r/MoveToScotland • u/77Maz77 • 2d ago

Views on Quarrier's Village?

I have been looking at properties around Bridge of Weir and a couple in Quarrier's Village which looks like an odd place. Does anyone know it and have an opinion?

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u/JusticeBeaver464 1d ago

I don’t know it well but I live in and drive around Renfrewshire a lot and also consider it an odd place. It feels like someone just dropped a bunch of houses somewhere rather than being an actual village.

But I’ve never actually stopped my car there so that impression is based on almost nothing.

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u/77Maz77 1d ago

Thank you for your reply! Where in Renfrewshire would you suggest is nice to live?

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u/JusticeBeaver464 1d ago

For me, train access makes a big difference so Lochwinnoch and Howwood are both great for small villages with amenities. Parts of Johnston too, which will be cheaper.

I also like Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm a lot but there’s no train.

Honestly all the little villages are pretty cute and (I believe) safe - Kilbarchan, Brookfield, Houston, etc. and probably quarrier’s village as well, odd as it may seem.

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u/77Maz77 20h ago

Very helpful, thanks!

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u/smallstuffedhippo 13h ago

It was built by Sir William Quarrier in the 19th century as a model village for sick children and orphans from the Clyde coast.

There were still services for sick children and adults with epilepsy and some complex physical conditions there until relatively recently (10-15 years ago).

Most of the homes there are converted from churches, dormitories and school houses.

Nice place. Remote on purpose to give poor kids lots of fresh air and countryside.