Barbeth Farm
Within view of Irn-Bru (the AG Barr factory that is)
Latest
Kirkintilloch
Scotland’s Canal Town
Strathclyde Country Park
Camping beside Strathclyde Country Park and ‘Scotland’s Theme Park’
Week 12
Strathclyde and Drumpellier parkrun
A parkrun to beat them all...
Nether Pollock, Paisley, Glennifer, Glasgow
It sounds like a Beautiful South song but this was the best arrangement we could manage to get into Glasgow Centre.
Riverside Museum
The second, very different, museum that we visited in Glasgow City.
Glasgow Botanical Gardens
In-between visits to the Riverside Museum, we checked out the Botanical Gardens.
Street Art in Glasgow
We found a way to explore the city with Connie, seeking out street art.
Day at the Kelvingrove Museum
One of two free-to-enter museums which we chose to explore over our two days taking the train into Glasgow Central.
Glasgow
Moving through the streets of Glascow from train to museum and following the trail.
Paisley - Scotland’s largest town
We parked up in Paisley in search of the ‘Paisley Pattern’
🏴 Inverclyde
Greenock Cut
On our way closer to Glasgow, we ventured up through the hills and alongside lochs to visit the Greenock Cut.
🏴 Inverclyde
Around Greenock
At a loose end and wanting to stay in the area, we set out with a local trail map to explore Greenock’s History.
Pitches & Park-ups 🏕️
Beacon Arts Centre
Not really the dock of the bay but still beautiful looking across the water in constant search for dolphins and seals.
Week 11
Days out
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre
Staffed by volunteers and only open once a month, we were fortunate that this was the last Sunday of the month. The gentlemen (ex-firefighters) were so willing to talk to us and show us around. Gramps would appreciate this museum.
Pitches & Park-ups 🏕️
James Watt Dock Marina
Our first park-up dockside
Pitches & Park-ups 🏕️
Greenock
Starting to head north and now a little further around the coast.
Days out
Largs
A small coastal town looking across the Firth of Clyde to Great Cumbrae Island and the Isle of Bute
Pitches & Park-ups 🏕️
Whitelee Windfarm
20 minutes from Glasgow.
New Lanark
A UNESCO World Heritage Site on the bank of the River Clyde.
🏴 East Ayrshire
Dumfries House
Confusingly not in Dumfries.
Pitches & Park-ups 🏕️
Woodroad Park
A wild parkup in town on the way to Dumfries house. Probably not where King Charles stayed whilst visiting Dumfries House recently.