The popularity of holidays on the clyde coast became so great that the caledonian railway company had to plan for considerable extension of facilities and a new double line was opened in 1903. Calmac sail to 29 destinations across the west coast. The name may derive from the gaelic uaimh, meaning cave. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. East wemyss, a village on the south coast of fife, scotland. It has taken a lot longer than we had hoped to get everything sorted out, after the renovations by network rail, and there are still things to be done. The station is a terminus on the inverclyde line, about 26 miles 42 km west of glasgow central. Find all the transport options for your trip from wemyss bay to port glasgow right here.
Due to the limited availability, book early to avoid disappointment. The station is now a two platform station, the lines serving the east island platform having been lifted. Wemyss house history of wemyss bay wemyss bay website. The friends of wemyss bay station give us a report in their new year activity.
The normally crowded station car park is eerily empty, there is a. There are 7 ways to get from glasgow central station to wemyss bay station by train, bus, taxi, car or towncar. January 1 wemyss bay, united kingdom a wee curer courtesy of harry station bar monaghan after last nights celebrations x beautiful roaring fire too x. Back in the early 2000s, when i was working for a county councils public transport department, we used to worry a lot about multimodal transport. On saturday, 16th may the friends marked a special day in the history of wemyss bay station 150 years since the opening of the railway line from glasgow to wemyss bay, as a branch from port glasgow, on 15th may, 1865. Wemyss bay station alamy and for author simon jenkins, seeing it in all its glory has a special significance as he helped to play a vital role in saving it from ignominious ruin. Celebrating the history of this edwardian masterpiece and its pier jump to. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. And yet so little do we look at the railway station. Wemyss bay station bar rothesay, wemyss bay bar opening times.
The friends of wemyss bay station are very pleased to announce the reopening of their secondhand bookshop as from saturday, 6th february. Wemyss cave, a cave in fife, scotland, where very early prehistoric art was found. Simon jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of great britain, from waterloo to wemyss bay, betwsycoed to beverley, to select his hundred best. Youll love getting out and about with a lodge or caravan holiday at wemyss bay holiday park. Wemyss bay is the port for ferries on the sea road to rothesay on the isle of bute. Passengers from the island can connect to glasgow by trains, which terminate in the village at the remarkable wemyss bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of scotlands finest railway buildings. The a listed building is one of the most impressive train stations in. Inverkip station was built after a petition was submitted in may 1867 by inverkip.
The old clock tower of wemyss bay railway station and pier restored in 2009. Wemyss bay to london 11 ways to travel via train, bus. Wemyss bay was and still is very much the consequence of the rail connection to glasgow 1865 and the regular steamer service to rothesay 1870 read more about the station and pier. Wemyss bay railway station serves the village of wemyss bay, inverclyde, scotland. Denise anderson is feeling great at the station bar wemyss bay with robert bain and 4 others. Wemyss bay hotels for 2020 free cancellation on select.
Castle wemyss, a demolished mansion in wemyss bay, scotland. The following account is taken from an article, written in 1899, found by dr. Compare deals from over 549 wemyss bay hotels and book with. The station and line to wemyss bay are promoted and supported by the friends of wemyss bay. We had just missed the ferry for a day at bute so had time to kill until the next one so my mum and i went and got supplies for our car load, we had bacon rolls, coffee, tea, some cake and fruit shoots for the little ones, was a gorgeous cup of coffee and tea, the bacon was. The ferry leaves from wemyss bay on the mainland, arriving at rothesay on bute. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a longneglected aspect of britains architecture. And to complete the transformation, in 1903 they built an utterly magnificent new station at wemyss bay and an adjoining new pier. The bookshop reopened on 4 february after the annual deepclean. There are 3 ways to get from wemyss bay to wemyss bay station by bus, taxi or foot.
The history of wemyss bay pronounced weems can be traced back to the 15th century, but it was in the late 19th century that wemyss bay grew in popularity following the creation of the rail connection to glasgow and the regular steamer service to rothesay on the isle of bute. Wemyss bay rothesay bute essential lifeline timetable. Published jointly with the friends of wemyss bay station. There are 11 ways to get from wemyss bay to london by train, bus, car or plane. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Wemyss bay station to rothesay one way to travel via ferry. Wemyss bay and skelmorlie residents decided to take advantage of this offer, and formed themselves into a named group, friends of wemyss bay station. The author had a personal involvement in the restoration of the terminal at wemyss bay. A famous landmanrk on the ri wemyss bay inverclyde scotland with pier for caledonian macbrayne ferries to rothesay on isle of bute and scotrail railway station behind left. Rome2rio makes travelling from wemyss bay station to rothesay easy. Wemyss bay railway station greenock rd, inverclyde. Aug 31, 2019 wemyss bay station is a category a listed building built in 1903 and designed by james miller, architect. Travel by train from wemyss bay to ardrossan in 1h 23m.
The name wemyss bay is applied to two quite distinct places. Sheena inglis, who is the bookshop manager, passed the cheque over to paul semple, general manager of waverley excursions, with other committee members giving their support. There are 3 ways to get from wemyss bay to kirkcaldy by train, bus or car. Wemyss bay station bookshop latest news wemyss bay website. Wemyss bay railway station 2020 all you need to know. On an average weekday, there are 19 trains travelling from wemyss bay to glasgow central.
Celebrating the history of this edwardian masterpiece and its pier. Travel by train from wemyss bay to langbank in 33m. This enables all three rooms to be supervised from the main desk. Wemyss bay station book friends of wemyss bay station. Find parking charges, opening hours, postcode and a parking map of wemyss bay station shore road as well as other car parks, street parking, pay and display, parking meters and private garages for rent in wemyss bay. Wemyss bay station bookshop and gallery run by friends of wemyss bay station, scotland, uk. Wemyss bay railway station greenock rd, inverclyde, united. View live departures and arrivals for wemyss bay, station facilities, accessibility information and book cheap train tickets. Wemyss bay station bar is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below.
Friends of wemyss bay station, wemyss bay, greenock road, opening hours, celebrating the history of this edwardian masterpiece and its pier. Wemyss bay holiday park, scotland parkdean resorts. View prices, availability and restrictions for onstreet and offstreet options and book a guaranteed space in seconds. The prettiest station in britain national library of scotland blog. This book by archie clark has a wide appeal for both students of transport history and also to those with an interest in the development of the west of scotland. For the full train timetable, or to search for a later time or date, click here. Caledonian macbrayne operate a car carrying ferry service to rothesay pier on the isle of bute. Wemyss bay railway station, a terminus on the inverclyde line. Wemyss bay port information west coast calmac ferries. The first station was built in 1865, with two platforms, and two steamer berths at the pier. The best known of them is the departure point for the calmac ferries to rothesay on bute, and for the associated terminus of the railway from glasgow. Passengers from the island can connect to glasgow by trains, which terminate in the village at the remarkable wemyss bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of.
Wemyss castle, a castle in wemyss on the cliffs between east and west wemyss. Lorem ipsum has been the industrys standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. In britains 100 best railway stations by simon jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars, and was the station. Wemyss bay railway station is an iconic part of glasgows history.
Wemyss bay railway station and pier wemyss bay website. Get the calmac ferry to and from the port of wemyss bay. Find information on trains to wemyss bay train station. History lorem ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Jul 27, 2010 built in 1903 this video shows the beautiflly restored wemyss bay station and pier. It remains one of scotlands most remarkable stations and was recently judged by architectural critic sir simon jenkins as one of the top ten stations in. There is also a brief glimps inside the station bar, where for the passing traveller or local, it provides a.
There are 5 ways to get from wemyss bay to ardrossan by bus, train, taxi, car or towncar. Station cafe wemyss bay 2020 all you need to know before. Starting with some tubs of plants, they have gradually expanded their activities both inside and outside the station buildings. Event planners, local history books, new books for sale, second. Wemyss bay pubs, restaurants, banks, hotels, shops. The station was built to facilitate interchange between trains and steamers, through a spectacular glazed concourse and enclosed pier. We were heading over to bute for the week on the calmac ferry and so popped in before and after to admire the station and all its restored grandeur. Wemyss bay pronounced weemz is a village on the west coast of the firth of clyde in the district of inverclyde, scotland. Oct 09, 2017 a quick look round an abandoned hotel in wemyss bay scotland. For some years the relationship between the wemyss bay company and the caledonian had been prickly, the smaller company believing that its. Wemyss bay to port glasgow 5 ways to travel via train.
The station incorporates the caledonian macbrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland scotland to rothesay on the isle of bute. Calmac ferries winter timetables and fare prices for the bute wemyss bay to rothesay route. Across the road from the famous sea view cafe and butchers. Wemyss bay to wemyss bay station 2 ways to travel via bus. Wemyss bay station has been a vital part of scottish transport links since. Trusted by over 3 million drivers and commuters across the uk. Wemyss bay railway station wemyss bay train station. Built in 1903 this video shows the beautiflly restored wemyss bay station and pier. Our online shop offers the chance to purchase our own book about the station for. Friends of wemyss bay station wemyss bay, greenock road. Find and reserve the most convenient parking near wemyss bay station, for a few hours or longerterm. Apr 12, 2017 the fine edwardian station at wemyss bay has long been ahead of its time. Restaurants near wemyss bay station, wemyss bay on tripadvisor. Port glasgow is the only station on the inverclyde line where all passenger services stop.
Simply turn up at the port of departure, buy a ticket, and go on the next available sailing. Closed sundays and from christmas until the end of january. Wemyss bay geoff marshall and vicki pipe autographing copies of their all the stations book at an event organised by the friends of wemyss bay station in june 2019. This was followed by the very handsome edwardian style station which we enjoy today. Built alongside the existing station in 1903, this book illustrates the construction process, carried out at a coastal location in all weathers and whilst maintaining a train service to the. Wemyss bay station shore road wemyss bay renfrewshire pa18 6aa. Find all the transport options for your trip from wemyss bay station to rothesay right here. First class waiting rooms a secondhand bookshop and gallery have been opened. Restored 1903 railway station at wemyss bay, renfrewshire, scotland, uk.
Scotlands third red wheel was unveiled in brilliant sunshine on friday 29 november at wemyss bay station, the beautiful edwardian interchange designed by james miller between the train from glasgow and the ferry to rothesay which featured on the front cover of simon jenkins book about britains 100 best railway stations. Even if you are not catching a train on the line up to glasgow it is still worth stopping off for a look around wemyss bay station. The wemyss bay line was opened in 1865 after a group of labourers, mainly irish, worked to take the line through the hills to wemyss bay. A little to the north, between wemyss point and the a78, is the upmarket settlement of. The a listed building is one of the most impressive train stations in scotland, if not the uk. Theres also a ferry from colintraive on the mainland to rhubodach on bute, which takes 5 minutes no advance booking is necessary on the above routes. Wemyss bay station bookshop the friends of wemyss bay station are very pleased to announce the reopening of their secondhand bookshop as from saturday, 6th february. A wateringplace of modern origin, says one 19th century guidebook. Rome2rio makes travelling from wemyss bay to port glasgow easy. The 10 best restaurants near wemyss bay station tripadvisor. Information on the port of wemyss bay, including map, opening hours, and contact details. The cctv system has been renewed, giving much better pictures than previously. If you know of any books that are local to wemyss bay or the inverclyde area.
Locals would flood to the station during the city fair, held during the last fortnight in july, to catch the ferry to rothesay, a seaside town on the isle of bute. The average journey time between wemyss bay and glasgow central is 53 minutes. Meanwhile, the railway ancestors family history society once. Wemyss bay station bookshop latest news wemyss bay. Wemyss bay to ardrossan 5 ways to travel via train, line. Built alongside the existing station in 1903, this book illustrates the construction process, carried out at a coastal location in all weathers. Glasgow central station to wemyss bay station 7 ways. The name wemyss would seem to have no connection with the east wemyss located in fife, and it is thought that our wemyss may be derived. Steamer trading wemyss bay station, scotland the beauty. Wemyss bay railway station 2020 all you need to know before. First published as an article in railway archive this booklet looks at the caledonian railways station and pier at wemyss bay has long been regarded as a masterpiece of edwardian design and construction. The station and pier are perhaps the most famous landmarks in wemyss bay and their history stretches back to the 19th century. It was a handsome victorian villastyle building, designed to complement the large private homes which were being built, mainly in skelmorlie but also in the developing wemyss bay.
First class second hand bookshop and gallery open 9. Checkfriends of wemyss bay stationin wemyss bay, greenock road. Find the perfect wemyss bay railway station stock photo. Wemyss bay station bar, rothesay, wemyss bay opening times. Book now your hotel in wemyss bay and pay later with expedia. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays. One of the longestestablished suzuki dealerships in scotland, pearsons carries the full range of new suzuki cars. Check out the next trains departing from wemyss bay to paisley gilmour street for thursday 16th apr 2020. It is also thought that it derives from bob wemyss, who was the owner of a hut on the shore in the 19th century. Wemyss bay to kirkcaldy 3 ways to travel via train, bus. Make the most of the location as you enjoy views out across the firth of clyde or hop onto a ferry to explore some of scotlands most beautiful islands.
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