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Largs Day Trip: A Great Day Out For The Whole Family

Updated 2017-04-11

A Largs day trip is just perfect for relaxing, lazy days on the seafront, eating ice cream, or fish & chips. This busy little town sits in an ideal location, on the Firth of Clyde.

Largs

LARGS DAY TRIP: A GREAT DAY OUT

I consider myself very fortunate to be living so close to this charming town. I live just a thirty minute drive away, and this is a favourite haunt of mine when the weather is good and I have a whole day to spare (to relax on the front and eat for Scotland).

On occasions I have taken the car ferry to *Millport, (which used to be) another nice town. It’s just ten minutes across the Firth of Clyde, but on most occasions, Largs has more than enough going for it to keep me happily occupied for the whole day.

WHAT CAN YOU DO IN LARGS?

Along the front there are a good number of eating places, including The Bean & Leaf, The Green Shutter, Room, and The Bagel Basket. There are coffee shops, ice cream vendors, an award winning fish & chip shop, and hundreds of seats, and grass areas where you can sit and admire the fabulous views across to Cumbrae and Arran.

Combine this with pubs, putting greens, water sports, kiddies rides and amusement arcades to keep the children occupied. It’s easy to see why people travel here from all over the west of Scotland, and why our English neighbours come up for a holiday.

At the North end of the Promenade is the award winning VIKINGAR, an exhibition describing the Battle of Largs, when defeat of the Vikings ended Norse sovereignty in the Western Isles. Just leaving the Southside, you can see Pencil Point, the memorial built in remembrance of the famous battle, which took place in the year 1263.

Largs Promenade

To celebrate the Scots victory, Largs has an annual Viking Festival, usually in August or September, and it attracts visitors in large numbers. Facilities in the Vikingar include a swimming pool, putting green, cinema, cafe and gift shop. BY THE WAY….

The award winning fish & chip shop I mentioned earlier is called “THE VIKING”.

Also on the Southside is the impressive Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, a great family day out with lots of activities, mainly for the kids. There’s the castle, adventure playground, walled garden, horse riding, marine assault course, and woodland walks.

Largs is ideal for a cheap day trip, with a Marina, sailing and watersports, and three golf courses, two bowling clubs, and Inverclyde Sports Centre. Although most Scots just go for a Largs day trip, the town is very popular as a holiday destination with visitors from other parts of the UK, and from abroad. There are plenty of good guest houses and B & Bs in the town, and it’s also a good base for exploring the surrounding area.

GO FOR A SAIL….

Ferries leave for Cumbrae every 15 minutes in summer. A 10 minute crossing gets you to the Isle of Cumbrae, where buses meet the ferry for the four mile trip to Millport.

In the summer months The Waverley, the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer calls in at Largs, before sailing to the islands of Arran, Rothesay and the Kyles of Bute.

The Waverley

And with trains and buses running to Glasgow every hour, plus hourly buses to Ayr, Ardrossan and Irvine, it’s quick and easy to get around west and central Scotland.

Or hop aboard with Cumbrae Voyages, for a marine adventure on a 12 seat rigid inflatable boat, spotting marine and wildlife as you go round the Cumbraes or Bute.

I really like Largs. This little town has always been a particular favourite of mine, and it’s not just because I live nearby. On hot sunny days, Largs is the first place that comes to mind for a really relaxing and enjoyable day out. It literally has something for everyone, so the next time you’re thinking of a day trip in Scotland you should give Largs a try.

MORE SCOTLAND DAY TRIPS….

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Loch Katrine
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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