Visit the museum's pontoons to see the sturdy old puffer, the Spartan (1942), the elegant six-sail Vagrant , designed by William Fife (1884), the Falcon , an experimental wind-propelled boat devised by the University of Glasgow, and the impressiv..

To reach the quays, situated near the confluence of two rivers, the Garnock and Irvine, your route will take you past original, picturesque housing complexes which fit in well with the old buildings lining the sea front. The quays lead on to immense ..

The Linthouse Engine Shop, a huge and splendid example of 19C industrial architecture was dismantled at its site in Glasgow and rebuilt here. A retractable footbridge, the Bridge of Scottish Invention, leads to a futuristic dome, where The Big Idea h..