Local Information
Welcome to Inverclyde!
This section of the website has been set-aside to assist visitors to the marina on exploring Greenock, Inverclyde and the West of Scotland. Here you will find a brief overview of various activities, points of interest and resources with links to relevant websites and further information.
We hope that you enjoy your stay at James Watt Dock Marina and that you will take the time to visit Greenock and make the most of what's going on in Inverclyde. Don't forget that most of the James Watt Dock Marina employees are local and would be more than happy to make a recommendation during your visit.
Maclean Museum
The displays feature an outstanding art collection, items related to the engineer James Watt, displays on Inverclyde’s maritime and industrial traditions as well as world cultures, Egyptology and natural history.
Waterfront leisure
Situated on the banks of the River Clyde, this facility provides some truly stunning and unparalleled vistas. The Complex boasts a state of the art fitness gym, health suite, leisure pool, training pool, and ice rink.
Gourock Pool
Gourock
Gourock’s ice cream parlours and open-air waterfront swimming pool recall its days as a popular day-trip destination for Glaswegians. Kempock Street has a variety of traditional shops and is Gourock's main shopping street. Gourock also has a golf club and is home to the Royal Gourock Yacht Club.
Photograph by Jim Sinclair, Gourock
Further afield
Glasgow City Centre
Shopping - Buchanan Street
Everyone knows that Glaswegians live, breathe, eat and sleep style. Little wonder that, in the very heart of the marvellous city they call home, one square mile houses the most extraordinary concentration of inspirational shopping, atmospheric cafés, fine restaurants, and decadent late night haunts
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
