This beautiful county on the west coast of Scotland is famed for golf courses, castles and its links with Scotland’s greatest literary figure: Robert Burns. The poet was born in the village of Alloway, and the cottage where he was born sits in the Burn’s National Heritage Park. The National Trust for Scotland’s most popular attraction, Culzean Castle, is a beautiful Robert Adam design, with a commanding position, overlooking the Firth of Clyde. Further north, at Largs, is the Vikingar! award-winning attraction, and the town is a great place to take a tour of the islands.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
