Visiting one of Scotland’s most affordable places

[@terrifictraveltales]

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[@Gabos791]

Such a beautiful place with breathtaking scenery. Love Greenock and inverclyde

[@terrifictraveltales]

Agreed-it's a lovely area 😊

[@MrSpleenboy]

I went on the Waverly as a kid, when she still did the trip from Ayr to Arran. Saw my first Basking Shark on that trip. That was in the late 70s. Nice to see she's still going. Lovely video

[@terrifictraveltales]

Sounds like a brilliant trip! 😊We haven't been lucky enough to see a basking shark yet, but hoping we get lucky on one of our future trips

[@alancumming6407]

Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow were three separate towns and became Inverclyde in around 1975. Much of our district's history is not visible now, and the horse sculpture and the angel type sculpture are recent additions in the town and play no part in our history. Two things you missed on the Esplanade were the John Gault fountain and the home of Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, who was in Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic. There is much of interest and a bit more of our history in the McLean Museum but it only opens 4 days each week.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for pointing out - will need to go back to the Esplanade and visit the McLean Museum 😊

[@Gabos791]

They are still separate towns. Inverclyde is just one of the 32 local authorities in Scotland

[@alancumming6407]

@@Gabos791 They were three burghs and are not now. Of course they are still regarded as three towns but not in the sense they were previously. Annoyingly the area is referred to as Inverclyde in books about the history of the three towns prior to the 1970's. The substantive point I was making was not really that though, was it?

[@Gabos791]

@ so did each town have their own council? Good to learn history of the area

[@alancumming6407]

@@Gabos791 Yes they did.

[@Raju_842]

I'm a new subscriber. Your videos are really amazing. Keep up the good work

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you 😊

[@icatjam]

That was 'my' platform for more tan thirty yrs. Wouldn'tive in Greenock but loved the video bring back so many memories.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Glad to hear the video brought back some memories😊

[@Colin32269]

We are moving to Scotland in the spring from Ontario Canada.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Sounds good - hope your move goes well!

[@davidnichol6282]

Well Park has one of the most beautiful views you will ever see I have been in this park, I must return there next summer.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Agreed - the views are fantastic!

[@MegaGordyboy]

jay lenos mum is from greenock and so is hollywood star julianne moore her mum is also from greenock,julianne moore called greenock a fun place.i live 5 minutes from the wellpark.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Didn't know that - some cool facts about Greenock😊

[@chriscoughlan5221]

so no ferry to dunoon? i took this ferry only the once in 1982. My grandad was born in greenock!! hence the wee visit.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Think the ferry is still running quite frequently from Gourock-thanks for watching😊

[@chriscoughlan5221]

@@terrifictraveltales nae bother

[@ianhansen6840]

Nicely put together! I'm a Yankee doodle but it's fun to see my homeland and day dream about living there someday...

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you! Scotland is a beautiful country-hope you get to live your dream😊

[@ianstewartorr8455]

I’m so glad I found you I enjoy travel videos very much greetings from South Lanarkshire

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you for your support😊Hope you enjoy the videos to come!

[@G4RY1159]

It was very Unusual seeing the Ticket barrier actually OPEN in Central, I travel most weeks from Ayrshire, I'm supposed to change at Pollockshaws West, HOWEVER the On the Hour trains don't Stop after Barrhead. Meaning the System has been programmed for that, only the Half past the hour trains stop at each before arriving at Central.

[@terrifictraveltales]

You'd think the system would be updated there surely are many others experiencing the same. I'm always relieved when the barrier opens and I don't need to ask for help 😀

[@G4RY1159]

@@terrifictraveltales Most of the Staff are on the ball getting the barrier open for me, some weeks I have bike with me and get off the train last so I don't hold anyone up, plus the timing for my 2nd train is 10 mins away so the only issue is the barrier not recognising why I've not changed over at P.West. I would if the train stopped 😅

[@ianmcilwraith4479]

Was going to suggest a wee town on the Largs line as thats a platform i often get home from 😊

[@terrifictraveltales]

That's pretty close!😊 We'll actually be visiting Largs in a couple of weeks-so stay tuned. Thanks for watching 😊

[@ianmcilwraith4479]

@terrifictraveltales oh good stuff. Hopefully you'll get a rare calm, sunny and dry day. I'm a wee bit before Largs and as much as I love Glasgow for the buzz, I do enjoy having the beach, countryside and space in the shire 😊

[@pasirindotraveller8799]

Visiting one of Scotland’s most affordable places Great video and I like your video sister Regards

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@HistoryNiche]

One thing I did this week is book a stay at the Glasgow central station hotel. You notice the champagne bar ? You can go straight from the train to the hotel.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Sounds great!😊 we've seen the champagne bar before, but still on our go-to list

[@HistoryNiche]

@terrifictraveltales some good videos on here. Very impressive inside the staircase.

[@HistoryNiche]

Also your videos maybe remember to add names in the titles. So they appear in searches on google and KZbin. ​@terrifictraveltales

[@terrifictraveltales]

@@HistoryNiche Thank you. 🙂

[@terrifictraveltales]

Good shout - thank you!

[@icatjam]

The prices are so low because no one wants to live there. That includes Cumnock and various other paces in cheaper Ayrshire. It's a shame rcause they have been bustling places in the past. There at also much more expensive places which at very popular.❤

[@terrifictraveltales]

Yea, it really is. I think they're trying to get more cruise passengers to stop in Greenock rather than going straight to Glasgow

[@lindavid1975]

@@terrifictraveltales No, no one wants to live there because it's not a nice place to live, especially if you worry about the safety of your children.

[@williamf4544]

I suppose it will have its good points but its not somewhere i would choose to live based on what you hear about the crime and drug problems there being quite high

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for sharing😊. That's unfortunately the issue with many towns where there once was a booming industry

[@sheenamaclean8324]

First time watching for me. Being from Glasgow I thought you might be talking about Greenock, will have to go soon. Just one small observation that there was a bit too much unnecessary preamble for me (almost 1/3rd before getting to the actual subject of the video).

[@terrifictraveltales]

Yea, Greenock is worth visiting! And thank you for the feedback 😊

[@ThamesShips]

Great video. Do you know if Greenock Central station is near to the cruise terminal?

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you! Yea, it's about a 10-minute walk

[@ThamesShips]

@@terrifictraveltales Thanks for the information. 👍

[@ThamesShips]

@Bonnaci-G Thanks for the information. 👍

[@kevinmccavanagh2460]

Amazing wee tour of my home town ❤ Keep the good work up ❤

[@terrifictraveltales]

Glad you enjoyed the video😊 Thank you ❤️

[@bryonystimpson7562]

I need to check Greenock out - apparently some of my ancestors lived there temporarily

[@terrifictraveltales]

Oh cool - Greenock is worth visiting! There are also many cruises that stop in Greenock

[@allogan8104]

Aye, gateside prison still open 😁😁😁

[@Hrossey]

Greenock was eventually became the Atlantic sea port for Glasgow. It was a main route for trade between Ayrshire and Lanarkshire (Glasgow). Jimmy Watt (you know, like how your iPhones got a 3watt led torch?) was born and raised there 😃

[@lindavid1975]

Yeah, the Long Stay car park (lot) is empty 🤣

[@watp6528]

Nice video 👍👍

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you 😊

Thats what we calla driech day in as Scotland😊

[@terrifictraveltales]

Haha yea, it definitely was. Thanks for watching 😊

[@michaelobrien9825]

I KNOW THIS AREA PRETTY WELL IT HAS ITS GOOD PARTS AND ITS BAD, TRY VISITING SCOTLANDS CHERNOBYL WHICH IS IN GREENOCK, IT ALSO HAS AN OK WETHERSPOON.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Yea, I think Greenock is a great place and is oftenoverlooked

[@michaelobrien9825]

@@terrifictraveltales CHEAP AS CHIPS AS WELL.

[@Ricardo-xg6gx]

"It's a beautiful place, but you know, I miss having a few people around to create a different feeling. Please don't get me wrong; I like being alone, but I don't like feeling lonely."

[@terrifictraveltales]

I agree, it's nice to be alone sometimes. But also agree that having people about can really help😊

[@lindavid1975]

I'm from Glasgow and lived and worked in Inverclyde for years....and....it's okay on a nice day, with a few places now being tidied up....and... I left the area due to 'NEDS'. (look it up if you can be bothered finding out about the scourge of Gourock, Greenock and Port Glasgow). And, I won't take, oh! see you's with yer honest criticism about wan wee hing....

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for sharing. I've seen that some areas have improved, but feel that more can always be done

[@justgaming2600]

good video and channel. Those main towns in inverclyde are "affordable" for a reason. No employment, terrible and expensive commute, very high drink and drug use, generations of citizens on benefits, fairly high crime rate. Its a shame, there is very decent people there and i have always loved that area myself and still do. However there is a lot of problems and due to its industrial heritage and main purpose now effectively gone with the modern world. Through no fault of their own and a global shift in industries, It has led to generations (20/30yrs) of decline within the population and its main housing areas. Its one of scotlands ironies (to me at least) as the surrounding areas are beautiful, and gets better the higher up you go, however, so does the roughness. try taking a vista in when up the bow rd or clunebrae on a friday nite!

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thank you 😊. Yes, you're right. I sometimes wonder how it would have been when those industries were booming

[@GrahamMacdonald-w9o]

Considering that you reached Greenock, I thought you might have ended up at Clune Park in Port Glasgow. In fairness, I don't know whether you can still buy flats in that horrendously deprived area and Inverclyde Council have built flats just a short distance away for Clune Park residents to move to. Like many UK towns, the centre of Greenock, as you pointed out, has quite a few wonderful bits of architecture. Unlike many UK towns, it still had free parking in most of the central area when I was last there in August 2022. I presume that the viewpoint you ran out of time to visit was Lyle Hill. The view across the Clyde estuary to Argyll is fantastic and, if they are playing at home, you can look down to watch Morton playing football from about a mile away.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Have only heard of Clune Park and not visited yet. Yea, I ran out of time to go up Lyle Hill

[@andrewscappaticcio4547]

Very interesting community . Apart from the railways stations , there seems to be a noticeable lack of human beings there … Spooky .

[@terrifictraveltales]

Definitely less busy than Glasgow 😀

[@Gabos791]

I stay in greenock and it’s a ghost town. Not the same as it used to be 30 year ago

[@johnscott3714]

@@Gabos791 There seems to be, in tandem with lots of other areas now, a massive influx of immigrants.

[@naiboz]

No visit to the cat man? 😂

[@terrifictraveltales]

No, unfortunately not😂Maybe next time!

[@archiehendry-f6s]

Greenock shite house as is Gourock.views across the Clyde great.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Agree with you on the views😊

[@terrifictraveltales]

Agree with you on the views

[@Gabos791]

Gourock a decent wee town. Greenock and the port got some beautiful parts as well

[@daviel6595]

Greenock dump

[@terrifictraveltales]

As everywhere, there are good and areas of town. Did like Greenock, though😊

[@gerardmcbryde3156]

A lot of this looks like an industrial wasteland

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for sharing

[@dereksmallsuk]

Yawn. Pure Flannel

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for watching

[@dereksmallsuk]

@@terrifictraveltales I didn't. Lol. Not for long.

[@GraemeSmith-u5f]

Why be an asshole bro ?

[@davecooper3238]

I lost interest even before we arrived.

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for your feedback

[@rwbranger62]

Help sell off scotlands land to rich posh english from London who only stay for a week each year . Slow clap 👏

[@terrifictraveltales]

Thanks for watching