Guidebook for Inverclyde
Drinks & Nightlife
Cafe Continental
40 Kempock StThe Kempock Bar
1 Kempock StreetFood Scene
Fab Indian food. Always great quality and portions and wines good too.
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Taj Mahal
89-91 Kempock StFab Indian food. Always great quality and portions and wines good too.
The River
74 Kempock StLovely views. Good for meals and drinks in the evening too.
Great local
Social enterprise cafe. Amazing cakes and milkshakes and toasties and Mac cheese fab also.
Fresh
Great local
Social enterprise cafe. Amazing cakes and milkshakes and toasties and Mac cheese fab also.
Great wee hotel with lovely bar food and good drinks menu. Cozy and very near to our home too!
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The Spinnaker Hotel
121 Albert RdGreat wee hotel with lovely bar food and good drinks menu. Cozy and very near to our home too!
Pak Lee
79 Kempock StGreat Chinese takeaway on our Main Street - Kempock street.
The Tontine Hotel
6 Ardgowan SquareLovely hotel in Greenock. In a historic square near the Museum.
Sightseeing
Lyle Hill Greenock
154 Lyle RdFab views
Recently re opened and great for learning about local history and some not so local too. Often holds talks and musical events and nice small area for kids to do crafts too. No cafe but Tontine Hotel is nearby and good as well as being in a historic building.
McLean Museum & Art Gallery
15 Kelly StRecently re opened and great for learning about local history and some not so local too. Often holds talks and musical events and nice small area for kids to do crafts too. No cafe but Tontine Hotel is nearby and good as well as being in a historic building.
Only a 20 minute ferry trip away from Gourock and a really quaint wee town with fab views and lovely promenade walks. Some really nice cafes and bars and great newly opened Queens Hall. Nice play parks and nice swimming pool too.
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Dunoon
Only a 20 minute ferry trip away from Gourock and a really quaint wee town with fab views and lovely promenade walks. Some really nice cafes and bars and great newly opened Queens Hall. Nice play parks and nice swimming pool too.
Historic village with lovely Victorian villas where Quarriers children’s homes were based. Fab Three sisters bake cafe is on the village and lovely play park and walks along the cycle path are nearby too. You can walk or cycle to Kilmacolm in about 3 miles.
Quarrier's Village
Historic village with lovely Victorian villas where Quarriers children’s homes were based. Fab Three sisters bake cafe is on the village and lovely play park and walks along the cycle path are nearby too. You can walk or cycle to Kilmacolm in about 3 miles.
Lovely long promenade in Greenock. Great views and fab place to spot the docked cruise ships. Checkout the nearby Esplanade ice cream shop. Doesn’t look anything special but the ice cream is amazing! Especially Scottish tablet flavour.
Esplanade
EsplanadeLovely long promenade in Greenock. Great views and fab place to spot the docked cruise ships. Checkout the nearby Esplanade ice cream shop. Doesn’t look anything special but the ice cream is amazing! Especially Scottish tablet flavour.
Historic cemetery with many ancient grace stones that tell the story of Greenock’s industrial past.
Greenock Crematorium
1 South StHistoric cemetery with many ancient grace stones that tell the story of Greenock’s industrial past.
Parks & Nature
Battery Park station
Fab local regional park. Large with 2 visitor centres and great walks. Nature trail for children too. You need a car or be up for a long cycle! Stunning views of Inverclyde and over to Argyll and Bute. Visit the Greenock Cut - a historic site where water used to power Greenock. Now a nice walk with great views and cafe near to Loch Tom.
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Parco regionale di Clyde Muirshiel
Lochlip RoadFab local regional park. Large with 2 visitor centres and great walks. Nature trail for children too. You need a car or be up for a long cycle! Stunning views of Inverclyde and over to Argyll and Bute. Visit the Greenock Cut - a historic site where water used to power Greenock. Now a nice walk with great views and cafe near to Loch Tom.
Lovely walk near Dunoon (car required). Near the Botanic Garden
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Pucks Glen
Lovely walk near Dunoon (car required). Near the Botanic Garden
Stunning botanic garden. Near Dunoon. Lovely cafe also.
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Giardino Botanico di Benmore
4 UigStunning botanic garden. Near Dunoon. Lovely cafe also.
Sport - swim, gym and ice skating too
This is a great family pool. One pool for 🏊♂️ and another for fun with flumes. Lovely sauna and steam room too. Gym is very large and very good. Small cafe on site.
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Waterfront Leisure Complex
8 Custom House WayThis is a great family pool. One pool for 🏊♂️ and another for fun with flumes. Lovely sauna and steam room too. Gym is very large and very good. Small cafe on site.
Fabulous outdoor heated pool! One of only 3 in Scotland. Wonderful views and great terrace for sun bathing on a hot day. Gets busy on warm days but definitely worth a visit. Salt water heated to 29 degrees.
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Gourock Pool
Albert RoadFabulous outdoor heated pool! One of only 3 in Scotland. Wonderful views and great terrace for sun bathing on a hot day. Gets busy on warm days but definitely worth a visit. Salt water heated to 29 degrees.
Has a great small swimming pool with sauna and jacuzzi
And gym. Also a cafe/bar. Non residents welcome.
Cloch Caravans
Cloch RoadHas a great small swimming pool with sauna and jacuzzi
And gym. Also a cafe/bar. Non residents welcome.
Local shops - Gourock
Seagull Gallery
48 Kempock StGreat local art gallery with lovely items including paintings and smaller items.
The Pirate and Bluebelle Gallery
23 Kempock StStraps
61 Kempock StGreat underwear and nightwear with fab customer service.
Gourock gifts
85 Kempock StGreat local women’s clothes shop. Lovely wee shop with friendly staff. Cute accessories too.
Sister Secrets
60 Kempock StGreat local women’s clothes shop. Lovely wee shop with friendly staff. Cute accessories too.