Old Helensburgh Station

A bit of fun.

We parked at the station proper, then walked for about 5 minutes to the old disused tunnel to see the glow worms. I suggest you bring a pair of boots & a torch to make the walk in the tunnel more enjo...

Opened again

The large fence that stopped entry has been removed. On 26/12/2022 there are good numbers of glow worms in the tunnel. If you go during the day you can't avoid the daylight coming in through the entra...

Great tunnel and now open, possibly some glow worms

Visited in November 2022 during the day as it's across the road from the new station (everything else in Helensburgh is much more difficult to access from the station). I believe there's two tunnels b...

Closed

We went to have a look but there is now a fence up and a sign stating the tunnel is closed due to glow worms dieing off. A bit disappointing but understand the reasons for it.

Mysteriously interesting

Though I find it is pretty hard to find from the street, it looks cool. I went the day after rain so the track in front of the tunnel is wet. I know some people come here to see the glowing worms but ...