Ballantrae to Lendalfoot – Ayrshire Coastal Path

This 6.2 mile (10 km) walk along the picturesque Ayrshire Coastal Path will take around 4 hours. The walk is over sandy beaches, surfaced roads and grassy road verges.

This tour is 6 miles long, please allow at least 1 hour 50 minutes to complete it, excluding the time taken to enjoy the destinations along the way.

A wonderful walk along Ayrshire’s picturesque coastline with memorable historical sights and Ailsa Craig as your walking companion. Sights along the route include The Foreland Harbour, once an important Herring Port, and a small cairn in memory of the hermit Henry Ewing Torbert who lived in nearby Bennane Cave until his death in 1983. The walk takes you near the infamous Sawney Bean’s cave, purported to be the home of a family of cannibals who preyed on 16th Century travellers along the Carrick Coast. Further along you will pass by the memorial to the Russian cruiser Varyag, old fishermen’s cottages and the ruins of Carleton Castle, ancient home of the much-feared Kennedy Clan.