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Photo of Paisley Abbey, a church in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Paisley Abbey© Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Places to explore near Bishopton StationBishopton

16 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Auchentoshan Distillery, a distillery near Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Auchentoshan Distillery

Distillery near Clydebank

Lowland distillery on the western edge of Glasgow, uniquely triple-distilling all its spirit, with tours 25 minutes by train from the city.

4.5 km NE

Photo of Paisley Abbey, a church in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Paisley Abbey

Church near Paisley

Great medieval Cluniac abbey founded in 1163, burial place of Marjorie Bruce and the early Stewarts, still an active parish kirk.

8.1 km SE

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

9.1 km NE · spans 9 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath, a long-distance trail running from Bowling to Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty-six miles of canal towpath coast to coast across central Scotland, from Bowling on the Clyde to Edinburgh

3.2 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Forth & Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal running from Grangemouth to Bowling, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde Canal

Canal

Scotland's coast-to-coast canal of 1790, reopened in 2001 and turned by the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies into modern landmarks.

3.2 km N · spans 5 counties

Dumbarton Castle

Castle near Langbank

A medieval castle in West Dunbartonshire.

5.5 km NW

Photo: Duncolm, a 401m hill near Croftamie, West Dunbartonshire, central Scotland.

Duncolm

Marilyn · County top near Croftamie

The only Marilyn in West Dunbartonshire.

7.7 km NE

Photo of St Mirin's Cathedral, a church near Paisley, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

St Mirin's Cathedral

Church near Paisley

Neo-Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral of 1931, mother church of the Diocese of Paisley.

8 km SE

Photo of Kilbarchan, a village in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Kilbarchan

Village

Renfrewshire weaving village with a preserved 18th-century weaver's cottage and much of its old character intact.

8.1 km SW · Renfrewshire

Barshaw Park

Garden near Paisley

Popular Paisley public park with a walled sensory garden, boating pond and a rare-breeds animal corner.

9 km SE

Photo of Stanely Castle, a ruined castle near Elderslie, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Stanely Castle

Castle near Elderslie

A medieval castle in Renfrewshire.

9.2 km S

The Glasgow Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

Independent Hillington distillery making Makar gin and 1770 single malt, with booked tours.

10 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (4) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.