Greenock, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

GREENOCK , west of Glasgow, was the site of the first dock on the Clyde, founded in 1711, and the community has grown on the back of shipping ever since. Despite its ranks of anonymous tower blocks and sterile shopping centres, the town still retains a few features of interest. From the Central train station in Greenock (also served by hourly Citylink buses from Glasgow's Buchanan Street station), it's a short walk down the hill to Cathcart Square , where an exuberant 245-foot Victorian tower looms high over the elegant Council House. A small council-run local information service operates from the … more »