Wemyss Bay

Wemyss Bay
Pier in front of Wemyss headland and Kelly woods
Wemyss Bay is located in Inverclyde
Wemyss Bay
Wemyss Bay
Location within Inverclyde
Population2,390 (2022)[2]
OS grid referenceNS195695
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWEMYSS BAY
Postcode districtPA18
Dialling code01475
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°53′02″N 4°53′13″W / 55.884°N 4.887°W / 55.884; -4.887

Wemyss Bay (/ˌwmz ˈb/ ) 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.

  1. ^ Am Faclair Beag
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Walker, Frank Arneil (1986) The South Clyde Estuary, RIAS.
  5. ^ Edwards, Brian (1986), Scottish Seaside Towns, BBC Publications