The Oak Mall really has a bit of a cheek calling itself a mall. If you have ever been to a shopping…read moremall in America then you'll know what I mean! The Oak Mall is really small (hey I'm a poet and I didn't know it!) and has really rubbish versions of high street stores. For example the Oak Malls Topshop has to be the worst branch I have ever been in! It is so tiny and doesn't have any of the most fashion forward, cool lines. There are a few of those really tacky "tween" shops that I love to hate such as Quiz, Unique and Internacionale, if that's you kind of thing, if it is, why?? The Oak Mall does have one of the few Adams stores left in the UK which is maybe worth a visit if you have kids. Also the Bodycare, Semi Chem and Sally Hair and Beauty stores are good for picking up cheap but branded beauty products. I still wouldn't say it's worth the trip out to the mall just for a hand full of sort of ok stores.

Every Saturday of my youth was spent trawling the floor of the Oak Mall from one end to the other…read morewith a large group of pals and people we just picked up on the way. Nowadays, there's more life in the deer i clipped with my car last night than in this place. Poundshops-a-plenty and near on 5/6 card shops (really?) as well the Oak Mall doesn't have much going for it. Empty shops and poor ones litter the once bustling West Blackhall St. For any Greenockian, this part of town lost its appeal as soon as it become closed over and refered to as "The Mall" - no character remains, sadly. I really hope the council pour some serious money into our local shopping centre by getting it back to basics

Overpriced shop!…read more Would you expect me to spend £50 for a t-shirt? Fat Chance! when I walked in it was minimal, and okayish Gents clothing on the ground floor, Ladies clothes on the top. Noticed they are designers labels, then I looked at the price, and made to the exit as quickly as possible and never went back in!

My girlfriend made me go into this store and it was well laid out. She managed to find what she was…read morelooking for really quickly from jeans to big jumpers and cardigans. They also stocked a range of underware, hats, gloves and other accessories. The store has two levels and the upper level is where you will find the accessories it is accessed by either a lift to the rear of the shop or by a staircase that you will see as soon as you walk into the store. The prices are on par with all the other new look stores.

This is located in the shopping centre it is nice and bright. There is a children's section to the…read morerear with some seats. When we went in it was quite quiet with only a couple of other customers so we were served straight away. Unfortunately they did not have anything suitable but the service was good. They stock a range of adults shoes from boots to shoes with low and high heels. To mens shoes in black and brown. The customer service level was good and the shop allowed for good access and movement around the shop.

It is perhaps a victim of its own success. Cardwell is now less a garden centre and more some cross…read morebetween a department store and a holiday village. There still is garden centre here but it is hidden behind the shows selling wicker ornaments, books and clothes (All designed for the elderly). This is an ideal place to take an elderly relative on a day out. They will enjoy the 300 seat restaurant. It is less suited for someone on the search for seed potatoes.

This is a Garden Centre which it was started in the 1960's and it do boasts 100,000 sq ft, and it…read moreis the most biggest garden centre which I have ever been. It is a quite admiring garden centre, as they do grows everything from scratch themselves, as they have their own nursery which they care and to groww them, then move it on to the shop-floor, to sell them on. This Garden Centre have a vast ample of car parking facilitates which it tends to be quite full and busy during the sunny periods. Also it is placed on the stunning views over the picturesque Lunderston Bay and the Firth of Clyde, along with the Argyll and Bute hills in the distance, and also you would be able to find the mountain peaks of the Isle of Arran providing a spectacular backcloth to the area. They have the attractions of Patio Restaurant which are served all day either hot or cold, and you can choose where to sit, indoors or outdoors. (For smokers, you have to be at outdoors, which there are ashtrays provided!) They have a wide range of shrubs, trees, and fruiting trees, plants, and almost everything else which are sold in the centre. They also have a huge Water Gardening services, which they sell waterplants, and water related stuffs. Also sells fishes, and small anials, which they do sell Goldfishes, and other kind of fishes, such as Koi Carp, Black moors (my favorites!) and other fishes. Also they do sell hamster, mice, gerbils, and Budgies, and other birds. There is a huge selection of Shops within more shops for a wide variety of goods and gifts. such as clothingwear, gardening wear, giftwares, ceramics, toys, and many more Even they do stock huge selection of speciality Scottish food produce, like Jams, Cheese, Ice-creams, Fruits, sweets, and the list are endless! Even they have children play area which are provided, and it is qquite child friendly place. Even it is wheelchair friendly as it is accessible all over the centre, which I am quite surprised, and it is quite great place. Even they do stock garden sheds, greenhouse, wheelbarrows, and almost everything else which you need for your garden. Also they do home delivery service, but there is a service charge for this. Also they so have a huge showrooms, of Conservatories in the back, and they all are quite big and nice. For the Directions to get to there: it is right on the A770 coast road between Gourock and Inverkip. Opposite from the Lunderston Bay Beach. When the weather is really great, I would recommend you to cross the road to the Lunderston Bay to have a nice stroll along the beach. They also do have a bus service as well. As the pensioners dont drive and loves to go there, so there is bus service provided there, Which they dont have a bus stop at all. If you take a bus from Gourock to Inverkip, make sure you mention to the driver, that you want the driver to drop you off at the Garden Centre, they would be ore than happy to do that! Even if you want to catch a bus to go back to Gourock, just flag the bus down when you see one, and they will be more than happy to stop and uplift you on the bus!