A 10 mile walking loop on Ben Bowie above Helensburgh, with spectacular views across the Firth of Clyde and Loch Lomond. This half-day walk follows the John Muir Way and Three Lochs Way to create a loop that has something for everyone, from the grand tree-lined streets of this Victorian resort town, to remote hilltops. […]
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A 6.5 mile walking loop around Helensburgh and Rhu, with great views across the Firth of Clyde, and lots of history along the way! This short walk is a great way to explore the immediate surroundings of Helensburgh initially along the John Muir Way before joining local footpaths to Rhu. The route passes Charles Rennie
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A great all terrain cycling loop from Helensburgh to Balloch, with spectacular views across Loch Lomond. This route has both on road and off road sections. For the section that follows the walking path, a suitable mountain or gravel bike with fat tyres is essential. The descent is somewhat technical in places but for experienced
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“There is both anecdotal and documentary evidence that in the 1930s Helensburgh was known as the Garden City of the Clyde.” In November 2007 the Helensburgh Study Group published a paper written by Dr Margaret Sheen that traced the history of the Garden City movement and Helensburgh’s claim to this description. Some of this blog
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Make Helensburgh & Lomond your gateway to Argyll this spring! Only 45 minutes by train from Glasgow, and within easy reach of both the west coast and central belt of Scotland, Helensburgh & Lomond is the ideal location for Spring day out. The town of Helensburgh is known as the ‘Garden City of the Clyde’,
