The new Govan Ferry across the Clyde will be available from 21st June, providing a regular service to the Riverside Museum. The historic ferry route was a regular crossing from 1734 until the Clyde Tunnel opened in 1966.
A passenger ferry service between Govan and the Riverside Museum will begin
tomorrow as the Riverside Museum opens to the public.
Passenger ferry services on this route stopped after more than 230
years in 1966, due to the opening of the Clyde Tunnel.
The service will operate from the new pontoon at Water Row in Govan
to the Riverside Museum, sited where the rivers Kelvin and Clyde
meet. It will cross the Clyde at 20 minute intervals, or even
more regularly if demand dictates.
Glasgow City Council has recently built the Water Row and Yorkhill Quay Pontoons on
either side of the Clyde and has created a new Kelvin Harbour beside the
Riverside Museum.
The pontoons will in future be used by the Seaplane service that is
based in the Clyde, travelling to locations all over the west of
Scotland.
In addition to the Govan Ferry, a Glasgow - Braehead ferry service
will also stop at the Riverside Museum, using the Yorkhill Quay
Pontoon.
New work on the public realm - featuring stainless steel furniture,
granite setts and Caithness stone paving - has been carried out on
the Govan side of the crossing, with more environmental
improvements to be made from the end of 2011.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said:
"The return of the Govan Ferry after a 45-year absence marks
another stage in the regeneration of the River Clyde and Govan,
increasing and improving links between the north and south of the
city. The crossing of the Clyde from the south bank of the
river seems a very apt and interesting way to travel to the
Riverside Museum."
About the ferry
Travel by car to the south side of the Clyde at Govan or take
the Subway to Govan station, then make the short walk down Water
Row to the pontoon and take the ferry across the river.
The new ferryboat, operated by Clyde
Clippers, has space for 33 passengers. It will sail
between 9.55am - 5.05pm daily (10.55am - 5.05pm Friday /
Sunday).
Govan Regeneration
Further public realm works are planned at Water Row -
complementing the recent refurbishment of Govan
Cross. The programme of works will take place over the winter
of 2011/12.
Other interesting buildings close to the crossing points of the
Govan Ferry include Govan Old Parish Church
- a place of worship since the Sixth Century - and the Pearce
Institute.
A number of housing projects are also underway in the area, all
part of the Central Govan Action
Plan.