Wemyss Bay

Wemyss Bay is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Inverclyde. In the year 2001 2466 inhabitants were counted in Wemyss Bay.

Geography

The village lies on the southwest border of Inverclyde to North Ayrshire. It is located about 13 kilometers southwest of Greenock and 50 kilometers west of Glasgow on the south shore of the Firth of Clyde towards the Cowal peninsula. The brook Kelly Burn, which forms the border between Inverclyde and North Ayrshire, the city is tangent to the south.

Traffic

Wemyss Bay is located on the A78, which leads from the A8 in Greenock along the coast to Prestwick in the south. In 1865 the village was connected with its own railway station on the railway network. This was initially served by the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway Caledonian Railway and was the terminus of the line. Today Wemyss Bay forms the terminus of the Inverclyde Line.

Which is listed in the highest category A monument Wemyss Bay Railway Station is situated right on the pier. There, the ferry leaves to Rothesay on the island of Bute, which forms the essential transport to the island. With the Glasgow Airport is an international airport is 30 kilometers away.