Dam Park Stadium

The stadium sits on the edge of South Ayrshire with a fairly unremarkable exterior, to be honest. It's a modest football ground - the sort of place where you'll catch local or lower-league matches rather than anything that'll draw crowds from miles around. The pitch is decent enough, the stands basic but functional. You're here if you support the team that plays here or if you're curious about Scottish grassroots football.

Football fans with kids will find it useful during the season - proper local atmosphere, easy to access, and cheap compared to the big stadiums. A match day gives you something to do on a Saturday afternoon, though it's not a destination in itself. If you've got a lad obsessed with football, he might enjoy seeing how real clubs operate at this level.

Timing matters. Check the fixture list before you visit - there's no point turning up on a quiet day. The ground's nothing special when there's no match on.

If you're staying at Haven Craig Tara Holiday Park just three and a half miles away, Dam Park Stadium could fill a couple of hours on match days. The park itself is family-friendly with plenty going on, so you're not relying on the stadium to carry your day. It's more of a bonus activity than a reason to book a holiday. Worth knowing about if you're football-mad, but don't plan your trip around it.