Cosy countryside LODGE, 10 mins from the beach and national park

Oak View Lodge is the perfect little retreat lodge to get away from it all and relax. It is situated within its own private acre of mature garden grounds on the fringes of the South Ayrshire town of Ayr/Maybole.

The spacious lodge has a king size bed; power shower; heating/air conditioning; kitchenette (with microwave, Ninja cooker and fridge freezer); Smart TV; complimentary WiFi and a large private parking area. You’ve got total seclusion (yet the town is a few minutes drive); paddock views; and top-end furnishings. It’s also 10 minutes to the beach and within a short drive to lots of tourist attractions.

The town has shops and places to eat within walking distance.

The lodge is only a 10-minute drive from the world famous Turnberry Golf Course and Resort where you can enjoy a round of golf, fine dining or indulge in the luxury spa. Walk along the beautiful sandy beach to the Turnberry Lighthouse for a coffee, a spot of lunch or continue on to the pretty harbour village of Maidens where you can walk along the beach and up into the Culzean Castle estate. The Ayrshire Coastal path runs along this route with its stunning backdrop of the ever-changing profile of the mountains of Arran across the Firth of Clyde, this coastline is teeming with wildlife, including red squirrels, deer, otters and seals and is a haven for bird watchers.

Ayrshire is also known as "Burns’ Country," is steeped in tradition and history. Visit Burns Cottage, The Burns Memorial Museum and the Brig o’ Doon, the bridge from the famous poem Tam o’ Shanter. The area has with many ruined castles to explore, such as Dunure, Turnberry and Greenan. A visit and tour to Culzean Castle, designed by Robert Adams and truly one of his masterpieces, is one not to be missed with its dramatic clifftop location. Also worth a visit is the 18th century Dumfries House, part of the Princes Foundation which is home to an unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture. The 2000 acre estate has been beautifully designed with stunning walks throughout the grounds.

The Galloway Forest Park is only a 30-minute drive away and is Britain’s largest forest park with 300 square miles of wild beauty waiting to be explored. The park boasts tranquil valleys, rugged rock faces, forest, moorland, lochs and ancient woodland and a huge diversity of wildlife including red and roe deer, wild goats and many birds of prey. The park has also been awarded the status of one of only four Dark Sky Parks in the western world.

The town of Girvan is only 15 minutes away and boat trips can be taken out to Ailsa Craig to watch the nesting birds or for fishing trips. The town also has shops and a leisure centre with swimming pool.

There are many pretty seaside towns to explore such as Ayr, Prestwick and Troon and there are very good rail links for a trip to the cosmopolitan city of Glasgow and also historic Edinburgh.

The islands of Cumbrae, Arran and Bute are all easily reached for a day out.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is just over an hours drive and is well worth a visit too.

Cosy countryside LODGE, 10 mins from the beach and national park offers its guests a garden. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Maybole lodge is smoke free.