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Woodlands for forest bathing in East Ayrshire

4 places in East Ayrshire that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

The Craufurdland Water near KilmarnockCraufurdland EstateEstate woods above the Fenwick Water, just outside KilmarnockDean Castle Country Park, KilmarnockDean Castle Country ParkFree parkland and woodland walks around a medieval castle in KilmarnockThe Polcark Burn running through the woodland garden at Dumfries House, East AyrshireDumfries HousePolicy woodlands, an arboretum and the Lugar Water near Cumnock, free on footHistoric photochrom of Ness Glen near Dalmellington, about 1905Ness GlenMossy wooded gorge where the River Doon leaves Loch Doon

Photos: Craufurdland Estate, Rosser (talk) (Public domain); Dean Castle Country Park, Malcolm Neal (CC BY-SA 2.0); Dumfries House, Rosser1954 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Ness Glen, Photochrom Print Collection (Detroit Publishing Co., 1905) (Public domain).