Piers · Scottish Highlands
Town Pier
Town Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Fort William · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Pier is a seaside pier on the coast of the Scottish Highlands — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Fort William, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area PH33.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Gravesend Town Pier is located in Gravesend, Kent. It was designed by William Tierney Clark and built in 1834 on the site of the earlier Town Quay. Over 3 million passengers were served between 1835 and 1842, but around 1900, this pier fell into disuse due to the arrival of the railways. In 2000, this site was restored by the Gravesham Borough Council, partly funded by the organisations English Heritage, English Partnerships, Heritage Lottery Fund, Kent County Council, and Manifold Trust. In 2002, this renovation project was finished. They had also added a restaurant and a bar to the pier. When reopened, the Gravesend Town Pier was initially successful, but it later became a fiscal failure. Gravesend town pier is the oldest surviving cast iron pier in the world and is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.8169, -5.1150
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH33 6DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Nearest railway station
- Fort William — 0.7 km
- Opening
- |closed =
- Official site
- www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w39363938 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Town Pier, Gravesend (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Pier?
- Town Pier is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH33 6DB).
- Who owns Town Pier?
- Town Pier is owned by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.
- Is Town Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Town Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Town Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Fort William, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH33 6DB.