robert Burns’s Now Westlin Winds [ Roud 6936 ] and visit the site of the skirmish that inspired the local favourite The Battle of Howshean Moor.
The event will include songs, stories, fiddle tunes and a coffee stop at Peggy’s Tearoom in Kirkoswald where Burns first met his “charming Fillette”, Peggy Thompson in August 1775 during his teenage sojourn on “a smuggling coast a good distance from home”.
The bus will return to the Westcliffe Hotel by 1:00pm at the latest.
| JOURNEY TIME: | 1hr |
| EVENT TIME: | 1hr 45mins – returning to the Westcliffe by 1:00pm at the latest |
£8
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The Ballad Bus is delivered in conjunction with South Ayrshire Community Transport.