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Electric Brae
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
West Kilbride sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ardrossan, 35km from Electric Brae.
West Kilbride is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,760, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, West Kilbride sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add West Kilbride to your route.
West Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Iar) is a village and historic parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland, on the west coast by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the Firth of Clyde to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. West Kilbride and adjoining districts of Seamill and Portencross are generally consideredRead more
to be a small town, having a combined population of 4,393 at the 2001 census.
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West Kilbride is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.6900 latitude, -4.8577 longitude.
West Kilbride has a population of approximately 4,760 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
35 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Britain's largest freshwater lake by surface area, where Highland mountains meet Lowland shores in a landscape immortalised in song.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cafe
A popular stopping point on the A82 beside Loch Lomond, where road trippers heading to the Scottish Highlands pause to take in one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A famous viewpoint at the top of Glen Croe where 18th-century soldiers carved the name into a stone after completing the military road.
60 km · about 70 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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