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Riverside Museum
Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Paisley is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Linwood, 31km from Loch Lomond.
Paisley is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 77,270, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Paisley sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Paisley to your route.
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Paisley is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.8317 latitude, -4.4325 longitude.
Paisley has a population of approximately 77,270 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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museum
Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.
9 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
A popular stopping point on the A82 beside Loch Lomond, where road trippers heading to the Scottish Highlands pause to take in one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Britain's largest freshwater lake by surface area, where Highland mountains meet Lowland shores in a landscape immortalised in song.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
One of Scotland's largest and most important castles, sitting atop Castle Hill and closely associated with Scottish independence.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A small Trossachs loch under Ben A'an, whose short steep path yields one of Scotland's best effort-to-view ratios.
45 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A well-preserved 14th-century courtyard castle near Stirling, filmed for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander.
46 km · about 55 min drive
film location
The 14th-century keep is Castle Anthrax in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Castle Leoch in Outlander and Winterfell in the GoT pilot.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Two 30-metre steel horse-head sculptures towering over the canal at Falkirk, a striking modern landmark off the M9.
47 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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