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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 Hillington West StationHillington

39 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 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.

3.3 km W

Photo of Pollok Country Park, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Pollok Country Park

Garden near Glasgow

Glasgow's largest park, wooded parkland with walled gardens, Highland cattle, Pollok House and the Burrell Collection.

4.8 km SE

Photo of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Garden near Glasgow

West End botanic gardens famous for the Kibble Palace, a Victorian glasshouse of tree ferns and marble sculpture.

5.6 km NE

Photo of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, a church in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

Church near Glasgow

George Gilbert Scott Gothic Revival Scottish Episcopal cathedral in the West End with a 63-metre spire.

6.3 km E

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.

8.4 km NW

Photo of Glasgow Cathedral, a cathedral in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Cathedral

Cathedral near Glasgow

Medieval cathedral surviving the Reformation.

8.6 km E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

The Glasgow Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

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

0.7 km NE

Barshaw Park

Garden near Paisley

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

1.7 km SW

Crookston Castle

Castle near Glasgow

A medieval castle in Glasgow.

2.5 km SE

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.

3 km W

Photo of Bellahouston Park, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Bellahouston Park

Garden near Glasgow

169-acre Southside park with the Sunken Garden, walled displays and the Mackintosh-designed House for an Art Lover.

3.6 km E

Govan Old Church

Church near Glasgow

Historic Govan kirk housing the Govan Stones, a nationally important collection of early-medieval carved crosses and hogback stones.

3.8 km E

Photo along the Clyde Walkway, a long-distance trail running from Glasgow to New Lanark, Scotland.

Clyde Walkway

Scotland's Great Trail

Forty miles up the River Clyde from central Glasgow to New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde

4.3 km E · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

The Clydeside Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

City-centre single-malt distillery in the former Queen's Dock pumphouse on the Clyde, with tours and a whisky bar.

4.7 km E

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

4.8 km N · spans 7 counties

Everything else within 10 km (24) — 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.