Treetops, Gowkhouse Road, Kilmacolm

Kilmacolm village is one of the prettiest villages in Inverclyde and has a real sense of community and heart. The village has an excellent range of local stores, offering everyday provisions, an award winning butchers, popular village restaurants (including an Italian), a village pub, Chinese takeaways, gift shops and ‘Cairn` – an award winning coffee shop listed in the top ten of Scotland`s cosiest cafes to visit by The Herald! Everyday amenities include a dentist, an opticians, two doctor`s surgeries, and a chemist. The centre of the village is broadly level and within a very short stroll and has just been voted as one of the best places to live in the UK by ‘The Sunday Times`The village has a thriving social community and there are clubs catering for golf, tennis, bowling, rugby (Birkmyre Rugby Club), angling (Knapps Angling Club), and bridge. The community centre hosts clubs, classes and organisations such as yoga, art classes, cubs, scouts, brownies, and guides. Kilmacolm Golf Club is at the top of the village and offers a challenging 18 hole heath/parkland course, designed by the acclaimed course architect, James Braid. The village also has an excellent health and fitness centre at Birkmyre Park. Surrounding countryside is some of the most attractive in Inverclyde and, for the outdoor enthu-siast, this is fine walking country ! The Sustrans cycle track leads to many other parts of central Scotland. For families, there are two parks (Birkmyre and West Glen) with play areas.The Knapps is famed for its brown trout angling and the River Gryffe has runs of salmon at the back end. Castle Semple Loch offers inland sailing and the Firth of Clyde has excellent chandlery and marina services at Inverkip, Largs & Ardrossan, as well as some of the UK`s most scenic and enjoyable coastal sailing.Kilmacolm has an excellent local nursery and primary school and the independent Duchal Nursery and St Columba`s nursery, prep, primary and secondary school, with its enviable record of academic achievement, richly deserving its sought-after label. Glasgow has further independent schooling.The Braehead retail village is around 13 miles to the east and there one can find a tremendous range of high street multiples, together with M&S and Sainsbury`s anchor stores. Braehead also has an IKEA furniture store. The City Centre of Glasgow, at 17 miles east, has all the cultural, higher educational and leisure services normally associated with a major international centre.The village has a regular bus service to Glasgow and there are main line rail links at Langbank (4.5 miles) and Johnstone (7 miles). Glasgow Airport is only 10 miles and offers domestic and international flights. The A761 leads to the A737 and, subsequently, to the M8 motorway corridor, which provides fast motor car access to central Scotland and beyond.

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