Stalls available for Girvan Tattie Fest 2024
Would you like a stall at Tattie Fest on 15th June? We are looking for different types of stall holders: local arts and crafts, food stalls, gifts etc. Cost is 10 pounds + donation of a raffle prize (must have own insurance). Please email: [email protected]
Pop-In to our Ailsa Craig Centre Pop-Up
As part of our community consultation with a view to building an Ailsa Craig Centre in Girvan, we have designed a pop-up exhibition outlining our vision along with some fascinating Ailsa Craig facts. The pop-up opened on the 12th March 2024 and is being held at The McKechnie Institute for the next few weeks – […]
Girvan voted most dog friendly town in the UK
We are over the moon to let you know that Girvan has won the town/city category in this year’s DogFriendly Awards. The winner of each category is chosen by public vote and Girvan was 1 of 122 entries in the town/city category, reaching the finals along with Bury St Edmunds and Eastbourne. Although this […]
New Dog Fouling Partnership Launched in Girvan
GO Girvan, Tag Girvan and South Ayrshire Council have formed a partnership to tackle dog fouling in Girvan As part of our campaign to make Girvan a more dog friendly destination, we wanted to address concerns about the potential increase in dog fouling if we attract more furry visitors. We are aware that dog fouling […]
Announcing the winners of our Creative Carrick Photography Competition
Recently we teamed up with North Carrick Community Benefit Company to launch a Creative Carrick Photography Competition and we were absolutely blown away by the high standard of submissions. We received 134 entries in total and our panel of judges had the very hard job of narrowing down a winner in each of the four […]
New Girvan Town Ambassador Scheme Launched
This month a new Girvan Town Ambassador Scheme has been launched in partnership with Girvan Tourist Information Point and Go Girvan. A team of Girvan Ambassadors will be offering a warm welcome to tourists in the town this summer and providing them with local information to help them make the most of their visit. Pictured […]
Go Girvan launches new dog friendly tourism campaign
Girvan is aiming to be one of Scotland’s most dog friendly towns Campaign Background Over recent years, dog tourism has become a rapidly growing sector, with more and more dog owners wanting to take their pets on holidays and day trips. Along with a boom in dog ownership post-Covid, the demand for dog friendly destinations […]
VISIT THE REVAMPED STUMPY JAIL
Stumpy Jail, sometimes known as Stumpy Tower, is a landmark in Girvan town centre. It stands at the crossroads of the main roads in and out of the town and is one of Girvan’s most notable historic buildings. However, you might not know that you can actually take a tour inside the former prison which […]
Help us shape the future of an Ailsa Craig Centre in Girvan – We need your input!
Last year Go Girvan asked the community for their views on an Ailsa Craig Centre in Girvan and the overwhelming response was ‘YES’! We took all of your feedback on board and decided to investigate how we could turn the idea into reality. Our next step was to commission a feasibility study funded by the […]
Girvan Tattie Fest ’23
June 17th 2023 sees the inaugural Girvan Tattie Festival, a day to celebrate the wonderful Ayrshire Epicure tattie grown in this region by Girvan Early Growers. This year, we’ll be based at the Community Garden, the Wee Art School Space and Louise Drive. Keep an eye out for Tattie-Anna who’ll be wandering between these spots […]
