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Photo of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, a visitor attraction near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park© wfmillar / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Johnstone StationJohnstone

17 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.

5.3 km E

Photo of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, a visitor attraction near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Attraction near Lochwinnoch

Scotland's largest regional park spanning Renfrewshire's moors and coast, with a visitor centre at Castle Semple.

8.4 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

3.1 km W · Renfrewshire

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

Stanely Castle

Castle near Elderslie

A medieval castle in Renfrewshire.

3.3 km E

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.

5.6 km E

Castle Semple Collegiate Church

Ruined church near Lochwinnoch

A roofless late Gothic church of 1504, ending in an unusual three-sided apse.

6.4 km SW

Barshaw Park

Garden near Paisley

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

6.9 km E

Photo of Castle Semple Loch, a loch near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Castle Semple Loch

Loch near Lochwinnoch

Used for rowing and sailing in Clyde Muirshiel park, this Renfrewshire loch has a ruined collegiate church nearby.

7.7 km SW

Crookston Castle

Castle near Glasgow

A medieval castle in Glasgow.

9.2 km E

The Glasgow Distillery

Distillery near Glasgow

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

9.3 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

9.4 km NE · spans 7 counties

Everything else within 10 km (6) — 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.