Stinchar Connections

17/05/2026

‼️Reminder of Disruption to Service this week‼️
The planned road closure from 18th May to 2nd June will affect the Tuesday and Thursday Stinchar Connections Community Bus Service to Ballantrae in the morning and return journey in the early afternoon. This service will not be running on the following dates:
Tuesday 19 May
Thursday 21 May
Tuesday 26 May
Thursday 28 May
Tuesday 2 June
‼️The later services on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, leaving Girvan at 4pm or later will operate as normal (as will our Sunday service). We are hopeful that the road will be open at 4pm each weekday. If it remains closed until 5pm we will still run the service, but with an expected delay of around 15mins when the bus reaches where the road is closed.
Apologies for any inconvience caused by this disruption to our service. 🚌
If you require any further information please do get in touch.
📩[email protected]

15/05/2026

15/05/2026

Come to The Crosswater to enjoy batista coffee in the garden accompanied with the lovely sound of birdsong ☕️🐦😎

All of our coffee's are available decaffeinated & dairy free

Caramel, vanilla & hazelnut syrups also available 😋

Our garden is dog friendly & dog treats are on the bar 🐶

15/05/2026

‼️The planned road closure from 18th May to 2nd June will affect the Tuesday and Thursday Stinchar Connections Community Bus Service to Ballantrae in the morning and return journey in the early afternoon. This service will not be running on the following dates:

Tuesday 19 May
Thursday 21 May
Tuesday 26 May
Thursday 28 May
Tuesday 2 June

‼️The later services on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, leaving Girvan at 4pm or later will operate as normal (as will our Sunday service). We are hopeful that the road will be open at 4pm each weekday. If it remains closed until 5pm we will still run the service, but with an expected delay of around 15mins when the bus reaches where the road is closed.

Apologies for any inconvience caused by this disruption to our service. 🚌

If you require any further information please do get in touch.
📩[email protected]

11/05/2026

📢 The Crosswater in Barrhill has updated their opening hours — please see their page/post for full details.

We’d also like to say a huge thank you to The Crosswater for their very kind offer to passengers using the Stinchar Connections Community Bus. If anyone arrives before opening time, they can give them a call on 01465 502977 and arrangements can be made to open a little earlier.

What a lovely gesture of support for our community 💙

The Crosswater is 7 weeks open this weekend and now we have an indication of when all you lovely people like to enjoy the pub please see our revised opening hours.

Thank you to everyone who has visited the pub so far, we have been overwhelmed with local support and we hope to welcome you all for years to come 😊

Wednesday Quiz Night
Thursday Curry Club
Sunday Roast
All will continue as normal

If you are travelling to the pub on public transport or Stinchar Connections and you would like us to open a wee bit early please call 01465 502977 and we will happily accommodate x

01/05/2026

🎶 Heading to the Girvan Folk Festival this weekend? Let us take you there! 🚌

If you’re coming from the Stinchar Valley villages, why not leave the car at home and hop on the Community Bus for a relaxed, hassle-free journey to enjoy the music and atmosphere?

Friday Evening
Arrive in Girvan: 17:24
Return journey: 20:45

Sunday Afternoon
Arrive in Girvan: 12:45
Return journey: 16:30

Sit back, enjoy the ride, and make the most of the festival without worrying about parking or driving.

Full timetable can be viewed on the SACT website https://www.sacommunitytransport.org/stinchar-valley-ct/
We’d love to see you on board!

13/04/2026

🚌 Did you know our Stinchar Connections Community Bus runs every Tuesday. This service helps residents from the Stinchar Valley villages get into Ballantrae for those important everyday needs:
✔️ GP appointments
✔️ Picking up prescriptions
✔️ Shopping for groceries
✔️ Getting a newspaper
✔️ Or simply enjoying a coffee and a chat ☕

🕥 Arrive in Ballantrae: 10:20am
🕛 Leave: 12:00 noon

A great way to stay connected.

11/04/2026

Our Sunday Community Bus service is one of our most popular days. From the villages of Lendalfoot, Ballantrae, Colmonell, Barrhill, Pinwherry and Pinmore you can travel to Girvan arriving at Girvan Harbour at 12.45pm and the bus leaves again from there at 4.30pm. This service links well with events held at Girvan Community Garden, check out their socials for more information.
Or why not travel to Barrhill and support The Crosswater, now open all day on a Sunday from noon and serving food 12noon to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm. Check out their page for more info.

10/04/2026

It is official we are now Open All Day from 12pm-last orders Saturday & Sunday 🥳

Food served 12-2pm & 5-8pm

Call 01465 502977 or message us to book your table ☕️🍽🥂