{"id":91,"date":"2026-08-07T12:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:07:41","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/?page_id=91","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From America to Ayr…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Southern Ayr began with a simple idea: a deep love for Ayrshire and a wish to give something back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Daly is Ayrshire born but life eventually took him to America, where he built a career and met his wife, Tina, but Ayrshire was still a part of him. After many years away, Brian and Tina asked themselves how they could still contribute to the town they cared so much about. That answer became Southern Ayr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They chose to invest in Ayr\u2019s hospitality scene because they believe in its people, its potential, and the importance of keeping local venues alive for future generations. Southern Ayr has grown into a family of welcoming venues across the town, from hotels and restaurants to bars and community spaces, each with its own character, all built to bring people together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Brian and Tina, it has never just been about business. It\u2019s about giving back, supporting local jobs, and helping Ayr thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Venues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Abbotsford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Luxury boutique hotel,
just a few steps from the Ayr beach,
with individually themed rooms, suites, events space hire, restaurant, and bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bridges Bar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Scottish pub
known for its warm and welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, best jukebox in Ayr, great drinks, and even better banter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Brig Bar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A local favourite where everyone feels at home, and is famous for its live
entertainment every weekend & the best karaoke
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Wellingtons Bar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From cocktails to your favourite ales, its the perfect place to unwind,
with weekly Quiz, Open Mic, Live music & many more weekly events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Souter’s Inn<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A classic Ayrshire hospitality serving comfort
food, coffee, cake, ice
cream, drinks, and has easy access to golf courses and surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Got questions?
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From America to Ayr… Southern Ayr began with a simple idea: a deep love for Ayrshire and a wish to give something back. Brian Daly is Ayrshire born but life eventually took him to America, where he built a career and met his wife, Tina, but Ayrshire was still a part of him. After many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernayr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}