Kilmarnock, Scotland
Kilmarn-oh-no
"Where Johnnie Walker walked away"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a shuttered distillery flanked by two shopping trolleys abandoned mid-precinct, surmounted by a bus timetable that has not been updated since 2009. The motto beneath reads, roughly translated, 'We Used To Make Something Here'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Came for the Dick Institute and left wondering why the Johnnie Walker distillery closed down years ago, leaving the town's biggest claim to fame in the past tense. The Rugby Park stadium is fine if Killie are playing, but on a quiet Tuesday the town centre has more empty units than shoppers. Locals are genuinely lovely though, and the Palace Theatre puts on a decent show if you time it right."— Gary Fenwick, Kilmarnock via Kilwinning
Property Listing
Charming West of Scotland market town offering exceptional transport links to Glasgow, meaning you can commute out for absolutely everything the town centre no longer has! This up-and-coming location boasts a rich industrial heritage, gorgeous Victorian architecture, and prices so reasonable your mortgage advisor will actually smile.
Twinned With
Scunthorpe — Both towns built their identity around a single industry that has since packed up and left, along with a chunk of the workforce.
Supporting Evidence
Kilmarnock was home to the Johnnie Walker whisky headquarters and bottling plant for over 180 years until it closed in 2012, taking around 700 jobs with it.