Balloch Steam Slipway
The Balloch Steam Slipway in steam on 3rd May 2008. The winchhouse contains a steam boiler, engine and winding gear. Built in 1902 and restored in 2006.
Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal (baile or ball) which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means village on the loch, i.e. the nearby Loch Lomond. The word bealach means a pass.
Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. To the east of the town lies the major local authority housing scheme in the area known as 'The Haldane' or 'The Mill of Haldane'. At 56 degrees N, Balloch is at about the same latitude as Moscow.
With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands (A82), it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. The town has a number of hotels, inns and pubs, and there are cruises from Balloch up Loch Lomond, and other services, including to nearby locations like Luss, and the Renfrew Ferry service. The largest number of boats cruising on Loch Lomond leave from Balloch. The town is also the home of Dunkirk vessel Skylark XI which helped rescue 600 troops during WWII. It contains Balloch Country Park and Balloch Castle, and is at the southern end of the first Scottish national park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. There is a Sea Life Centre in the town. The Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival used to take place in the town. Lochfoot in the Jean Robertson novels of Jane Duncan is partly based on the town. The PS Maid of the Loch is currently being restored at Balloch pier and the Balloch Steam Slipway is located nearby.
The A811 road (based on an 18th-century military road) goes from Balloch to Stirling, and the A813 goes from Dumbarton to Balloch. The Glasgow to Loch Lomond cycle path (part of National Cycle Route 7) ends at Balloch. The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path also runs from Balloch. The town was formerly served by two railway stations on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway: Balloch Central, and Balloch Pier, which closed in 1988 and 1986, respectively. The town now has one railway station opened by British Rail, which is a terminus of the North Clyde electric train service from Glasgow.
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Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal (baile or ball) which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means village on the loch, i.e. the nearby Loch Lomond. The word bealach means a pass.
Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. To the east of the town lies the major local authority housing scheme in the area known as 'The Haldane' or 'The Mill of Haldane'. At 56 degrees N, Balloch is at about the same latitude as Moscow.
With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands (A82), it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. The town has a number of hotels, inns and pubs, and there are cruises from Balloch up Loch Lomond, and other services, including to nearby locations like Luss, and the Renfrew Ferry service. The largest number of boats cruising on Loch Lomond leave from Balloch. The town is also the home of Dunkirk vessel Skylark XI which helped rescue 600 troops during WWII. It contains Balloch Country Park and Balloch Castle, and is at the southern end of the first Scottish national park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. There is a Sea Life Centre in the town. The Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival used to take place in the town. Lochfoot in the Jean Robertson novels of Jane Duncan is partly based on the town. The PS Maid of the Loch is currently being restored at Balloch pier and the Balloch Steam Slipway is located nearby.
The A811 road (based on an 18th-century military road) goes from Balloch to Stirling, and the A813 goes from Dumbarton to Balloch. The Glasgow to Loch Lomond cycle path (part of National Cycle Route 7) ends at Balloch. The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path also runs from Balloch. The town was formerly served by two railway stations on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway: Balloch Central, and Balloch Pier, which closed in 1988 and 1986, respectively. The town now has one railway station opened by British Rail, which is a terminus of the North Clyde electric train service from Glasgow.
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Loch Lomond slipway.Scotland.
Working steam winch house in the background at Balloch public slipway on loch Lomond.
Slipway cafe. Loch Lomond. Scotland.
View of Loch Lomond from Balloch Castle country park.
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protesters stop Trident nuclear weapon convoy in Balloch near Loch Lomond
Historic paddle steamer to be transformed ahead of £1 million project | SWNS TV | SWNS TV
A 65-year-old paddle steamer is to be hauled out of Loch Lomond ahead of a £1 million project to transform the historic vessel into a visitor experience. The Maid of the Loch, originally launched in 1953, will be taken out the water for only the second time in nearly 40 years today (Thur). Built by A. & J. Inglis in Glasgow, the steamer has laid out of service on the banks of Loch Lomond in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire since 1981. The slipping will see the 191-foot-long, 555-ton vessel hauled out of the water by the original winchhouse and onto the Balloch Steam Slipway, a Category A listed building.
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12-11-11 Britain in a Day-2a
Activities on the paths from Balloch to the Duncan Mills Slipway, The Maid of the Loch paddle steamer,Seaplane over the loch and people at viewpoint at Drumkinnon Bay at the South end of Loch Lomond
Queen's Baton Relay Commonwealth Games 2014 Balloch/Scotland
My neighbour Glen got to take the Queen's Baton for a run today as the relay reached Balloch/Scotland prior to the opening of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He first makes an appearance at 2:22 and I don't know who had the biggest grin on their face:- Glen, or his wife Mary and their two sons.
His own dad also took the baton earlier on so it made for a family affair.
Luss Pool! continuation. Beautiful to visit! 10 min walk from Pier!
continuation of first vid , Loch Lomond , secret Pool!
Skylark IX sunk in Balloch
Salvage attempt on last remaining Scottish vessel that played a part in the rescue of the Allied troops from France - one of the Dunkirk Little Ships.
[clip from BBC Reporting Scotland]
Ship engine room. All stop.Part 1.
Paddle steamer, the Maid of the Loch . Her last commercial sailing was on 31 August 1981. The last paddle steamer built in Britain. She operated on Loch Lomond for 29 years and is now being restored at Balloch pier.
Ship engine room. All stop.Part 2.
Paddle steamer, the Maid of the Loch . Her last commercial sailing was on 31 August 1981. The last paddle steamer built in Britain. She operated on Loch Lomond for 29 years and is now being restored at Balloch pier.
Maid of the Loch - Loch Lomond's Paddle Steamer
The Maid of the Loch at Balloch Pier on Loch Lomond, Scotland. The last major paddle steamer built in Britain. Built by A & J Inglis at Glasgow in 1953. Last sailed in 1981.
Why It's Called A Slipway Slomo
Same but on special request slowed down.
luss loch lomond
luss loch lomond
The Maid of the Loch by Nick Ahrens
A wee song I wrote for paddlesteamer enthusiast and musician Steve Hat, but he never got around to recording it, so I nicked it back. The photos are in and around Loch Lomond in Scotland
Portable Steam Engine
A small steam engine and propane fired fire tube boiler mounted on a wagon.
Round Loch Lomond
Round and about Loch Lomond with family on day trips and camping breaks.
Music by Nick Drake (for all the ageing hippies out there) and Royal Burgh of Renfrew Pipe Band. We dont get out much.
Balloch Central Train Station
Train service from Springburn To Balloch Central calling at Balloch Central