Dumbarton in General

Dumbarton is a fantastic old town which I have now had the pleasure of living in for over 2 years. The town is the ancient capital of Scotland and has Dumbarton Castle proudly adorning the famous Dumbarton Rock and overlooking the River Clyde as well as the town itself. The town centre has one central street which all of the shops are able to be accessed from with the likes of Gamestation, New Look, Peacocks, Greggs, Poundland, Specsavers, Boots and Superdrug to name but a few of the shops on offer in the town centre with all of the stors well looked after and clean. The town has a bridge just beside the end of this street over which you can walk and head ...  Read the complete review

Do you like ships or ancient rocks? DUMBARTON is on the River Clyde just a little North West of Glasgow on the A82. On Castle Street, visit the excellent SCOTTISH MARITIME MUSEUM. This is where models of ships used to be tested. In fact they still are tested! Now you can imagine you are a Victorian ship designer. Dumbarton means fortress of the Britons, and it has the famous Dumbarton Rock, a fortified site down through the centuries. Take a photo of the rock and maybe visit the castle. Near DUMBARTON is the OVERTOUN ESTATE (by Milton, via Milton Brae). Here you will find historic gardens and superb views of the Clyde. There are picnic areas ...  Read the complete review