Places to see in ( Helensburgh - UK )
Places to see in ( Helensburgh - UK )
Helensburgh is a town within the Helensburgh and Lomond Area of Argyll and Bute Council, Scotland. Helensburgh also has its own Community Council. ntil local government reorganisation in 1996 Helensburgh was in Dumbarton District and hence also in Strathclyde Region; prior to 1975 it was a small burgh with its own town council within Dunbartonshire. In the Middle Ages it was within the Earldom of Lennox, an area sometimes referred to as The Lennox. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the mouth of the Gareloch is close to the western boundary of the town.
Helensburgh is 25 miles (40 km) north-west of Glasgow. The town faces south towards Greenock across the Firth of Clyde, which is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) wide at this point. Ocean-going ships can call at Greenock, but the shore at Helensburgh is very shallow, although to the west of the town the Gareloch is deep.
Helensburgh lies at the western mainland end of the Highland Boundary Fault. This means that the hills to the north of Helensburgh lie in the Highlands, whereas the land to the south of Helensburgh is in the Lowlands or Central Belt of Scotland. Consequently, there is a wide variety of landscape in the surrounding area – for example, Loch Lomond (part of Scotland's first National Park) is only 4 miles (6.4 km) over the hill to the north-east of Helensburgh. Although the Highland Boundary Fault is not geologically active, very minor earthquakes do occur occasionally in the area.
Helensburgh is an attractive small seaside town set in beautiful scenery - as the picture looking west from the pier shows. Because of its setting Helensburgh has for long been considered to have some of Scotland's highest house prices. Indeed, in a 2006 survey, Helensburgh was shown to be the second most expensive town in which to buy property in Scotland. The older parts of the town are laid out in the gridiron pattern, Helensburgh being an early example of a planned town in Scotland. The character of the town is further enhanced by its many tree-lined streets, and the cherry blossom in the Spring is a particular feature; a consequence is that the town has been referred to as the Garden City of the Clyde.
After the arrival of the railway many attractive villas were built in Helensburgh as the homes of wealthy business people from Glasgow. As a result of this Helensburgh has two Conservation Areas. The smaller of these is The Hill House Conservation Area, based on the masterpiece of architecture by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and built for the publisher Walter Blackie.
The town is served by three railway stations. The principal one is Helensburgh Central, the terminus of the North Clyde Line and Craigendoran at the east end of the town is on the same line. Helensburgh Upper is on the West Highland Line; trains from here go to Fort William, Mallaig and Oban while, in the opposite direction, the Caledonian Sleeper provides a direct train service to London. There is also a bus service to Glasgow, as well as local bus services within the town and to the Vale of Leven and to Carrick Castle.
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Hidden Links Golf Guide to Scotland
Visit the great links of Scotland alongside renowned international golf commentator Renton Laidlaw. All of the famous Open Championship venues are visited, places such as Turnberry, Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Muirfield, Prestwick (birthplace of the Open), and of course, St. Andrews, where you will discover just how easy it can be to obtain a round of golf on the Old Course. But there is even more to discover. Find the course with the single most thrilling opening tee shot on Earth. Play in the shadow of the haunting castle ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to pen the story of Dracula. Visit a greenskeeper's backyard where the last witch in Scotland was burned at the stake in 1722. Take a ferry ride to a time-capsule of a golf course on an island that is the Scotland of your dreams. In total, more than 90 minutes of video will show you what makes each of these more than 40 courses so special. And, visit some of the best places to stay in Scotland, from those special little inns to Europe's finest deluxe hotels; tour Scotland's greatest whisky distilleries and indulge in this passion of the Scots; enjoy quintessential 19th holes and even play some Snooker; and take in the majesty of Scotland's most famous castles. Hidden Links Golf Guide to Scotland enables you to sit back, relax, and just enjoy this wonderful golfing kingdom as if you were there in person. When you do go, you'll be 1-up on everyone else! Hosted and Narrated by Renton Laidlaw. Written and Produced by Jeff Flynn and Scott Galloway. Director of Photography J. Steven Anderson. A FlynnWorld LLC Production. All Rights Reserved.
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