Wemyss Bay
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 Pier in front of Wemyss headland and Kelly woods | |
  Wemyss Bay Location within Inverclyde | |
| Population | 2,390 (2022)[2] |
| OS grid reference | NS195695 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEMYSS BAY |
| Postcode district | PA18 |
| Dialling code | 01475 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Wemyss Bay (/ˌwiːmz ˈbeɪ/ ) is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire.[3] It is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire. The town and villages have always been in separate counties, divided by the Kelly Burn.
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 town at Wemyss Bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland's finest railway buildings.[4][5] The port is very exposed, so in high winds the ferries must travel up river to Gourock to dock.
- ^ Am Faclair Beag
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Registers of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. "Registers of Scotland - Leaflets & Guidance". Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Walker, Frank Arneil (1986) The South Clyde Estuary, RIAS.
- ^ Edwards, Brian (1986), Scottish Seaside Towns, BBC Publications