Kay Park

Kay Park is a 30 acre park was purchased, laid out and gifted to the town of Kilmarnock by Alexander Kay. It opened in 1879 and is the home of the Burns Monument [7]

The park is a five minute walk from the town centre via London Road Kilmarnock. This route will take visitors passed The Dick Institute and Kilmarnock War Memorial

The Burns Monument was badly damaged by fire in November 2004. However, at the time of writing (May 2008) work is under way of the partial re-instatement of the Burns Monument, with an extension to provide a marriage suite, registration service and archive service.

The park also contains a network of paths and tree-lined avenues, an artificial lake and a children’s playground

Just beyond the northern edge of the Kay Park is a striking Corinthian column which was erected to the memory of Scottish pioneers of Parliamentary reform and unveiled by Lord Roseberry in 1885.

Firework Display

Each year the kay park holds one of the biggest fireworks display in Scotland and even in the World.

Kay Park today

Many things used to be in the Kay Park. There was a miniature golf course which can still be seen today but it is currently not in use. The Kilmarnock Railway line can still be seen but the line isn't usually in use for passenger train just mainly coal train liners heading for other places in the UK.