Stair Park, Stranraer

Name: Stair Park
Address: Stranraer, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Stranraer

Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue

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Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. The park features a bandstand, all weather tennis & netball courts, skatepark, football pitch and a football stadium. The park and stadium were named after the Earl of Stair, who bequeathed the land to the local authorities. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 54°54'9"N, 5°0'45"W

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Stranraer United Kingdom

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Day trips

Stair Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunskey Castle, Castle Kennedy, Castle of St John, Killantringan Lighthouse.

6 miSW
Ruins, Forts and castles
Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick
154 min walk • Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland.
2.5 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Kennedy, Stranraer
65 min walk • Castle Kennedy is a ruined 17th-century tower house, about 3 miles east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, around 0.5 miles north of the village Castle Kennedy.
0.6 miW
Forts and castles, Museum, Military museum
Castle of St John, Stranraer
15 min walk • The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt c.1510.
6 miSW
Lighthouse
Killantringan Lighthouse
154 min walk • Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea.
5 miW
Forts and castles
Lochnaw Castle
128 min walk • Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire. Scotland. The spectacularly located "castle" incorporates a fortalice torhous. The "central" square tower 5 stories high formed part of the "New" Castle.
2.2 miSE
Monastery
Soulseat Abbey
58 min walk • Saulseat or Soulseat Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Wigtownshire, Galloway, in the Gaelic-speaking south-west of Scotland.
5 miN
Harbor
Cairnryan Harbour, Cairnryan
128 min walk • Cairnryan Harbour is a roll-on ferry terminal on Loch Ryan in south west Scotland north of Stranraer. In World War II it was developed as an emergency west coast port facility, in case Liverpool or the Clyde ports were put out of commission by enemy action.
0.5 miW
54°53'59"N • 5°1'31"W
Ryan Centre, Stranraer
14 min walk • Spa, Theater

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Which popular attractions are close to Stair Park?

Nearby attractions include Ryan Centre, Stranraer (14 min walk), Castle of St John, Stranraer (15 min walk).