Tourism - Theme tourism

For a town of its size Helensburgh enjoys a rich, wide-ranging and unique heritage:

• Architecture – Rennie Mackintosh : Leiper
• Town layout and setting
• TV - John Logie Baird
• Steamships - Henry Bell (Helensburgh’s first Provost)
• The Arts (particularly painting and the theatre)
• The Glasgow Girls and Boys : Jimmy Logan
  
  Apart from the Hill House they wait to have their latent tourist potential realised and exploited. If it is financially viable, Helensburgh should have at least one more national, all-weather, all - year themed iconic attraction situated in the Town Centre / Waterfront (See The Waterfront, Priority 4). In addition, the ancestral potential of Helensburgh should be exploited, e.g. Clans Colquhoun and MacAuley.

N.B. In the document, Initiatives that can be achieved fairly quickly are marked “-qw” (quickwin)

"To turn the vision into reality is a very big job, but it is well worth doing. We need to stop the neglect of Helensburgh, turn it around and put it on the road to excellence."

The Helensburgh Vision Steering Group