The Best Things in Gourock, Inverclyde*

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• Tower hill, Darroch park,The ressie
• Up the tower in the lions den, the glen, the darra park, the quarry, moorfoot school on top of the roof, the kennedy stairs...all these places bring back so many fun memories for me!!! Wish I was 15 again so I could do it all over again!! Those where the days when no one was missing and our biggest worry was who we could get to go in for a cergo for us at the weekend haha!!
• The Four Seasons, NEVER gets a mention here in my years of "passing through" This website, God! They have been there for about 12 years!, They have the best selection of fresh fruit and vegetables you could imagine, Steven, Stephen? Who drives for their wholesale side of the business took on the entire shop last year when is parents(just recently found that out duh) had retired after his mum had a heart attack, he bought them out so they could retire, he now has an 18 month old wee boy and his wife has just given birth to twins! Got to take my hat off to them, I hear now that he is currently opening a fishmongers on kempock street yippppee!!! about time!!! God bless you guys I wish you all the very best, They have got to be the best thing in Gourock, Just want to say thankyou, Keep it up!
• st columbas high school in gourock rules dont level it
• Bright Star Gifts in Kempock Street is really the only shop worth visiting. They have lots of ideas for lovely gifts and are very friendly and helpful. I bought some gorgeous jewellery from there and the other shops just can't match it for quality and price.
• Wullie's Night Club, where you drank your Merrydown...started by the Gourock Punks & of course Wullie himself!
• Dear reader, if you are living in Gourock you live in town blessed with scenery. I know the the economic situation isn´t any good. But get up and move you only live once so don´t throw your life away with drugs and alcohol. If your young enough get up and go for it.You´ll find Gourock people are welcolmed the world over.I left Gourock many years ago I now live in Germany but I always think on Gourock(poor Gourock).
• Bright Star Gifts in Kempock Street. Beautiful wee gift shop full of unusual things. Prices are great and they are very friendly.
• I LOVE BRIGHT STAR GIFTS KEMPOCK STREET. THEY HAVE LOADS OF COOL HELLO KITTY STUFF AND ANGELS AND FAIRIES EVERYWHERE!
• The M8. It takes you back to Glasgow.
• Staggering from the Vic on a Friday night about 8p.m. after a "straight frae work", going to Peking House for a special curry and then eating it up tower hill.
• Nice views...that's about it. It's typical of any sea side town up and down the clyde.
• Inverclyde Visitor and Clyde Coast Advertiser which has superceded the Gourock Extra is the best FREE paper in the Area
• Gourock Pool, Kempock Juke Box, The Taj, 3 in 1, The Spinnie and Kempock Jim's patter.
• The Water, the river clyde.
• the kempock's new jukebox same as ever but 200% better
• Chris Turner from Albert Road, soooo sexy, I miss him soooo much, what a hunk.
• Going oot gettin wan o eh older midton tae get yer cergo or go n try daisies yer sel n gettin heavy wrecked en going a mission way aw eh midton wat a power o us Y Midton T R YM Ynot!!!
• always found somebody to talk to at the taxi rank at the pierhead sledging on the gourock golf course
• The victoria bar, cafe continental
• THE NON EDUCATED DELINQUENTS WE ALL CALL NEDS THE SO CALLED "MIDTON GANG" NONE TAE OTHER AS YOUNG MIDTON TEAM RULE AND ANTOEHR GD HING CATCHIN A MAVY BOY
• the midton fighting wae eny mob ats got ae baws ae cum doon n fight wae us fuck everycunt even oor younger mob runs a mock YMTR!
• the Midton,Glen,Sheds,Park and of course the Tower/Lions Den!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• It's next to The Nock.
• The Vic!!
• yOUNG WEE MIDTON
• WATCHING EH 5.0 TRYING TAE SNEEK UP EH TOWER EH CATCHYI WAY A CARRY OOT HAHAHA UNLUCKY PC SPIERS YA PRICK HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
• The curry crisps in the Albert Bar if Paul remembers or can be bothered to buy them
• Bluebells in abundance, lush vegetation, salty smell at the pier,never see anybody you know either they've all left or its too windy to come out, sweeties in the main; bonbons; sherbet lemons; sour dooks;midget gems; highland toffee; Bluebird cafe single nougats with raspery sauce.
• Sweet and Sour Chicken & Chicken Satay from Cathay Princess. Being drunk in the cafe (but get drunk in Cleats, and fast so you forget what a shithole it really is). And the view, just don't turn round.
• Willy Irvine - he's the man! Empties at Lisa's with the purple windows.
• midton watching fights or beening in fights
• The views frae the Lyle Hill an frae the tower
• DOON TAE THE WEE FLAT IN ROYAL STREET ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FUR A WEE QUICKY ON THE PIPLE AND A FEW GAMES A FITBAW WI SOME BANGING TUNES !-TAE E LADS !
• midton orange walks in midton gourock high get chasses and young midton team rule "ymtr" oh i forgot and laughing at craig rooney
• The best thing in gourock is the big street party when everybody pours oot o the kempock street pubs at the back o wan
• On a sunny day, you can't beat the views over the Clyde from Lyle Hill or up the back at the Cafe Continental.
• Th wee chipys chips. pure dead brilliant
• the fact that u can be chased by neds but get away pretty cause theres so many pointless strets and lanes to hide in
• The View. The Gamble Halls - I remember many an 80's disco there - and of course the Cragburn with the bouncy floor! As I'm writing this - many loud fireworks have went off over Mathie Crescent at 12.30 am on october 25th - Can anyone tell me what the big occasion is? A delivery of pot or something stronger maybe?
• The Cafe jazz every second Wed, talented musicians, good atmosphere
• Barmaids in the Vic Bar are almost definetly the sexiest women on this planet, especially AnneMarie, Laura, Lauren and Gayle. WOW!!!!!
• Laughing at drunken neds.
• 3 in 1 Stevie's supermarket empire Ashton newsagents Gourock High School 3rd Gourock Boys' Brigade Bluebird Cafe the best ice cream in Scotland
• Cardwell Bay
• the pubcrawl starting at the cardwell
• THE VIEWS FROM ANYWHERE ALONG THE FRONT ARE UNRIVALLED ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET. GREAT GOLF COURSE AND THANK THE LORD FOR "THE VIC'."
• the cafe, gourock pool full of chicks with skimpy outfits on
• Stunning Views across the Clyde whilst enjoying a Pint at the Spinnaker. The Vic' for large measures. The old Bay Hotel for a night oot. Angus road is not too faraway for an alternative medicine remedy.
• Gourokians never forget where they came from (unlike all Portonians).
• Walks along the Ashton waterfront. Sailing on the Jeannie Deans and the car ferries. Hiking up Trumpet Hill. most of all just sitting at Tower Hill and a taking in all the view up and down the river. I truly miss it!!
• IT IS SO EASY TO GET A SNOG IN THE PLACE...just dont' expect it to last...and be prepared for the rude awakening the next morning... scenery scenery scenery... DRINKING IS WHAT IT'S AT IN GOUROCK...
• New monthly newspaper- "The Gourock Extra". Launched in the summer of 1999.
• The many, many places we underagers have to hide. Whether its the Battery Park or the Darroch we will find a place and Gourocks bursting with them. Moorfoot Primary is the coolest thing in Gourock its got the Biggie, The Indian Village, The Girl's Back and not forgetting for those of us who can get up there THE ROOF! Oh yeah
• The Harte Buses they get us to Greenock for our nights in Velvet. All the drivers are cool Hey Shuggs, Robin and the rest you run the best buses in Gourock Wahey
• The best fish & chips in the entire Inverclyde area, THE WEE CHIPPY, just the thought of Donald's fish & chips make me long for home. Keep up the good work Donald. I shall return!
• The open air swimming pool The yellow kettle is gone (Yeeaaah)
• Gianni and his ever so charming staff Gourock offers the best of both worlds. It's as lovely as Largs but then again it's not overwhelmed by herds of old foggies.
• The Manson Family- yes you! Battery Park Gourock Primary
• The underage drinking spots
• The Vic Bar.
• Other Best thing: It's not in Greenock!
• Best thing about Gourock is the lovely views across the Clyde, spectacular scenery, and beautiful Cardwell Bay.
• Some say the ferry terminal on the way out! The views and surrounding area are OK.
• By the river clyde Nice on a nice day but you don't get many Lot's of cool dudes
• The view from Cloch Road, and the chips from Mario's.
• The swing park on Davidson Drive after a night at pub
• The Vic Bar now opens on a Sunday The Taj Mahal.........great grub
• Used to be the Bay Hotel before it closed.
• Beautiful views and scenery
• the relaxed atmosphere and the great river views

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Last updated: 2011-06-05