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Photo of Wemyss Bay Station, a landmark in Inverclyde, central Scotland.

Wemyss Bay Station© Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Wemyss Bay StationWemyss Bay

18 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Wemyss Bay Station, a landmark in Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Wemyss Bay Station

Landmark near Wemyss Bay

Grade-A Victorian railway station and pier of 1903 with a sweeping glass-roofed concourse, gateway to Bute.

0 km S

Photo: Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument, a viewpoint near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument

Viewpoint near Fairlie

Clyde-coast seafront walk at Largs ending at the Pencil, a monument to the 1263 Battle of Largs, with Cumbrae views.

9.1 km S

Photo of the Isle of Bute, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Bute

Island near Rothesay

Victorian resort of Rothesay with its moated castle, the Gothic Mount Stuart house, sandy Ettrick Bay and the West Island Way

9.2 km SW

Photo of Great Cumbrae, an island in North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Great Cumbrae

Island near Millport

A ten-mile coast road to cycle, Millport's Victorian seafront and the Cathedral of the Isles, often called Britain's smallest cathedral

9.3 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo: Creuch Hill, a 441m hill near Inverkip, Inverclyde, central Scotland.

Creuch Hill

County top near Inverkip

A hill in Inverclyde.

7.1 km E

Photo of Toward Castle, a ruined castle near Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Toward Castle

Castle near Rothesay

A medieval castle in Argyll and Bute.

7.5 km W

Photo of Loch Thom, a reservoir near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.

Loch Thom

Reservoir near Gourock

Named for engineer Robert Thom, this moorland reservoir above Greenock was built to power and supply the Clyde shipbuilding town.

7.6 km NE

Photo of Dunoon, a village in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Dunoon

Village

Victorian Clyde resort town and main settlement of Cowal, reached by ferry from the mainland.

8.6 km N · Argyll and Bute

Photo of Argyll Smokery, a farm & farm shop near Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Argyll Smokery

Farm & farm shop near Dunoon

Artisan smokehouse near Dunoon curing Scottish salmon and other produce.

8.7 km N

Photo of Nardini's, a pub near Largs, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Nardini's

Pub near Largs

Landmark Art Deco cafe and ice-cream parlour on the Largs seafront, a Clyde-coast institution since 1935.

8.9 km S

Photo along the Ayrshire Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Glenapp to Skelmorlie, southern Scotland.

Ayrshire Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

A hundred miles up the Ayrshire coast, from Glenapp in the south to Skelmorlie, in sight of Arran the whole way

9.1 km S · South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire

Photo of Ardencraig Gardens, a garden near Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Ardencraig Gardens

Garden near Rothesay

Council-run walled show gardens above Rothesay with greenhouses, aviaries and ornamental fish ponds.

9.6 km SW

Photo: Hill of Stake, a 522m hill near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Hill of Stake

Marilyn · County top near Lochwinnoch

The only Marilyn in Renfrewshire.

9.7 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (5) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.